California| Loma Linda University: |  | | - Applied
| | Stanford University: | | | - Applied
| | Stanford University: | | | - Applied
| | U California - Davis: | | | - Applied
| | U California - Davis: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Very good tour of the hospital and city. 1-on-1 faculty interview, panel faculty interview, and two-on-one interview with residents |
- Program Advantages:
| -High surgical numbers, top-notch surgical training
-Learn directly from faculty
-Front loaded call
-California life
-Hospitals close together |
- Program Disadvantages:
| -Tough inpatient consult
-Small faculty
-No dedicated research time |
| | U California - Irvine: | | | - Applied
| | U California - LA: | | | - Applied
| | U California - LA: | | | - Applied
| | U California - San Diego: | | | - Applied
| | U California - San Diego: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Fun tour of the city and hospitals, 4-5 two-on-one interviews with the faculty. It somehow rained on day here. People thought Zeus was striking us down. |
- Program Advantages:
| -Front-loaded call (q16 days your second year)
-Amazing location
-Top notch research
-High surgical numbers
-Residents seemed really happy |
- Program Disadvantages:
| -Some quirky faculty (+/-)
-Spanish speaking (for me at least)
-Commute to hospitals can be long
-Paper charting in some places
-Very busy call
-Maybe more fellow focused |
| | U California - SF: | | | - Applied
| | U California - SF: | | | - Applied
| | U So California: | | | - Applied
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Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa| U Iowa: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Phenomenal. Split into 4 groups for bus tour, hospital tour, interviews, and prelim year talk. Bar none the best organized. |
- Program Advantages:
| -Teaching-oriented faculty
-Collegial residents, low stress
-Research powerhouse
-Amazing PD
-Ease into learning (not sink or swim)
-Happy residents, resident-focused
-Daily grand rounds / Eye rounds |
- Program Disadvantages:
| -Iowa Cityyyy
-Built in intern year (probably a pro for most, but again, means one more year in Iowa City) |
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Kentucky
Maryland| J. Hopkins -Wilmer, GBMC: | | | - Applied
| | J. Hopkins -Wilmer, GBMC: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Flurry of interviews (8 or so), some one-on-one, some two-on-one. Bus tour. |
- Program Advantages:
| -Research powerhouse
-Great PD
-General Eye Service (GES) longitudinal clinic
-Legendary faculty and name |
- Program Disadvantages:
| -Lower surgical numbers
-Sink or swim environment (but getting better)
-Some quirky faculty
-Slightly more fellow focused |
| | Sinai Hospital -Baltimore: | | | - Applied
| | U Maryland: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
| | U Maryland: | | | - Applied
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Massachusetts | | Massachusetts
Michigan| Henry Ford Hosp - Detroit: | | | - Applied
| | U Michigan: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Matched here
- Interview Experience:
| Well organized. Bus and walking tour. 5 two-on-one interviews with faculty, one with residents, and one with the chair. |
- Program Advantages:
| -Amazing chair and PD
-Focus on innovative research
-Friendly, happy people
-Eased into training (back up call at start until 6 months in)
-Hospitals close together
-Ann Arbor is fun |
- Program Disadvantages:
| -Busy call
-Moderate surgical numbers
-Ann Arbor not the largest city |
| | Wayne State University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
|
Minnesota| Mayo Clinic: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
| | U Minnesota - Mpls.: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
| | U Minnesota - Mpls.: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 6 20 minute interviews, half are one-on-one and half are two-on-one |
- Program Advantages:
| -Great surgical numbers and training ; clinical focus
-Minneapolis is wonderful
-Friendly people and faculty
-Smart, funny PD |
- Program Disadvantages:
| -Very very busy call
-Small faculty
-Lots of commuting to different sites |
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Missouri
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina| Duke University: | | | - Applied
| | Duke University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Three 1-on-1 interviews. LOTS of downtime. Come prepared to entertain yourself. |
- Program Advantages:
| -Front-loaded (albeit busy) call
-Large and caring faculty
-Research powerhouse
-Interesting method for Grand Rounds
-Hospitals close together |
- Program Disadvantages:
| -Durham is OK
-Some quirky faculty
-Maybe more fellow focused |
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Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin |
