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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