Illinois Loyola U: | | | - Applied - Attended interview - Interview Experience:
| Residents and interviewers were friendly. Low-stress experience. Three interviews--two with attendings, one with a CA-3. Casual lunch; reception at the medical school the evening before. | - Program Advantages:
| Great trauma and transplant experience; busy, academic medical center. | - Program Disadvantages:
| Low resident salaries; tough call schedule throughout residency. |
| McGaw Med Ctr of Northwestern U: | | | - Applied
| Rush U Med Ctr: | | | - Rotated at this institution - Applied - Attended interview - Matched here (Ranked # 1) - Interview Experience:
| Very low stress. Two interviews with attendings. Program intro given by admissions committee chair. Q&A session with department chair. | - Program Advantages:
| Strong faculty and didactics, high OR volume, many attendings double and triple boarded, stable program with well-known and respected director and department chair. Call decreases throughout residency. | - Program Disadvantages:
| Limited anesthesia techs, so residents do most of the OR turnover; high OR volume means longer days than other Chicago programs. |
| U Chicago: | | | - Applied
| U Illinois COM at Chicago: | | | - Applied
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