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Demographics
Match Year:  2012
Medical School:  Louisiana State University, New Orleans
Undergraduate Institution: 

Academic Information
USMLE Step 1:  243
USMLE Step 2:  247

AOA:  Not Selected
Class Rank:  Top 10-25%
Family Medicine:  Honors Internal Medicine:  Honors
Pediatrics:  Honors Surgery:  Honors
Neurology:  High Pass Psychiatry:  High Pass
OB/Gyn:  High Pass Ophthalmology:  High Pass
Other Information
2 abstracts submitted to ARVO, 1 non related research poster presentation

Applications
Alabama
  U Alabama - Birmingham:
- Applied

Arkansas
  U Arkansas:
- Applied
- Received interview

Colorado
  U Colorado:
- Applied

Florida
  U Florida - Gainesville:
- Applied
  U Miami / Bascom Palmer:
- Applied
  U South Florida - Tampa:
- Applied

Georgia
  Med C Georgia:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Dinner the night before with residents, attend grand rounds in the AM, 6 1-on-1 interviews, pretty laid back day
- Program Advantages:
Small, dedicated faculty, slow call nights, residents seemed happy
- Program Disadvantages:
Augusta

Illinois
  Loyola U / Hines VA Hosp.:
- Applied
  Northwestern University:
- Applied
  Rush/Presby/St.Luke's/PG1:
- Applied
  Stroger/Cook Cty-Chicago:
- Applied
  U Chicago:
- Applied
  U Illinois - Chicago:
- Applied

Iowa
  U Iowa:
- Applied

Kentucky
  U Kentucky:
- Applied
  U Louisville:
- Applied

Louisiana
  LSU - Shreveport:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Very disorganized, 7 1-on-1 interviews, very few residents attended, very long day, PD/Chair did not give any presentations on the program
- Program Advantages:
Ridiculously high volume 300+ cataracts! A lot of autonomy
- Program Disadvantages:
Shreveport
  LSU / Ochsner:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Went out with the residents the night before, a lot of fun. 5 interviews. Laid back, tour of facilities/NOLA.
- Program Advantages:
Solid clinical training. New Orleans
- Program Disadvantages:
Travel to multiple locations around the state
  Tulane University:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Swanky party at a nice hotel the night before. 1 panel interview, 1 interview with chair. Some interviewers ask very awkward questions. Tour of facilities
- Program Advantages:
Solid surgical numbers.
- Program Disadvantages:
Travel to multiple locations around state

Maryland
  J. Hopkins -Wilmer, GBMC:
- Applied
  Sinai Hospital -Baltimore:
- Applied
  U Maryland:
- Applied
- Received interview
Massachusetts
  Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary:
- Applied

Michigan
  U Michigan:
- Applied

Mississippi
  U Mississippi / PGY1:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Very laid back. Nice people. 6 3-on-1 interviews. They test your stereovision in 1 of the interviews.
- Program Advantages:
Solid surgical numbers. Very very solid retina, one resident had 70+ vitrectomies. Brand new facilities

Missouri
  St. Louis University:
- Applied
  Washington University:
- Applied

North Carolina
  Duke University:
- Applied
  U North Carolina:
- Applied
  Wake Forest U:
- Applied

Oklahoma
  U Oklahoma-Oklahoma City:
- Applied

Pennsylvania
  Wills Eye Hospital:
- Applied

South Carolina
  Med U South Carolina:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Well organized. 7 3/4-on-1 interviews. Pretty laid back questions
- Program Advantages:
Solid program. Good research if you want. Solid surgical numbers. Heavy pedi influence. The city of Charleston
  U South Carolina:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Very laid back questions. 4 resident+faculty interviews. Tour of city/facilities.
- Program Advantages:
I was pleasantly surprised. Solid training. Soft call. They pay for lenses, loupes, BCSC, and 90th quartile in pay.
- Program Disadvantages:
Not well known

Tennessee
  U Tennessee - Memphis:
- Applied
  Vanderbilt University:
- Applied

Texas
  Baylor CoM:
- Applied
  U Texas - Galveston:
- Applied
- Received interview
  U Texas - Houston:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
  U Texas - San Antonio:
- Applied
  UT Southwestern- Dallas:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
5 1-on-1 interviews, PD overview of program, tour of facilities, dinner with residents night before.
- Program Advantages:
Very very strong clinical training, solid surgical numbers, lots of autonomy.
- Program Disadvantages:
It seemed very sink or swim. Rumors of malignancy

Virginia
  Med C Virginia:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
4 2-on-1 interviews, tour of city/facilities, well organized, pretty laid back.
- Program Advantages:
Solid training, solid numbers, nice facilities, very nice VA
- Program Disadvantages:
Maybe a little too much supervision
  U Virginia:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Dinner with residents the night before, 3 2/3-on-1 interviews, tour of facilites, nice lunch
- Program Advantages:
Solid clinical training

West Virginia
  West Virginia University:
- Applied
Match Experience
Start to get your letters early, start the application early, start your PS early. It all takes a lot of time and effort to complete.

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