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Profile #00449
Demographics
Match Year: 2009
This profile will remain anonymous for one year from the match date above.
Advanced Degrees Obtained:
- MA
Academic Information
USMLE Step 1: 239
Step 2 score not available to residencies during application.
AOA: Not Available
Class Rank: Top 10-25%
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| Family Medicine: | Honors | |
Internal Medicine: | Honors |
| Pediatrics: | Honors | |
Surgery: | Honors |
| Neurology: | Honors | |
Psychiatry: | Honors |
| OB/Gyn: | Honors | |
Ophthalmology: | Honors |
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Other Information
1 non-ophtho publication in good neuro journal, 2 pending ophtho pubs (1 basic science, 1 clinical), extra MS degree, significant community volunteer activities related to ophtho (e.g. free clinic)
Applications
California| CPMC - San Francisco: |  | | - Applied
| | Stanford University: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | U California - Irvine: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | U California - San Diego: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Matched here (Ranked # 3)
- Interview Experience:
| Chill, but informative: day started at 1ish in the afternoon. Dr. Levi (PD) started with a pretty comprehensive presentation about the program, followed by 3 interviews (2-3 faculty/interview). Concludes with nice dinner/reception. |
- Program Advantages:
| Awesome surgical volume (97 %ile cats, 99 %ile plastics), well-respected faculty with huge names in glaucoma/oculoplastics/cornea, just hired big retina guy (Zhang), Savino from Wills (neuro), depth in all specialties. Beautiful facilities. NIH research $ |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Busy first year call (q4ish), wet lab on the way, didactics/teaching are ok, surgery backloaded. |
| | U California - SF: | | | - Applied
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Colorado| U Colorado: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Interviews split into AM/PM. Lunch, followed by presentation by PD and chair, followed by 3 panel-style interviews. |
- Program Advantages:
| Strong surgically/clinically, pretty solid across all subspecialties, good fellowship match, Denver is a cool/young city
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- Program Disadvantages:
| Not much research, not really that impressed with residents' attitude about having matched there (seemed like it wasn't their top choice) |
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Connecticut| Yale University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Strong and upbeat chairman, building program, rotation in caribbean seemed to be well-liked by the residents and not just to boost surgical numbers |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Didn't like New Haven, unimpressive fellowship match, facilities a bit drab (although they built a new eye center), still young program |
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Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Maryland| J. Hopkins -Wilmer, GBMC: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Wilmer = future chair of ophthalmology dept
Teaching is strong
Fellowship opps are limitless
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- Program Disadvantages:
| Residents overworked, Eye ER that is BUSY, surgical numbers seemed low (130 cats) |
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Missouri| Washington University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Excellent teaching, didactics, research is super strong, fellowship match is impressive (lots of prior Heed fellows) |
- Program Disadvantages:
| St Louis, a lot of residents had families, new PD who just started |
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| | North Carolina
Ohio| Cleveland Clinic Found.: | | | - Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Awesome place, great people at Cole, new chairman Martin is going to make the place great, sweet fellowship matches, cush call |
- Program Disadvantages:
| No VA system (yet), surgical #s are average, Cleveland sucks in the winter and can be dreary |
| | Ohio State University: | | | - Applied
| | U Cincinnati: | | | - Applied
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Oregon| Oregon HSU: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Awesome place, great surgical #s, academic-oriented, retina dept is fantastic, Portland is great/unique, beautiful facilities |
- Program Disadvantages:
| haven't matched a resident into retina in over 4 years, very few weaknesses |
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Pennsylvania| Scheie Eye Inst / U Penn: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Renovating old facilities at Scheie, all 3 locations (HUP, Scheie, and CHOP) are great, FANTASTIC teaching |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Stuart Fine stepping down, uncertainty of future, very low cataracts and surgical #s, although the PD emphasized that the numbers belie the fact that they are 'well taught' surgeries |
| | U Pittsburgh: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
| | Wills Eye Hospital: | | | - Applied
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Tennessee
Texas| Baylor CoM: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Great place, this was my first choice, new Baylor eye clinic, awesome surgical experience, diverse pathology, fantastic fellowship match, everyone who trained at Baylor has loved it there |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Busy busy calls and clinics may not be for everyone |
| | U Texas - Houston: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | U Texas - San Antonio: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | UT Southwestern- Dallas: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
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Match Experience
Get involved in research, be involved in your community, show your commitment to the field, and be realistic when it comes to putting your rank list together. I matched well and am happy, but I heard many of my co-applicants went farther down their list than they expected.
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