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Profile #00139
Demographics
Match Year:  2008
This profile will remain anonymous for one year from the match date above.

Academic Information
USMLE Step 1:  210
USMLE Step 2:  232

AOA:  Not Selected
Class Rank:  Top 25-50%
Family Medicine:  Honors Internal Medicine:  Honors
Pediatrics:  Satisfactory Surgery:  Honors
Neurology:  Psychiatry:  Honors
OB/Gyn:  High Pass Anesthesiology:  Honors
Other Information
No publications Some basic clinical type research Standard professional memberships

Applications
Arizona
  Mayo (Arizona):
- Applied
  U Arizona:
- Applied
- Received interview

California
  U California (Davis):
- Applied
  U California (San Diego):
- Applied

Colorado
  U Colorado:
- Applied

Connecticut
  Yale-New Haven Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
long. huge group of applicants. was put off by the 'yale' attitude from both residents and faculty. not a malignant interview though, and the people were nice
- Program Advantages:
the name. great overall training, no glaring weaknesses
- Program Disadvantages:
was not impressed by new haven, facilities generally old, not nice to look at.

Illinois
  Advocate Illinois Masonic Med Ctr:
- Applied
  Cook Cty Hosp:
- Applied
- Received interview
  Loyola U:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
evening social not that helpful. tour was the night before which i liked, made interview day shorter. interview not malignant, but was generally underwhelmed
- Program Advantages:
chicago. great fitness facilities. tons of clinical experience. moonlighting.
- Program Disadvantages:
they work you hard. residents seemed to have chip on their shoulder about other chicago programs.
  McGaw Med Ctr of Northwestern U:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
the best on the trail for me. impossible not to be impressed. interviewers all had thoroughly read my app and were extremely friendly. residents very cool and friendly. ranked them very highly.
- Program Advantages:
just off mich ave. facilities second to none. amazing training, esp regional and OB
- Program Disadvantages:
long hours, more call than typical. chicago is expensive
  Rush U Med Ctr:
- Applied
  U Chicago:
- Applied
- Attended interview
  U Illinois COM at Chicago:
- Applied
- Attended interview

Indiana
  Indiana U SOM:
- Applied

Iowa
  U Iowa Hosps:
- Applied
- Attended interview

Maine
  Maine Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview

Michigan
  U Michigan:
- Applied

Minnesota
  U Minnesota:
- Applied
- Received interview

Missouri
  St Louis U SOM:
- Applied
Missouri
  U Missouri at Kansas City:
- Applied
- Received interview
  U Missouri-Columbia:
- Applied
- Received interview
  WUStL/B-JH/SLCH Cnsrt:
- Applied
- Attended interview

Nebraska
  U Nebraska Med Ctr COM:
- Applied

New York
  SUNY at Stony Brook:
- Applied
  SUNY Upstate Med U:
- Applied
  U at Buffalo:
- Applied
- Received interview
  U Rochester:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
OK, didn't mesh well with PD, other interview was fine, not malignant, went in to ORs to talk w/residents
- Program Advantages:
great caseload, broad clinical experience, all in house. (+) moonlighting. rochester nice town, cheap.
- Program Disadvantages:
rochester not all that fun, long hours, comaradarie seemed lacking somewhat among residents

Ohio
  Cleveland Clinic Found:
- Applied
- Received interview
  CWRU/U Hosps of Cleveland:
- Applied
- Received interview
  Ohio St U Hosp:
- Applied
  U Hosp/U Cincinnati COM:
- Applied
  U Toledo:
- Applied
- Received interview

Oregon
  OHSU:
- Applied

Pennsylvania
  Penn St U/Milton S Hershey Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Received interview

Washington
  U Washington:
- Applied
  Virginia Mason Med Ctr:
- Applied

Wisconsin
  Med Col of Wisconsin Hosps:
- Applied
  U Wisconsin:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
Match Experience
I probably over-applied, but don't regret it because you never know just how competetive you will be until you start getting interviews, it's always better to have choices. I limited myself to attending 10 interviews and I would do it again, it should be enough ranks to match (we'll see in a couple months) and it kept me from getting too burned out even though it was quite a bit harder to smile and answer the same questions near the end. I'll try to fill in more info about the programs I went to and give final thoughts when I have time and after Match Day.

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