what colleges are good for plastic surgeons or neuro surgeons?

The good news is you can go to any college of your choice. The thing to consider is how much support a school offers for their pre-medical students in terms of advising and what is that college’s track record of putting students successfully into medical school. An undergraduate university that is affiliated with a medical school or has one nearby can be of value in terms of volunteering and shadowing opportunities to explore different fields of medicine further during college. Also, an affiliated medical school and graduate programs may offer more opportunities to get involved in medical research as a lab assistant if that is of interest to you. The bottom line is that finding a good fit where you can be happy and successful is the most important thing. After that hard work and becoming a well rounded applicant will set you up for success applying to medical school.

As for medical school, most students entering Neurosurgery residency out of medical school come from MD programs but not all. In 2018, there were 310 applicants for 225 Neurosurgery residency training positions: 203 (90%) of those positions went to students finishing there MD, the rest went to foreign trained doctors or students finishing their DO. That said, any accredited medical school can be a pathway to Neurosurgery. Some have more off a track record than others so the best advice there is that it is beneficial to be at a medical school that has a residency program in the fields that interest you so you can gain more exposure to them. Many but not all medical schools have Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery programs.

The bottom line is to find a college that is a good fit for you personally and, if possible, has a good track record of students going into medical school or even its own medical school.