neurosurgery

[Grey 101]

Hallo,
am an IMG from kenya east africa. I scored 95 step1 first attempt & 96 step 2. i have no LOR (from american surgeons) & have never worked outside my country which means my chances are pretty slim already.
got 2 questions
why is there virtually no information out there about neurosurgery and match data for pevious years espy about IMG?
and what are my chances in this speciality for a preliminary post or categorical?

thank you kindly for your attention

[anatolyk]

This is a tough specialty. There are just 18 positions each year.

I would try to get to preliminary first and use it as a starting point.