So, you want to be a neurosurgeon | Julie Pilitsis, MD,PhD | TEDxAlbany

Misleading title.

I think it’s good to give other people a basis and general understanding of being a female neurosurgeon and providing us with her perspective but “how to keep women in neurosurgery” like? Stop. Just continue talking about the career and your experiences. People that pursue neurology are passionate in that topic. If more men are passionate about it, then? Encourage people to pursue their interests, not establish the differences between the two genders, unless it’s extremely significant. Women will come into the field if they want to.

Dr. Pilitsis gave a wonderful, important presentation. The wisdom she imparted is for everyone interested in living an insightful, respectful, integrated existence. Most of her presentation informed us about what research tells us about diversity, higher education and success. She used the framework of her specialty which is neurosurgery. Occasionally, she provided us with her opinion and sometimes she shared her experience. Well done. I am saddened by the listeners who were not able to see the importance of her presentation. The title of the TED talk is just fine if you believe that this information is for everyone.

Ridiculous

First half of the video was good... second half not so much...

"So, you want to be a [woman] neurosurgeon. Good example of someone with the skills and fortitude to do it and encourage other women to do hard things. As someone about to have spinal surgery, I would certainly be confident with her. One thing the Nurse Practitioner revolution is reminding us is women are wired to be comforters and healers. I would like to see more take advantage of that advantage. She didn't demean men much and emphasized team work a little, to her credit.

Another pissed off woman. Let me guess, she doesn't date and has dogs.

I'm 14 years old and I've always been fascinated by the brain. I have complete hope and knowledge in the area. Not as much but I hope but I will learn more when I reach college and go deeper into anatomy in Senior year of high school and become a neurosurgeon because I want to help people. I strive for that and I want to achieve it. :)

Although the title may be a little misleading, if people would take the time to read the video description then they would realize that she stuck to the point, and delivered according to her topic and what she came there to talk about. Great talk and very motivational!

She's really influential! Empowering women to come to the field. <3

Boooorrrrrriiiiiinnnnnggggg. It was great till she began playing the gender card.

Saying “sooo” a billion times was obnoxious, combined with your voice = unbearable

Too much about difference between men and women

Wow loved the talk ab neurosurgery oh wait I mean gender inequality

Turned it from neuroscience to her own politics. wtf

Wooooah

Is she pregnant? No wonder she is so emotionally detached from the topic. Must've been doing her PowerPoint while on her menstrual cycle.

RENAMED VIDEO NAME: "Calling all feminists that want to be a neurosurgeon".

She is really nasally.

I don't care about your victimhood. If sexism is a problem, just be too good to dismiss.

Maybe she should become a man. Her voice is nauseating.

Man I thought this was about neurosurgery but it was just another lame talk about gender equality moan

this is so fascinating!

I'm extremely thankful for this talk, mostly for the last part. This is the problem, that face most of the female doctors, espacially surgeons and espacially in such men-dominated specializations. These are just the problems I'm facing at the moment: feeling not fitting in, thinking it's impossible to cope neurosurgery with family life and asking myself if I'm strong/smart/skilled enough. Now I see I'm not the only one and that every women in neurosurgery went through these thoughts. That video gives strength, thank you once more. Huge thumb up!

please ,, pass the sick bucket

Do i need prior education to go to a medical college? Or can i just go to that college with money?

There going to be a time where doctors like her on both sides will not treat patients on the other side, I thought we settled this

ARE WE IGNORING THE 28 YEARS

I want to be a neurosurgeon, I’m in medical school and I’m a women. I’m scared of it bc of all the points she outlined. 80hrs week, highest physician divorce rate....your life and happiness vs operating and saving lives more directly than any other type of physician.

I listened for 10 minutes to realise it was a gender equality speech

lmao she said women get sued much less than men neurosurgeons but she obviously didnt account for the fact she stated earlier, that women only make up 2% of the neurosurgeons🤣

One day I'm as successful neurosurgeon

يالله يوما ما انا جراحة مخ واعصاب ناجحه

I hate clickbaits. This have nothing to do with neurosurgery.

This is not a neurosurgery talk. It’s gender equality.

With that voice, I wonder how much she smokes.

She uses the same intonation and speaking style as Ivanka Trump

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Don't believe this kind of people .
Surgery is most dangerous Any problem in your organ thay will removed that organ and they say operation success. But every organ as got different functions .
How I accept this stupids.

She deserves standing ovation

I just wanna learn more about neurosurgery, anyone can be anything now just bc less people wanted to do this in a specific gender DOESNT mean they can’t 🙄

Ma'am can i asked a question?

y does she sound so unlikeable?

Bruh I thought this was about surgery not gender gaps 😐

She's an incredibly smart and successful woman, and that's the important thing, but oh wow her accent is annoying. Is it a NYC accent?

Started well, went down hill

I'm fifteen and I love dealing with the brain and nerves. I want to be a neurosurgeon not for the money nor for the fame. But because it is a passion and I am willing to cry, stress, breakdown and pick myself up because of it. It is a goal that I'm not ready to give up. Not in this lifetime

A very intelligent and competent lady, with a rather large chip on her shoulder.....

We don't care

You do not go to school for 28 years - you go (went) to school for 16 years. The 12 years of kinder through high school is what everyone goes through. I’m also a doctor, and I never include my public school education as the number of years I went to school, and I often downplay how long it took me to finish. Also, the Association of American Medical Colleges themselves have performed research and discovered that women are underrepresented in most areas of medicine which require the longest training and the worst and longest working hours (neuro being among the most intense). Their follow-up research showed the reason is because women in their 30’s often have a strong biological desire to have children, and having children doesn’t align with 70+ hour work weeks. This idea that women aren’t more represented in neuro due to male discrimination is ridiculous. You either choose to be a mother and adopt a career or field of medicine which aligns with your family goals, or you let that go and work in a field like neuro.