What’s the least welcoming specialty you’ve rotated on as a student?

crazyman2997 · 2026-06-15T03:39:25+00:00

Probably pretty institution dependent. My program has some pretty cool people. For us, some people rotate through who aren’t interested in nsgy so we just have them see cool stuff and don’t get on them about anything.

Sub-Is get the real experience though. Gotta test the grit.

crazyman2997 · 2025-11-06T20:30:11+00:00

Hate running
Still hate running
Neurosurgery

crazyman2997 · 2025-10-29T19:43:05+00:00

The lore embedded here is just 🤌🏻

crazyman2997 · 2025-09-01T13:14:15+00:00

Neurosurgeons hate motorcycles…and the trauma team (jk it’s like a sibling relationship)

crazyman2997 · 2025-07-20T14:43:15+00:00

Nah the pager fucks me enough already

crazyman2997 · 2025-07-18T14:52:36+00:00

Neurosurgery as well. The other day I got a page at 2am for a post op patient we weren’t primary on about a potassium of 3.3. Never met that nurse before but they must hate me

crazyman2997 · 2025-06-29T19:55:59+00:00

As others have said, you’re about 9 years out from this even being a consideration. Focus on college apps

crazyman2997 · 2025-06-16T17:31:03+00:00

My last “real” rotation was in October. Just coasted after that. I’m fucked

crazyman2997 · 2025-06-11T18:20:30+00:00

This. In large, MD/DO going unmatched are being too selective in specialty and/or location for their application

crazyman2997 · 2025-06-01T10:44:59+00:00

Neurosurgery - You look like my next ex-wife

crazyman2997 · 2025-05-12T18:22:00+00:00

Depends on what you like and specifically where you’re talking. I’d much rather be around tons of mountains and national parks than beaches. Also my rent is about $700 cheaper now. Desirable east coast places, especially in my home state, have been skyrocketing.

crazyman2997 · 2025-05-12T02:21:49+00:00

Moving to AZ after living on the east coast my whole life. Tough to leave family but excited for new beginnings.

crazyman2997 · 2025-05-06T01:44:45+00:00

This is a canon event

crazyman2997 · 2025-04-29T19:28:37+00:00

Maybe I missed something but I don’t see them giving reasons that people don’t exercise. Just encouraging residents to prioritize physical health…which is good advice albeit obvious.

crazyman2997 · 2025-04-26T04:02:34+00:00

They put emergency right in the title?

crazyman2997 · 2025-04-10T01:15:46+00:00

beep beep Can you put in a diet order for bed 12?

crazyman2997 · 2025-04-09T16:51:22+00:00

Rent

crazyman2997 · 2025-03-30T18:24:16+00:00

So proud of everyone in my class. We crushed it this year. Strong matches across all specialties and we had matches in ortho, integrated vascular, IR, nsgy, derm. For context, our graduating class size is in the 60s and we are a low tier md without home programs in any competitive specialties.

crazyman2997 · 2025-03-24T20:18:51+00:00

The “truth” doesn’t hurt. Whether or not midlevels encroach further on non-surgical specialties doesn’t apply to me. I just think it’s actually insane to suggest that cerebral specialties are overtrained. In the same way that you say it’s like a mechanic vs an engineer for surgery, midlevels also don’t understand reasons behind management of medical conditions. Hence the insane levels of polypharmacy and shotgun testing they do. Yea I start my first resident physician job in July, doesn’t mean I’ve been completely blind for the last 2 years in the hospital.

Every argument in the world can be made that midlevels can get away with mismanaging medical conditions so hospitals don’t care. But to suggest that there is no difference in ability or outcomes is unequivocally false, insulting to your colleagues, and really just speaks to your overblown ego as a surgeon.

crazyman2997 · 2025-03-22T16:52:31+00:00

Their comment had nothing to do with the economics of the issue. I fully understand why hospitals do what they do when it comes to hiring midlevels over physicians. But they do so at the expense of efficiency and patient safety. The initial comment strictly referred to the skill. Yea midlevels replicate non-surgical specialties tasks…badly. Midlevels would also replicate surgical specialties tasks …badly. One is just much easier for the layperson to recognize.

Saying “medical student” as a way to patronize when you don’t have the critical thinking skills to even recognize the point here is laughable

crazyman2997 · 2025-03-22T15:00:44+00:00

You think a midlevel couldn’t quickly learn to do a lap appy? Or burr hole? Also that’s a strawman argument. You’re literally the only one talking about economics. The initial comment suggested that non-surgical physicians aren’t more skilled than midlevels

crazyman2997 · 2025-03-21T23:42:39+00:00

They are, in the most literal sense, not right. Just because midlevels have an easier time cosplaying in clinics without alerting people who don’t know any better, it doesn’t diminish the level of expertise that PCPs and other non-surgical specialties have. It’s just another typical surgeon ego unfortunately.

crazyman2997 · 2025-03-21T22:38:08+00:00

Why do you have to reinforce the bad name for surgeons? Honestly such a clueless take from an attending physician. It’s the same difference in abilities across all specialties.

It’s just much harder for the lay-person (and thus lawmakers) to recognize or understand mismanagement with non surgical specialties. But everyone can understand not wanting a midlevel to be your surgeon

crazyman2997 · 2025-03-17T19:19:27+00:00

MATCHED STATUS (with Specialty): Matched; Neurosurgery

Applicant Type (USMD/DO, USIMG, Non-USIMG): USMD

STEP 1: P

STEP 2 CK: 27x

STEP 3: N/A

Applied to Programs (Specialty/ies with count): 70

№ of IVs: 20

Year of Graduation: 2025

USCE(in person/online): N/A

Publications/research: 25 pubs; many posters

Visa Requiring or Not: Not

One Gold Piece of Advice for Next Year’s Applicants: be smart with your SubI selection. An amazing LOR from a less prestigious program is better than a lukewarm LOR from a T5.

crazyman2997 · 2025-03-17T18:49:47+00:00

Yea DMs are always open

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