To become a neurosurgeon is not an easy task. If anyone likes to be a
neurosurgeon, he/she should complete the main medical degree. After
that he/she can continue studies in neurosurgery.
In the United States, If anyone wants to become a neurosurgeon, first
he/she should complete four years of college and then, four years of
medical school. After that, another one year internship should be
completed. It is affiliated with the residency program. And then
another 5-7 years of neurosurgery residency should be completed.
Neurosurgeons may engage an additional training in a fellowship, after
residency. These fellowships can be pediatric neurosurgery, neurocritical care, functional and stereotactic surgery, surgical neurooncology, radio surgery, neurovascular surgery, spine surgery and skull
base surgery.
In the UK, if anyone wants to become a neurosurgeon, first he/she
must complete the medical school to achieve MBBS qualification
(Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) during 4–6 years. After
achieving it, he/she must complete Foundation training within two
years. Then doctors can apply to enter the neurological field. It takes
around eight years to complete.
Neurosurgery is a very important specialty. It gives various kind of
clinical challenges and surgical options. Modern neurology has been
changed a lot due to the development of modern technology. It is not
only a speci