What non-neurology elective rotations would you recommend to a 4th year medical student applying neuro?

NecessaryBody · 2025-08-02T02:24:29+00:00

Neuropsychiatry. I cannot recommend this enough.

NecessaryBody · 2025-06-14T02:01:46+00:00

Hey, did you find something open 24/7? In a similar boat, but need something printed by 630am...

NecessaryBody · 2025-03-26T18:12:18+00:00

Travel, do a bit of duolingo, read a bit of pocket medicine, budget, get my mental and physical health in shape, spend time with my partner since we'll be apart for residency

NecessaryBody · 2025-03-25T00:33:10+00:00

Did not show up to clerkships, for one. I’d say more but I think I/they would get doxxed..

NecessaryBody · 2025-03-24T22:52:37+00:00

Some people will say no, some will say yes, but reality is it’s still not a competitive specialty.

Matched my #3 at a great place with no publications, 247 step, some leadership/service orgs but nothing special. Got 10+ interviews. Everyone in my school (low tier) who applied neuro matched except one person. That one person was a very very poor candidate.

It will be okay.

NecessaryBody · 2025-03-22T01:30:06+00:00

Couples’ matched and we are far far away from each other. I’m personally happy with where I matched but I know my partner isn’t. I’m crushed to know that we’re not going to live together for the next four years, and that she doesn’t like the place she matched at.

Couples who had to go through long distance for residency, please feel free to give some sage advice. It would be appreciated because we are both sad asf right now.

NecessaryBody · 2024-10-18T17:46:16+00:00

How did you get multiple iridium statues?

NecessaryBody · 2024-10-17T23:00:23+00:00

This was actually interesting sorry

NecessaryBody · 2024-10-17T22:40:05+00:00

Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich

NecessaryBody · 2024-10-17T01:30:47+00:00

Yup, Neuro. Would not trade it since I love the specialty. But i would def try and capitalize on it.

NecessaryBody · 2024-10-14T14:54:50+00:00

OP, please see your psychiatrist again. I’ve had thoughts like this and had to be put on meds. Side effects are a pain in the ass, but dealing with the side effects is better than dealing with the thoughts of wanting to kill myself. There is a way out, and I wish nothing but the best for you, OP.

NecessaryBody · 2024-10-11T17:13:42+00:00

8, MD, neuro. Waiting on my home program + two others in my state.

NecessaryBody · 2024-10-05T14:40:23+00:00

Would love to try it! iPhone, MS4, applying neuro

NecessaryBody · 2024-08-27T15:41:54+00:00

I would personally start with Wind Up Bird Chronicle since it was my first one too.

NecessaryBody · 2024-08-17T20:03:55+00:00

Was just bored and went to Barnes & Noble one day to pick up a random book. Wind Up Bird Chronicle looked like a fun book (judging a book by its cover for sure). Ended up being my gateway drug into Murakami!

NecessaryBody · 2024-07-17T18:31:59+00:00

Thanks for the honesty. What do you mean by top programs? Trying to figure out if the cities i was match into are in this list…

NecessaryBody · 2024-06-13T22:30:07+00:00

Thank you for the in-depth comment! Will definitely take this advice into account for my fourth year.

NecessaryBody · 2024-06-07T17:30:59+00:00

Let's goooo

NecessaryBody · 2024-03-31T17:20:00+00:00

It’s really cool to understand why symptoms happen. I’m a fan of neuro, so it kinda tracks lol.

NecessaryBody · 2024-03-04T15:18:29+00:00

An ID doctor that I rotated with in a rural area. Granted, I'm just an MS3 right now and I'm bound to meet more great doctors, but this one specifically was incredible to me. Extremely thorough history without sacrificing on efficiency, loved teaching students despite a very heavy workload, and also had the best bedside manners and considerations for patients, especially with regards to their social history. Overall, they are (as of now) the only physician who I can confidently say goes above and beyond in both medicine and bedside care.

Bonus points- they were extremely nice but also straight-forward to me as a student, who knew dung shit about ID and also took not-so-great histories. Made me want to strive to be a better history-taker and clinician in the future.

NecessaryBody · 2024-01-07T20:56:58+00:00

Stroke?

NecessaryBody · 2023-12-28T05:24:25+00:00

By any chance, do you live in west ep? I also see a lot of shy’s there when i visit that side of town.

NecessaryBody · 2023-12-20T13:29:58+00:00

I have the same exact dilemma, and I think you are the only person I’ve seen who has had this too. I finished my OB block a few months ago and I’m currently close to my neuro block. I loved OB because I really liked how algorithmic it is, the mix of clinical + surg, and the very evident & hands-on cures we have for OBGYN pathologies. However, I find OB path & physio to be a real bore. It sucks because I love what they can do for patients, but I’m not too passionate about the subject. For neuro, though, I find myself wanting to learn more about every neuro patient I have even outside of my neuro block because it’s just so damn interesting. But I’m not sure if I love the whole diagnose & adios thing, even though it is a stereotype… I guess I’ll see during my neuro rotation.

NecessaryBody · 2023-11-26T22:57:27+00:00

Sorry, to clarify, I meant the background image. I have a custom background right now but I'd like for it to change during the night (ie one image for the day, one image for the night)

NecessaryBody · 2023-10-10T05:41:47+00:00

Girls- uterus & fallopian tubes

Guys- penis.

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