Neurosurgery Program Directors’ Perspectives on the Role of Research in Residency Matching: A Qualitative Study
While neurosurgery PDs value medical student research as a metric for interest and dedication to the field, opinions vary regarding the "arms race" of research as the number of publications per applicant continues to steadily increase, prompting discussions regarding potential solutions to preserve the quality of academic research moving forward.
Authors
- Michael Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1615-8446)
- Mehdi Khaleghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8299-3437)
- Danner Butler
- Adnan Hussain Shahid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2703-3497)
- Michael S. Rallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8370-3486)
- Lola B. Chambless (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5864-5387)
- Garrett Dyess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5774-6614)
- David N. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6353-7222)
- Jai Deep Thakur
- Maxon Bassett
Institutions
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.89823
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00