California| LAC-Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr: |  | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| - Phenomenal clinical experience - residents couldn't speak highly enough of the high-risk patients they manage each and every day in the OR
- Very articulate, outgoing chief resident |
- Program Disadvantages:
| - Neither PD nor chair present on interview day
- Day could have been better organized; half of the folks waited around the entire morning without a single interview
- Multiple spelling and grammar errors in the presentation given by the resident ...
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Maryland| Johns Hopkins U: | | | - Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| 'The best of the best'. No convincing needed here. The residents could not have had more good to say about the strength of the clinical experience and the support offered by the department in every aspect
- 'College days'
- Brand new, impressive facil |
- Program Disadvantages:
| - Will have to drive to work |
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Massachusetts| Beth Israel Deaconess: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
| | Tufts-New England Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| - PD! One of my best interviews all season. He's engaging, has a great attitude and prior experience, and brought up lots of relevant and interesting research. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| - Many FMGs as interviewees and residents.
- The resident giving the tour was super awkward and didn't know the answers to many of our (reasonable) questions |
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New York| Mount Sinai SOM: | | | - Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| - It was a long day, but I was comfortable in my scrubs and tennis shoes! I much prefer the opportunity to spend more time at a place in a more casual way. Plenty of snacks along the way. |
- Program Advantages:
| - The PD, Adam. The effort he puts in is unparalleled. He spent much time sitting and talking with us and answered any question we could think of without us having to ask. Plenty of good coffee provided as well.
- Simulation experience |
- Program Disadvantages:
| - The ancillary staff were downright rude to me multiple times here as a visiting student. Many people here seem high strung. It could just be a NYC thing, but something to consider. |
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Ohio| Ohio St U Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| - Friendly people
- PD seemed very approachable, motivated - spoke in detail about new departmental web page |
- Program Disadvantages:
| - Lots of DOs in my interview group
- Reputation seems to be more respected locally than nationally
- Residents not as enthusiastic or articulate as those elsewhere
- No EMRs in the OR!!
- Not all that impressed by the few residents I talked with at |
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| | Ohio| U Toledo: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
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Pennsylvania
Utah| U Utah: | | | - Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| - Happy people in a gorgeous setting
- Well respected, articulate, and personable department chair
- Happy residents who were eager to talk about their research and the faculty guidance they get
- Logistically the best-coordinated interview day: shutt |
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Vermont| U Vermont: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| - Gorgeous lakefront accommodations + a free Ben and Jerry's ice cream cone! A great way to end out the interview season
- Caring, friendly, happy, approachable people with great interpersonal skills |
- Program Advantages:
| - Great resident dynamics
- As a small program, PD is in the know about research and department happenings. The best answers to these questions I've gotten all interview season |
- Program Disadvantages:
| - Small town
- Variety and depth of clinical experience... was mentioned several times that 'most of the big cases go to Boston' |
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