Alabama| U Alabama - Birmingham: |  | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| A little daunting with the 10:1 panel interview but the facilities seemed nice and all of the residents were very happy to be there. |
- Program Advantages:
| Very strong surgical numbers. Seemed like they were involved in procedures early on. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Eye ER can be a good or bad thing |
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California
Florida
Georgia| Emory University: | | | - Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Matched here (Ranked # 1)
- Interview Experience:
| 6 rapid fire 3:1 interviews, one of which is with the current PGY-2s. Very quick interview day; finished after lunch, no needless waiting around. |
- Program Advantages:
| Very strong clinical and surgical education. Good opportunities for research involvement. Majority of training in resident clinics at county and VA hospitals. Great relationship between faculty and residents. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Long hours. Not a lot of time to read. No built in research or elective time. |
| | Med C Georgia: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
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Illinois
Iowa| U Iowa: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
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Kentucky
Maryland| J. Hopkins -Wilmer, GBMC: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Nice interview day. 5-6 interviews with most of the people you will interact with during residency. |
- Program Advantages:
| Very strong academic program. Amazing faculty and excellent facilities. New eye center/OR suites being built. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Eye ER, again, strength and weakness. I'm not sure if I felt like I would fit in. |
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Massachusetts
Michigan| U Michigan: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| One of my favorite interview days even though I was vomitting the whole day. The staff, residents, and faculty were some of the best people I met on the trail. |
- Program Advantages:
| Great clinical program. Amazing new eye center being constructed. Seemed like very good resident-faculty relationships. Ann-Arbor. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Not many; had an extraordinarily hard time not putting this program #1 |
| | Wayne State University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Low key tour with residents and interviews with faculty. Everyone was great and the dinner before was a lot of fun. |
- Program Advantages:
| Good academic program. Excellent if you are interested in retina research with the Ligon center. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| A great program. Most people live in the suburbs instead of downtown Detroit. |
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Missouri | | New York
North Carolina| Duke University: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Lots of interviewees. Interviews with 3 of the 6 on the selection committee. |
- Program Advantages:
| Very strong academically and clinically. Good surgical volume and busy clinics at VAs in Durham and Asheville. Good opportunities to tailor your education how you want to. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Very few that I could see. I really liked this program. |
| | U North Carolina: | | | - Applied
| | Wake Forest U: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Short half-day interview consisting of panel interview and tour with one of the residents. |
- Program Advantages:
| Very strong for a smaller program. I have only heard fantastic things about this program. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Winston-Salem may be a somewhat harder place for a spouse to find a job. |
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Ohio
Oregon| Oregon HSU: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Beautiful day while I was there. |
- Program Advantages:
| Very tough decision between this and my number one. Amazing surgical and clinical volume. Excellent, friendly faculty. Very up to date facilities and equipment. Emphasis on international service. Research elective built in early on. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Not any really. Portland and Casey were fantastic. |
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Pennsylvania| Scheie Eye Inst / U Penn: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Very comfortable interview day with 5-6 2:1 interviews and fireside chat with Dr. Fine. |
- Program Advantages:
| Very strong academic program. Excellent opportunities and encouragement for research. Extremely dedicated program director. Emphasis on education at all levels. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Not the most amazing surgical volume but I think this is not as much of a problem as people make it out to be. |
| | U Pittsburgh: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Awesome interview day that was short enough to even allow TY interview at UPMC. |
- Program Advantages:
| Great, personable, invested program director. Possibility of moving resident clinic to new site serving more indigent population. Pittsburgh is a great city with lots to do. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Only disadavantage may have been NM rotation but everyone there said they loved it and it was a big plus. |
| | Wills Eye Hospital: | | | - Applied
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South Carolina| Med U South Carolina: | | | - Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Very friendly interviews with 6-7 faculty and chairman. |
- Program Advantages:
| One of the most friendly and supportive atmospheres I saw. All the residents are great. Clinics are being overhauled. The chairman is a well known excellent pediatric ophthalmologist who is very interested in resident education. Opportunities for inte |
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Tennessee
Texas| Baylor CoM: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
| | UT Southwestern- Dallas: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Dr. Blomquist is a great salesman of an excellent program. |
- Program Advantages:
| Great clinical and surgical training with top notch facilities and an excellent VA and county hospital experience. The only academic eye center in the city. Great wet lab. One of my favorite programs. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Not very many. Residents hit the ground running without much prep (also a strength). |
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Virginia| U Virginia: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 3 interviews in a 2-3:1 format with lunch before or after. Short interview day was very pleasant. |
- Program Advantages:
| Charlottesville. Very friendly faculty and very enthusiastic new program director. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| A little small. Again, not necessarily a bad thing. |
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Washington
Wisconsin| Med C Wisconsin: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Very relaxed interview day. Tour of eye center and VA. 5-6 interviews with key faculty. One of the nicest chairpeople I have met. |
- Program Advantages:
| Intimate program with strong clinical training. Milwaukee seemed like a great city. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Small program. Great for some but not exactly what I was looking for. |
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