Neurological surgery, or neurosurgery for short,  

神經外科，或簡稱為神經外科。

is concerned with surgical interventions of  the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.

是關於大腦、脊髓和周圍神經的外科干預措施。

To become a neurosurgeon, you must complete  a 7-year neurosurgery residency program after  

要成為一名神經外科醫生，你必須在完成為期7年的神經外科住院醫師培訓課程後，才能成為神經外科醫生。

medical school which often includes  one year of dedicated research time.  

醫學院通常包括一年的專門研究時間。

This is the longest residency program,  start to finish, out of any specialty.

這是所有專業中從頭到尾時間最長的住院醫師項目。

In terms of competitiveness, neurosurgery is  

在競爭力方面，神經外科是

consistently ranked among the top 5 most  competitive specialties to match into,  

始終被列為競爭最激烈的前5個專業之一。

meaning you’ll need high Step  scores and plenty of research.

這意味著你需要高的階梯分數和大量的研究。

The median salary for neurosurgeons is $680,000  

神經外科醫生的工資中位數為680,000美元

per year making it consistently one of  the top three highest-paid specialties,  

年，使其一直成為收入最高的三個專業之一。

duking it out with orthopedic surgery and  plastic surgery for the number 1 spot.

與骨科手術和整形手術爭奪第一的位置。

That being said, neurosurgery is known  for having one of the most challenging  

也就是說，神經外科以其最具挑戰性之一而聞名。

lifestyles of any specialty, even beyond  residency. In addition, the patients you  

任何專業的生活方式，甚至超過了住院醫師的水準。此外，你的病人

treat as a neurosurgeon are often very sick,  meaning that poor outcomes are not uncommon.

作為一名神經外科醫生，所治療的病人往往病得很重，這意味著不良後果並不罕見。

If you can get past those aspects of neurosurgery,  however, you’ll get the privilege of working on  

然而，如果你能克服神經外科的這些方面，你將獲得在以下方面工作的特權

arguably the most fascinating and mysterious  organ of the body–the brain–and get to work  

可以說是身體中最迷人和最神祕的器官--大腦，並開始工作。

in one of the few specialties where you truly  have the opportunity to save someone’s life.

在為數不多的專業中，你真正有機會拯救別人的生命。