Neurosurgeons

Pre-Med & Medical School Careers in Medicine
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<p>How long of schooling must they go through to actually have the title of a "neurosurgeon"??</p>

2

<p>From what I've seen: 4 years college, 4 years medical school, 7 years residency. Most then spend 2 years in a fellowship.</p>

3

<p>wow! ok so is the 2 years in a fellowship required or is it optional, could you spend only 1 year in a fellowship?</p>

4

<p>Don't know.</p>

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<p>Fellowships are optional and are offered in a number of areas. This list is not all inclusive: pediatric, spine, cerebrovascular, oncology. Some are one year; some are two, depending on the fellowship. Some might have more emphasis on research.
Does this help?</p>

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<p>Yes this is very helpfully thanks!!</p>

7

<p>Ditto on everything above.</p>

<p>For more info: <a href="http://residency.wustl.edu/medadmin/resweb.nsf/f7d261b19325755a86256f900062b64f/f2031b5573b78a8d86256f8f0073485a?OpenDocument%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://residency.wustl.edu/medadmin/resweb.nsf/f7d261b19325755a86256f900062b64f/f2031b5573b78a8d86256f8f0073485a?OpenDocument&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>