Matthew MacDougall

I was at USC, as I mentioned. That happens to be one of the great neurosurgery programs. And so I met these truly epic neurosurgeons, Alex Kalesi and Micah Puzo and Steve Gianotta and Marty Weiss, these sort of epic people that were just human beings in front of me. And so it kind of changed my thinking from neurosurgeons are

distant gods that live on another planet and occasionally come and visit us. These are humans that have problems and are people, and there's nothing fundamentally preventing me from being one of them. And so, At the last minute in medical school, I changed gears from going into a different specialty and switched into neurosurgery, which cost me a year.

distant gods that live on another planet and occasionally come and visit us. These are humans that have problems and are people, and there's nothing fundamentally preventing me from being one of them. And so, At the last minute in medical school, I changed gears from going into a different specialty and switched into neurosurgery, which cost me a year.

distant gods that live on another planet and occasionally come and visit us. These are humans that have problems and are people, and there's nothing fundamentally preventing me from being one of them. And so, At the last minute in medical school, I changed gears from going into a different specialty and switched into neurosurgery, which cost me a year.

I had to do another year of research because I was so far along in the process to switch into neurosurgery. The deadlines had already passed. So it was a decision that cost time, but absolutely worth it.

I had to do another year of research because I was so far along in the process to switch into neurosurgery. The deadlines had already passed. So it was a decision that cost time, but absolutely worth it.

I had to do another year of research because I was so far along in the process to switch into neurosurgery. The deadlines had already passed. So it was a decision that cost time, but absolutely worth it.

Yeah. Two things, I think. Residency in neurosurgery is sort of a competition of pain, of how much pain can you eat and smile. Yeah. And so there's... work hour restrictions that are not really, they're viewed at, I think, internally among the residents as weakness. And so most neurosurgery residents try to work as hard as they can.

Yeah. Two things, I think. Residency in neurosurgery is sort of a competition of pain, of how much pain can you eat and smile. Yeah. And so there's... work hour restrictions that are not really, they're viewed at, I think, internally among the residents as weakness. And so most neurosurgery residents try to work as hard as they can.

Yeah. Two things, I think. Residency in neurosurgery is sort of a competition of pain, of how much pain can you eat and smile. Yeah. And so there's... work hour restrictions that are not really, they're viewed at, I think, internally among the residents as weakness. And so most neurosurgery residents try to work as hard as they can.

And that, I think, necessarily means working long hours and sometimes over the work hour limits. And, you know, we care about being compliant with whatever regulations are in front of us. But I think more important than that, people want to

And that, I think, necessarily means working long hours and sometimes over the work hour limits. And, you know, we care about being compliant with whatever regulations are in front of us. But I think more important than that, people want to

And that, I think, necessarily means working long hours and sometimes over the work hour limits. And, you know, we care about being compliant with whatever regulations are in front of us. But I think more important than that, people want to

give all give their all in becoming a better neurosurgeon because the the stakes are so high and so it's a real fight to get residents uh to say go home at the end of their shift and not stay and do more surgery are you seriously saying like one of the hardest things is literally like getting forcing them to get sleep and rest and all this kind of stuff historically that was the case.

give all give their all in becoming a better neurosurgeon because the the stakes are so high and so it's a real fight to get residents uh to say go home at the end of their shift and not stay and do more surgery are you seriously saying like one of the hardest things is literally like getting forcing them to get sleep and rest and all this kind of stuff historically that was the case.

give all give their all in becoming a better neurosurgeon because the the stakes are so high and so it's a real fight to get residents uh to say go home at the end of their shift and not stay and do more surgery are you seriously saying like one of the hardest things is literally like getting forcing them to get sleep and rest and all this kind of stuff historically that was the case.

I think, I think the next generation, I think the next generation is more, uh, compliant and more self-care.

I think, I think the next generation, I think the next generation is more, uh, compliant and more self-care.

I think, I think the next generation, I think the next generation is more, uh, compliant and more self-care.

That's what you mean. All right. I'm just, I'm just kidding.