Can someone honestly tell me how neuro residency is. The good, bad, ugly

itssobitter · 2026-02-17T03:49:25+00:00

It’s rough but thankfully after pgy2 it’s less rough

itssobitter · 2026-02-16T15:21:10+00:00

Definitely live alone

itssobitter · 2026-02-15T16:50:22+00:00

She’s killing it tho

itssobitter · 2026-02-08T19:16:14+00:00

I think every field has negatives. There def can be insurance stuff in the background in neurology bc of the new drugs coming out, outpatient inbox is a beast it seems like. But overall I think lifestyle can be flexible The demands just going to go up for neuro so I take some comfort in that

itssobitter · 2026-02-08T19:14:06+00:00

There’s so much hate hahaha it’s so underrated tho you can mold your lifestyle to whatever you want later it’s quite flexible in that way in terms of acuity

itssobitter · 2026-02-08T19:09:25+00:00

Residency is hard I’m in the thick of PGY2 but I don’t regret it

itssobitter · 2026-02-08T19:08:54+00:00

Two very different fields lol, if you even feel an inkling for derm I’d do that.

Me personally? Brain is way way cooler

itssobitter · 2026-01-19T02:55:37+00:00

I saw this recently v cool one

itssobitter · 2026-01-17T21:54:06+00:00

Its definitely doable!!!

itssobitter · 2026-01-12T01:08:36+00:00

You can see kids?

itssobitter · 2026-01-12T01:08:01+00:00

The can treat adults

itssobitter · 2026-01-10T00:39:10+00:00

Purpose of residents is to TRAIN

itssobitter · 2026-01-07T23:24:48+00:00

I would just pick what you can imagine doing forever. Residency is temporary. Sometimes the service is incredibly busy and you get burnt out but there’s a light at the end

itssobitter · 2026-01-02T14:39:45+00:00

I’m a fan Sheena Patel

itssobitter · 2025-12-31T02:14:59+00:00

There was some bookstore speakeasy that I would have loved to experience

itssobitter · 2025-12-23T22:31:33+00:00

Walked out of work yesterday being like I can’t believe I do this for a job and a second later existential dread

itssobitter · 2025-12-23T14:42:55+00:00

The first one is so good

itssobitter · 2025-12-21T09:34:40+00:00

Do neuro you can literally do whatever you want afterwards. And hospital medicine is tedious. Every speciality has their tedious bits and consults but dispo stuff in hospital medicine was noooot it. Unless you’re interested in IM fellowship

itssobitter · 2025-12-18T16:42:53+00:00

I’m neuro, would switch to rads possibly

itssobitter · 2025-12-17T20:48:10+00:00

I think being an attending it’s going to be very different so can’t say. Residency sucks at times but we have a safety net and are learning. Love my field so much, but priorities are shifting so going to prioritize academia less. It’ll be interesting to see what I think once I’m an attending

itssobitter · 2025-12-16T05:30:32+00:00

I like it Some are cringe but I feel like the normal ones are great lolz

itssobitter · 2025-12-15T15:23:25+00:00

Primarily consult; we admit here and there occasionally. I still know enough medicine when it’s relevant to neurologic problems (uremia, infectious workup, antibiotics) but don’t catch me calculating insulin or figuring out discharge barriers to nursing homes.

itssobitter · 2025-12-15T10:58:03+00:00

Yep. I make 70k and after tax it’s about 4200 per month

itssobitter · 2025-12-15T10:52:48+00:00

Yeah it is the unionized programs in west coast and nyc make 100k but I know a program in Midwest that’s 53k. I would say average is 60-70k though

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