Arizona
California| CPMC - San Francisco: |  | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Beautiful campus, 3 interviews 1 vs 1. One with chair and rest with faculty. They were very nice. |
- Program Advantages:
| Good surgical volume 150-200, Location. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Staggered start 2 of the residents may start as late as 9 months behind first resident. Mostly voluntary faculty. |
| | Loma Linda University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Visited hospitals where residents rotate. 7 or 8 one on one interviews with faculty. Lots of driving. |
- Program Advantages:
| Location, good surgical volume 150-200. Very nice faculty |
- Program Disadvantages:
| 7th Day advantist so a little bit religious, doesn't necessarily have to be a disadvantage but I felt a little out of place. Poor reputation. |
| | Stanford University: | | | - Applied
| | U California - Davis: | | | - Applied
| | U California - Irvine: | | | - Applied
| | U California - LA: | | | - Applied
| | U California - San Diego: | | | - Applied
| | U California - SF: | | | - Applied
| | U So California: | | | - Applied
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Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia| George Washington U: | | | - Applied
| | Georgetown U/Wash Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 6 or so interviews with panel of 2-3 people. Small tour of hospital. |
- Program Advantages:
| Great location, large program. 6 residents I think. Faculty seemed nice. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Not much research opportunity. Poor surgical volume 80-110 cataracts. |
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Florida| U Miami / Bascom Palmer: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Tour, 7 or 8 interviews. 1 on 1 with faculty including chair. Very hot even in middle of december. Raining. Few very tough interviews where they grilled me on the details of my application. |
- Program Advantages:
| Possibly considered #1 training program in the country. 24/7 Eye ED staffed by residents. World renowned faculty. Great fellows, great research. Lots of $$$ |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Majority of your patients are Spanish speaking. Many of the faculty I talked to seemed to think they are the best and I felt they did not appreciate any criticism about the program. 'this program is perfect' |
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Illinois
Indiana| Indiana University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Cold. Started with presentations, mingling with residents and 2 or 3 panel interviews. Lunch at a distant hotel/catering which we walked across the campus (20 minute walk) freezing cold to get to. |
- Program Advantages:
- Program Disadvantages:
| Chairman doesn't seem to be in a proper state of mind. He accused one of the applicants that she is not 'Asian' and asked her why she is serving in an Asian service organization => She was from India, and last time I checked, India is part of the Asian co |
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Iowa| U Iowa: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Interview spent entirely on campus. 6-7 interviews including chair and residents. Mostly 1 on 1 or 2 on 1 interivew. |
- Program Advantages:
| Fantastic clinic, newly renovated. Entire department takes the whole floor with every subspecialty clinic. World renowned faculty. Great research. Daily grand rounds. Very academic. Cheap cost of living. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Saturday lectures (can be advantage or disadvantage depending on who you are) Iowa is middle of nowhere. Cold. |
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Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts| Boston University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Presentation by residency director, 2-3 interviews 2 on 1, tour. |
- Program Advantages:
| Location. Average surgical volume. Seemed like a lot of changes going on. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Clinics are tiny, not enough space. Small number of faculty. High cost of living. |
| | Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 7 or so interviews 1 on 1 , 2 on 1. 1 session with chair with free gift (t-shirt). |
- Program Advantages:
| Faculty are very enthusiastic and amicable. Large class of 8. 24/7 eye ED. Many fellows. Very academic |
- Program Disadvantages:
| High cost of living. Average surgical volume. |
| | Tufts/New England Eye Ctr: | | | - Applied
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| | Michigan| Henry Ford Hosp - Detroit: | | | - Applied
| | U Michigan: | | | - Applied
| | Wayne State University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Large number of interviews 1 on 1. Mingling session in the afternoon. |
- Program Advantages:
| Enthusiastic residency directior. one of the best retina faculty in the country. Nice call schedule. Large number of residents. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Poor surgical volume 80-90 cataracts. Detroit isn't a great place to live. I did not feel safe around the hospital area. |
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Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma| U Oklahoma-Oklahoma City: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Excellent surgical numbers (eg cataract >250) |
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Oregon| Oregon HSU: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Beautiful facilities, excellent faculty. Very strong Uveitis. Large program, great city. Great surgical numbers. |
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Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin| U Wisconsin: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
- Program Advantages:
| Decent location, excellent research. Very nice faculty. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Small program, call heavy first year. |
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