#9: An Interview with a Neurosurgery Resident

Dr. Ellina Hattar was born in Amman, Jordan and grew up in the Middle East, as well as Odessa, Ukraine and Montreal, Canada. Her family immigrated to Ramsey, New Jersey when she was 13 years of age. She attended Johns Hopkins University where she earned a dual degree in Neuroscience and Public Health. She returned to New Jersey after college to attend NJMS at Rutgers University for medical school. Ellina enjoys the variety of surgical cases she is exposed to and continues to keep an open mind regarding future sub-specialization. During her spare time, she enjoys running with her husband, Jose (a family medicine resident at Jefferson), having movie nights with their chihuahua, Matilda, and spending time with her close-knit family in New Jersey.
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0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Statistics About Neurosurgery
4:40 - What Is Neurosurgery?
8:30 - Neurosurgery Residency
18:47 - How Much Do Neurosurgeons Work?
23:08 - Average Day/Week of a Neurosurgeon
31:38 - If I Give You $100 Million, What Would You Do?
35:17 - Why Neurosurgery?
43:30 - Helping Factors to Get Through Med School and NSGY
46:58 - Choosing Neurosurgery
49:20 - Differences Between Neurosurgeons and Family Medicine
50:36 - Best Things About Being a Neurosurgeon
51:16 - Worst Things About Being a Neurosurgeon
53:12 - How to Maintain Mental Wellness?
54:31 - Advice for Students Looking Into NSGY
57:29 - Characteristics of a Student for Neurosurgery
57:40 - Tips and Tricks for NSGY
1:00:18 - Future of Neurosurgery
1:02:52 - Closing Message
1:04:27 - Super Important Question!
1:05:26 - Outro
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Residency Information: https://students-residents.aamc.org/a...
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