California
Connecticut| Bridgeport Hosp/Yale U: |  | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
- Program Disadvantages:
| Run by pvt practice group.
Hospital lobby nice, but rads facilities seem dated. |
| | Hartford Hosp: | | | - Applied
| | Norwalk Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Laid back, friendly atmosphere; Interviewed DO candidate |
- Program Advantages:
| Free housing across from hospital, free radiology textbooks, nice facilities, |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Small program (2/year) -> small call pool |
| | U Connecticut: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Conversational interviews w/Chair, PD, St Francis site director, chief resident; Interviewed IMG's |
- Program Advantages:
| Call up til 10pm rest covereed by night hawk, new Chair really enthusiastic about making this a better program. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Small program (2/year), was on probation, but now is ok (seems to have good upside potential) |
| | Yale-New Haven Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
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Delaware| Christiana Care Svcs: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Laid back, friendly interviews; Chiefs are DO's |
- Program Advantages:
| Taking 6/year, night float system in 2 week blocks alternating nightly with another NF'er, book/meal subsidy, nice hospital, undergoing expansion projects, residents seem happy |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Located in suburbs away from night life, but can drive to Philly or DC |
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Massachusetts| Baystate Med Ctr/Tufts U SOM: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Very well organized, night before interview dinner and hotel accommodation, very enthusiastic attendings during interviews |
- Program Disadvantages:
| | Boston U Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
| | Lahey Clinic: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 3 short interviews w/PD, 2 attgs. |
- Program Advantages:
| Residents very happy. Nice hospital in suburbs ~20 min from Boston. |
| | U Mass: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Well organized. Interviewed w/PD, attg, 2 residents. |
- Program Advantages:
| Good research opportunities, nice hospital, PD is friendly and approachable |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Previous PD is now Chair at UConn. |
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New Hampshire
New Jersey| Atlantic (Morristown): | | | - Applied
| | Monmouth Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Quick 15 min interview with group (PD, attending, coordinator and resident) |
- Program Advantages:
| Near the beach, PD seems very laid back |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Small program (2/year), not yet PACS when interviewing, but should be by now |
| | St Barnabas Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| PD asked tough questions, like 'what would you do if you were chief resident and your resident wanted time off...? etc.' PD encouraged 2nd look to indicate interest in ranking them highly and vice versa. |
- Program Advantages:
| Really nice hospital in suburban NJ |
| | UMDNJ-RWJ: | | | - Applied
| | UMDNJ-RWJ (Camden): | | | - Applied
- Received interview
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New York| Albert Einstein COM: | | | - Applied
| | Albert Einstein COM (Jacobi): | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Sat in a spartan room (no b'fast) while we waited for our interviews. Resident sat w/us and was friendly/informative. Interviews were conversational and of the get to know you type. |
- Program Advantages:
| Residents very proud of the program.
In nicer part of the Bronx. PD is said to be very nice, but was out the day I interviewed. |
| | Albert Einstein COM at Beth Israel Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
| | Bronx-Lebanon Hosp Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| IMG friendly - interviewed and had residents who were IMG's. |
- Program Advantages:
| Chief resident seemed to be responsible for the bulk of running the program and ranking the candidates. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| PD did not seem very involved in recruitment process. |
| | Harlem Hosp Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | Long Island Col Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | Maimonides Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Watched video of program. Interviewed w/PD and attending. PD mild mannered, genuine and nice. |
- Program Advantages:
| Famous MSK Chair, PD seems responsive to residents, great prog coordinator. |
- Program Disadvantages:
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| | New York| Mount Sinai SOM: | | | - Applied
| | Nassau U Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| The interview day (building/atmosphere/no breakfast) was long and gloomy. Interviewed DO's and had IMG resident. |
- Program Advantages:
| New chairman seems intent on improving the program. PD seems responsive and nice. Projects/capital improvement in near future. |
| | New York U SOM: | | | - Applied
| | NSLIJHS-Albert Einstein COM at Long Island Jewish Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
| | NSLIJHS-N. Shore U Hosp/NYU SOM: | | | - Applied
| | NYMC (Richmond): | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Very generous salary w/ lots of moonlighting opportunities. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Was in financial trouble as part of St. Vincent's, but is now doing fine money-wise. Small program. In Staten Island. |
| | NYMC at Westchester Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Long introduction/orientation by PD (>1hr). PD purportedly very enthusiastic and supportive of residents and students, but was a bit too blunt/abrasive during the interview for my taste. Residents seem happy though. |
- Program Advantages:
| Excellent salary, free laptop. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Run by pvt practice group.
Not research heavy. |
| | St Luke's-Roosevelt Hosp Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Targeted selection questions, ie: 'What have you done to help someone? Name one disappointment in your life, etc.' |
- Program Advantages:
| Strong neuro IR. Affiliated w/ Columbia. Location. Subsidized housing (~$1K/studio). Diverse pathology. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Cover 2 hospitals. Very busy. |
| | Stn Island U Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Excellent PD, very motherly. Chairman suppposedly also excellent, although he was out when I interviewed. Very happy residents. Great facilities and set-up. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Location. Relatively new program (but great future). |
| | SUNY at Stony Brook: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Dinner at Chairman's house on Fri. Interview on Sat. Difficult to gauge what regular work day is like. Interviews very conversational. |
- Program Advantages:
| Good research opp's. Excellent facilities. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| | SUNY Ctr at Brooklyn: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
- Program Advantages:
| Diverse pathology. Excellent training -> great fellowship placement. Kings County facilities new. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Location - in not so safe part of B'klyn. |
| | Winthrop-U Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| 3 interviews. Casual. Good impression of program. |
- Program Advantages:
| Nice perks - subsidized housing and meals. Strong research attending (Dr. Katz). PD very good/casual/friendly. |
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