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Demographics
Match Year:  2016
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Academic Information
USMLE Step 1:  237
USMLE Step 2:  260

AOA:  Not Selected
Class Rank:  Bottom 50%
Family Medicine:  High Pass Internal Medicine:  Satisfactory
Pediatrics:  High Pass Surgery:  Satisfactory
Neurology:  High Pass Psychiatry:  High Pass
OB/Gyn:  High Pass Radiology:  Honors
Other Information
-1 Critical Care Publication, 3rd author. -2 radiology-specific manuscripts in progress throughout application process -Local community healthcare education volunteering -Non-radiology interest group co-president

Applications
Connecticut
  U Pennsylvania:
- Applied
  Bridgeport Hosp/Yale U:
- Applied
  Hartford Hosp:
- Applied
  U Connecticut:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Relaxed, fun interview with PD, Chair, and another faculty member. Late morning interview ended around 5, went out to dinner with the residents, co-applicants, and some faculty. A lot of fun. Did get food poisoning though.
- Program Advantages:
Reasonable call schedule
- Program Disadvantages:
Small (2 residents/yr)
  Yale-New Haven Med Ctr:
- Applied

Delaware
  Christiana Care Svcs:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Long (8:45 PM-5:00 PM) 3 interviews, all in the afternoon. Spent much time in the reading rooms with residents while waiting on our interviews
- Program Advantages:
Solid size Strong attendings Great fellowship opportunities Built-in transitional year In a low-cost area
- Program Disadvantages:
Not a big research producer

Illinois
  St Francis Hosp of Evanston:
- Applied

Maryland
  U Maryland:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Extremely outgoing, fun residents 2-3 interviews, very laid back
- Program Advantages:
Large class size Great research Strong national reputation Outstanding fellowship opportunities

Massachusetts
  Brigham and Women's Hosp/Harvard:
- Applied
  Mass Gen Hosp/Harvard:
- Applied

New Jersey
  Atlantic (Morristown):
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Lot of sitting around waiting on our interviews (2 of them) Relaxed
- Program Advantages:
Nice area Internal mammography fellowship position
- Program Disadvantages:
Smaller, less renown program
  Monmouth Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Fun, engaged attendings and residents Good lunch
- Program Advantages:
In-house physicist Decent fellowship opportunities
- Program Disadvantages:
Less well known
  St Barnabas Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Relaxed, fun attendings and residents
- Program Advantages:
Good size
- Program Disadvantages:
Less well known
  UMDNJ-RWJ:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Lot of time spent hanging out with residents INterviewed with Chairman, PD, and a nuclear medicine attending, asked about research on CV and interest in Radiology.
- Program Advantages:
Good fellowship opportunities Affordable, nice area to live in
- Program Disadvantages:
Less well known
North Carolina
  Duke U Hosp:
- Applied
  U N. Carolina Hosps:
- Applied
  Wake Forest U SOM:
- Applied

Pennsylvania
  Albert Einsteincare Network:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Decently late start, 8:45, which was great. 6 20 minute interviews, but they were all very lively and fun with a mix of the PD, Chairman, other attendings, and residents, who asked engaging questions and were open to any that we had. Noon lecture and lu
- Program Advantages:
Good class size Extremely good fellowship opportunities Great reading room layout
- Program Disadvantages:
Location isn't the best
  Allegheny Gen Hosp:
- Applied
- Received interview
  Bryn Mawr Hosp:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
A good bit of sitting around waiting for some co-applicants to tour and others to interview. Interviewed with 3-4 attendings, all very relaxed, laid back interviews. Program director's powerpoint presentation was very clear, enthusiastic
- Program Advantages:
Good location
- Program Disadvantages:
Smaller Less well-known Unknown fellowship prospects
  Drexel U COM/Hahnemann U Hosp:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Later start in the morning (8:30) Spent time in the reading rooms while waiting on interviews
- Program Advantages:
Good location Sizeable department
- Program Disadvantages:
Questionable board pass rate Did not hear much about research
  Geisinger:
- Applied
- Received interview
  Mercy Catholic Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
A lot of sitting waiting on the attendings to come interview us Spoke with the PD and 2 attendings, relaxed, fun interviews Lunch with residents who were happy to answer our questions, toured us around
- Program Advantages:
Nice attendings and residents PD trained at Hopkins and is very interested in research
- Program Disadvantages:
Smaller Less well-known Mostly IMGs
  Penn St U/Milton S Hershey Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
PD comprehensive PowerPoint 2 interviews with PD and attending, very relaxed and fun
- Program Advantages:
Great research Strong reputation Plenty of fellowship opportunities Good size
- Program Disadvantages:
Location is in a rural part of Pennsylvania 60-90+ minutes from most large cities
  Pennsylvania Hosp of the U Pennsylvania:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
PowerPoint with PD 3 interviews, one with either the PD or APD, one with the Chairman, and one with a 3rd year resident. Very relaxed. Attended noon residents' conference. Lunch in one of the original colonial-era buildings of the hospital
- Program Advantages:
Young PD and assistant PD, very close atmosphere Connection to Penn Outstanding research and fellowship opportunities Location is right in the heart of Center City Philadelphia
- Program Disadvantages:
None, strongly recommend ranking this program highly
  Temple U Hosp:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Matched here (Ranked # 3)
- Interview Experience:
PowerPoint did not work, but sent to us immediately thereafter Interviews with chief resident, PD, and APD, very relaxed, asked about radiology interest, research, and questions about program
- Program Advantages:
Diversity of pathology Outstanding fellowship placements, especially for IR Good size Research production is strong
- Program Disadvantages:
Call schedule is a little on the rougher side, but that's how you learn. Strongly recommend ranking this program highly.
  Thomas Jefferson U:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Later interview (8:45), which is great. Au Bon Pain breakfast (after a Morton's Steakhouse dinner the night before, this was the interview of mine with the best food) Chairman spoke to us shortly before the PD escorted us to our interviews with her, an
- Program Advantages:
Top program nationally Stellar fellowship positions Extremely robust research presence at national meetings Huge US and MSK department. Large Right in the heart of center city philadelphia.
- Program Disadvantages:
Large class size (10) may put some people off, but I cannot recommend more strongly that interested applicants rank this highly.

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