Arizona
California
Colorado| U Colorado: |  | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Interviewed on a Saturday with ~50 other applicants. Introduction by PD and dept chair, followed by 3 interviews. Didn't get to see the day-to-day operations of the dept., or attend a conference. |
- Program Advantages:
| Brand new, $1 B health science campus. Location. PC is a gem here. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Rotate through multiple sites. Losing affiliation with National Jewish (highly-rated pulmonary hospital). I personally didn't jive with the PD here. |
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Connecticut| Yale-New Haven Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Staggered start--early and late groups. Three interviews and tour of facilities. Pre-interview dinner/cocktail hour was very informative. |
- Program Advantages:
| The environment--residents & faculty are all laid-back, intelligent people. Would be a great work environment. New cancer center with Rads facilities. Yale name. |
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Florida
Georgia| Emory U: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
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Illinois
Indiana| Indiana U SOM: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Fancy pre-interview dinner. Four interviews, tour of department, and noon conference. Department puts you up in the Omni (5-star hotel in downtown Indy). |
- Program Advantages:
| Large class size = easier call schedule. Outstanding non-imaging curriculum. PD is very resident-centered. High volume and diversity of studies. |
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Iowa
Louisiana| Tulane U: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Very relaxed interview day. Introduction by PD, followed by 3 interviews with faculty/residents. Lunch with residents afterwards. |
- Program Advantages:
| Very tight-knit program that creates a hospitable work environment. Residents are allowed to be autonomous very early in this program. NOLA! The food, people, and cultural experiences available in the big easy are second to none. |
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Maryland
Massachusetts| Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Typical interview day. Lunch with residents, tour of facilities, et cetera. |
- Program Advantages:
| Harvard name. Smart, fun group of co-residents. Younger attendings who are focused on teaching. Very collegial environment. |
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| | Massachusetts| Brigham and Women's Hosp/Harvard: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Laid-back experience. Interviews with 4 faculty/residents, tour of department, and lunch with the residents. |
- Program Advantages:
| Harvard name and access. The 3/2 program at BWH is truly outstanding and provides residents with multiple world-class opportunities. Phenomenal residents. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Boston: cost of living, transportation, cold weather, etc. |
| | Mass Gen Hosp/Harvard: | | | - Applied
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Michigan| U Michigan: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Long interview day--started early and lasted into the afternoon. Tour of Ann Arbor with other applicants. Post-interview 'coffee talk' with residents and attendings. |
- Program Advantages:
| Name and resources. Clinical teaching. Outstanding non-imaging curriculum. Many perks (residents at U of M are unionized). Great group of co-residents. PD one of the coolest people that I met on the trail. |
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Minnesota
Missouri| U Missouri-Columbia: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | WUStL/B-JH/SLCH Cnsrt: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Lots of interviews! Somewhere around 6-8, if I remember correctly. Tour of Mallinckrodt + St. Louis Childrens + BJH = lots of walking! Lunch with residents & noon conference. |
- Program Advantages:
| Wash U is an academic powerhouse. Research opportunities/resources are second to none here. Clinical volume is high and diversity of pathology is great. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| In terms of resident work, this is a more 'blue-collar' program. High volume and high expectations. |
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New Mexico
New York
North Carolina| Duke U Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Welcome by PD and department chair. Three faculty interviews and tour by current resident. Closed-door lunch with residents. Very laid-back and conversational interviews. |
- Program Advantages:
| Duke prides itself on resident education. Faculty members are all approachable and eager to teach residents. Duke pioneered the 3/2 program. Smart, interesting group of co-residents. Research opportunities abound. |
| | U N. Carolina Hosps: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | Wake Forest U SOM: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Standard interview day. Optional real estate tour of Winston-Salem (I opted out). |
- Program Advantages:
| High clinical volume. Faculty members all very approachable and seemed to have great rapport with the residents. Collegial work environment. Great group of residents. |
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Ohio| Cleveland Clinic Found: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| One of the most enjoyable interview experiences that I had. Relaxed and fun. |
- Program Advantages:
| The dream team of PD and PC is at CCF. Great CV imaging |
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Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island| Brown U: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Between interviews, residents talked about the program and life in Providence. Otherwise standard interview day. |
- Program Advantages:
| Resident-run program, with very few fellows. Residents learn to be autonomous early. Probably the best moonlighting opportunities of any of my interviews. |
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South Carolina| Med U S. Carolina: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
- Program Advantages:
| Everything! Teaching-focused faculty, top-notch facilities, industry connections, pioneers in multiple subspecialties (esp. mammo, IR, neuro), great co-residents, awesome location. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Muy caliente in the summer |
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Texas| U Texas Southwestern: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Larger program size (less call), outstanding research opportunities, new dept chair who has a vision, 2 new hospitals planned for the next 4-5 years, great moonlighting opportunities. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Everything's bigger in Texas. |
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Utah| U Utah: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Very laid-back day. Intro by PD, several interviews, tour of facilities and fancy-schmansy lunch in the new cancer center. |
- Program Advantages:
| Strong neuro. SLC is a fun, safe place to ilve (esp. if you like to ski/snowboard!). Friendly and intelligent group of residents. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Smaller class size = tougher call schedule. |
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Virginia
Washington| U Washington: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Very formal interview day; Intro by PD and department chair, 7-8 interviews with residents/faculty, research presentation, very nice luncheon, and (optional) tour of Harborview. |
- Program Advantages:
| Very academic program. High quality residents. High volume and diversity of cases (due to UW covering a huge geographic area). Great trauma rads department. Seattle is a fun (although gloomy) city. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Very de-centralized. Multiple rotation sites spread across Seattle. |
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