Alabama
California
Colorado| U Colorado: |  | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Several panel-style interviews. Tour of the facilities with the residents. |
- Program Advantages:
| Denver. Great surgical volume, self-directed learning. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Some of the faculty just want work to be done and to leave by 5pm, (per people that rotated there) hence the self-directed learning vibe of the program |
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Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Illinois| Loyola U / Hines VA Hosp.: | | | - Applied
| | Northwestern University: | | | - Applied
| | Rush/Presby/St.Luke's/PG1: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Numerous 1:1 and 2:1 interviews. Great group of people. |
- Program Advantages:
| Faculty are passionate about teaching. Very strong in retina. Good surgical volume. Chicago is a fun city. Residents were really cool and laid back. Watched You-Tube videos while we awaited interviews. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Not an academic program, mandatory intern year (which is much improved from previous years and seems like a semi-cush transitional year) |
| | U Chicago: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Several panel-style (2:1) interviews. Very strong in retina, with many matching into great fellowships. Mostly friendly faculty, however, Dr. Hariprasad was kind of a prick during interviews fyi, not sure if this was just his personality |
- Program Advantages:
- Program Disadvantages:
| Ophthalmology is a department in surgery. |
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Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky| U Kentucky: | | | - Applied
| | U Louisville: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Usual 1:1 interviews with 6-7 faculty members, including the chair Dr. Kaplan, who seems like a great guy. |
- Program Advantages:
| Very strong in retina, with excellent fellowship matches at prestigious institutions for retina. The program is also unique in that it is very internationally focused, lots of opportunities for international ophthalmology |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Very loyal to their own students at U Louisville. Last year they matched all 4 spots to their own students. Consider this when you choosing between interviews. |
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Louisiana| LSU - Shreveport: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | LSU / Ochsner: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 3:1, 2:1 and 1:1 interviews. Very friendly faculty. Residents took applicants out to a bar on Magazine street for 'Hurricanes,' a local favorite martini. Very fun and social group. Tour of New Orleans the day of interview with on a party bus. |
- Program Advantages:
| The Big Easy. Excellent surgical exposure, incredible pathology, surical volume decent but should increase with decrease to 6 residents. New cornea Chairwoman is really cool, very well known. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Have to travel to Baton Rouge, Houma, Lafayette for clinic/surgical cases. Apparently more time will be spent in New Orleans, however, with switch to 6 residents (which was secondary to Luisiana health care state budget cuts) |
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Maryland | | Maryland| Sinai Hospital -Baltimore: | | | - Applied
| | U Maryland: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Numerous 2:1 interviews. Very friendly faculty. |
- Program Advantages:
| Crab cakes. Great residents. Strong clinical program. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Baltimore. I felt like I was going to get shot in mid daylight. |
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Michigan
Minnesota| Mayo Clinic: | | | - Applied
| | U Minnesota - Mpls.: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 15 interviews (1:1 and 2:1). Long day, but surprisingly fast and efficient. New chair is a very awkward, nerdy, sandals & socks type of guy. He just stares at you during the interview. Everyone else is very laid back and friendly. |
- Program Advantages:
| Excellent surgical volume. Great faculty. Minneapolis is a surprisingly cool and hip city. Can get LASIK certified. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Bundle up, it gets cold in the winter! |
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Missouri| St. Louis University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Average interview day (several 1:1 and 2:1 interviews) with a short tour of St. Louis via bus driven by one of the residents. Faculty and residents had us over to one of the faculty's homes the night prior, very nice and welcoming to all with appetizers a |
- Program Advantages:
| Only take call during first year. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| St. Louis, relatively low sugical case volume. |
| | U Missouri - Columbia: | | | - Applied
| | Washington University: | | | - Applied
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Nebraska| U Nebraska: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 1:1 interviews with most of the faculty. Friendly atmosphere. Presentation by interim chair in the morning. |
- Program Advantages:
| Surgical volume. Cool new eye institute being built for 2013. Can do eye exams at the VA your thrid year for some extra $$ |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Nebraska. Small program. Apparently they'll invite applicants for a second interview if they are stronly considering them. |
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New Jersey
New York
Ohio| Case Western Reserve U: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Three or four 2:1 interviews with faculty members. Appetizers/meet & greet the night before/night of the interview. |
- Program Advantages:
| Big program. Good surgical numbers. VA. Residents seemed happy. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Apparently the program was on probation last year, for trivial reasons, however they'll get angry if you ask about it |
| | Cleveland Clinic Found.: | | | - Applied
| | Ohio State University: | | | - Applied
| | Summa Health Sys. - Akron: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | U Cincinnati: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
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Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island| Brown University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 1:1 and 2:1 interviews. Very friendly. |
- Program Advantages:
| Resident-run clinics. VA. Great fellowship matching. Close to Boston. |
- Program Disadvantages:
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Texas| U Texas - Houston: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Dinner with resident the night before, at a really nice restaurant. 1:1 interviews (~7). Very friendly faculty. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Residents take lots of call during their first two years. This is another program that is very loyal to their students (4/4 spots were UT Houston one recent year). Consider this when you're deciding between interviews. |
| | U Texas - San Antonio: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 1:1 interviews with most of the faculty members. Very laid back, though their Oculoplastic person is very awkward. |
- Program Advantages:
| Solid program. Seems like they do all they can to take care of their residents. Good surgical numbers. |
- Program Disadvantages:
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West Virginia| West Virginia University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 2:1 interviews (about 7-8 total). Residents take you out to a brewpub the night before, the PD will also be there who is a cool guy. |
- Program Advantages:
| I was actually very impressed with this program, very good surgical numbers and pathology. Cool facilities that are relatively new. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Morgantown. I actually kind of liked the town, despite its size and lack of things to do. |
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