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Profile #00080
Demographics
Match Year:  2008
This profile will remain anonymous for three years from the match date above.


Academic Information
USMLE Step 1:  252
USMLE Step 2:  243

AOA:  Selected
Class Rank:  Top 10%

Family Medicine:  Honors Internal Medicine:  Honors
Pediatrics:  Honors Surgery:  Honors
Neurology:  Honors Psychiatry:  Honors
OB/Gyn:  Honors Ophthalmology:  Honors

Other Information
International Research Fellowship


Applications
Alabama
  U Alabama - Birmingham:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
8 or 10:1 panel. Despite the fact that this sounds intense, this was one of the most laid-back interviews I had. Very conversational, only interested in getting to know you as a person.
- Program Advantages:
Very friendly attendings
- Program Disadvantages:
In house call, eye ER (plus or minus)

Colorado
  U Colorado:
- Applied

Connecticut
  Yale University:
- Applied
- Received interview

District of Columbia
  George Washington U:
- Applied
  Georgetown U/Wash Hosp:
- Applied
- Received interview

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

Georgia
  Emory University:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Very well organized. Multiple 12 minute interviews with 3 faculty per interview. All knew my application well and were very prepared with questions.
- Program Advantages:
High clinical volume
- Program Disadvantages:
Poor ancillary staff leads to significant inefficiency in clinic
  Med C Georgia:
- Applied
- Received interview

Iowa
  U Iowa:
- Applied

Kentucky
  U Kentucky:
- Applied
- Received interview
  U Louisville:
- Applied
- Received interview

Maryland
  J. Hopkins -Wilmer, GBMC:
- Applied
  Sinai Hospital -Baltimore:
- Applied
  U Maryland:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
A few bizarre questions... 'What would you do if you were seeing an open globe in the ER as an intern and your senior, and all attendings refused to come in.'
- Program Disadvantages:
Baltimore, small faculty

Massachusetts
  Boston University:
- Applied
- Received interview
  Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary:
- Applied
  Tufts/New England Eye Ctr:
- Applied
- Received interview

Mississippi
  U Mississippi / PGY1:
- Applied
- Received interview

New York
  SUNY Upstate - Syracuse:
- Applied
- Received interview
  SUNY-Buffalo /Ed.Consort.:
- Applied
- Received interview
New York
  U Rochester:
- Applied
- Attended interview

North Carolina
  Duke University:
- Applied
- Attended interview
  U North Carolina:
- Applied
  Wake Forest U:
- Applied
- Received interview

Ohio
  Case Western Reserve U:
- Applied
- Received interview
  Cleveland Clinic Found.:
- Applied
- Received interview

Pennsylvania
  Penn State U - Hershey:
- Applied
- Received interview
  Scheie Eye Inst / U Penn:
- Applied
- Received interview
  U Pittsburgh:
- Applied
- Attended interview
  Wills Eye Hospital:
- Applied
- Attended interview

South Carolina
  Med U South Carolina:
- Applied
- Attended interview
  U South Carolina:
- Applied
- Attended interview

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

Texas
  Baylor CoM:
- Applied
- Attended interview
  Texas A & M/Scott & White:
- Applied
  U Texas - Houston:
- Applied
  U Texas - San Antonio:
- Applied
- Received interview
  UT Southwestern- Dallas:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Matched here (Ranked # 2)
- Interview Experience:
6 one on one interview including chair and program director, as well as a fellow who was a recent grad. 1 hour presentation on Dallas and program by PD. Excellent dinner on night prior with many residents, and great lunch again with many residents.
- Program Advantages:
Outstanding clinical and surgical experience Best community hospital around (Parkland), great VA, and additional outside hospital (JPS). Great faculty, large resident class, all around outstanding program that I am thrilled to have matched.

Virginia
  Eastern Virginia MS:
- Applied
- Received interview
  Med C Virginia:
- Applied
- Received interview
  U Virginia:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview

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