Connecticut| Hosp of St Raphael: |  | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| I felt pimped by PD + another faculty member interviewing me at the same time |
- Program Advantages:
| nice quiet reading rooms for each person |
- Program Disadvantages:
| individual reading rooms, so attendings are not right there for help when starting out. |
| | Norwalk Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Great PD, small program makes it seem like a family |
- Program Disadvantages:
| limited pathology with all the big name places around it; Q4 call |
| | St Vincent's Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | Yale-New Haven Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
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Delaware
Maryland| Johns Hopkins U: | | | - Applied
| | U Maryland: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| gorgeous hospital, great range of pathology; world-class informatics dept; one of my top choices... just overall very impressive teaching, faculty, pathology, and facilities |
- Program Disadvantages:
| have to live or commute in Baltimore |
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Massachusetts| Boston U Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| OK pathology, OK reading rooms |
- Program Disadvantages:
| in general, pathology seems very split among the glut of Boston programs, so I actually ranked all the Boston programs I applied to pretty far down my list. |
| | Lahey Clinic: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| outside of Boston so easier to get to mountains/non-city life; great MSK |
- Program Disadvantages:
| in general, pathology seems very split among the glut of Boston programs, so I actually ranked all the Boston programs I applied to pretty far down my list. |
| | St Vincent Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| small program (if that's what you like), call schedule seemed pretty light |
- Program Disadvantages:
| | Tufts-New England Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| great pediatrics, good research support, energetic PD, residents seemed happy |
- Program Disadvantages:
| in general, pathology seems very split among the glut of Boston programs, so I actually ranked all the Boston programs I applied to pretty far down my list. |
| | U Mass: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| awesome program for people not wanting to live in a big city; nice facilities, good lecture/teaching |
- Program Disadvantages:
| faculty good, just not world-class |
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| | New Hampshire
New York| Rochester Gen Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| Program run by private practice radiologists, so residents will get a good view of that worload/lifestyle. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Limited pathology, no in-house pediatrics, seemed like a lot of call. |
| | SUNY Upstate Med U: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| strong and expanding hospital system, pretty good range of pathology |
- Program Disadvantages:
| residents didn't seem happy; so-so lectures |
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Pennsylvania| Geisinger: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| hospital draws from huge region, so great pathology. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| OK teachers, horrible location (even for someone who grew up in a small town); program seemed pretty cheap in terms of supplying things for residents |
| | Penn St U/Milton S Hershey Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| great teaching, great PD, good pathology |
- Program Disadvantages:
| church pews in lecture room (I obviously liked this program if this is the main disadvantage) |
| | Pennsylvania Hosp of the U Pennsylvania: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | U Pennsylvania: | | | - Applied
| | U Pittsburgh Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
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Vermont| U Vermont: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
| awesome faculty, great location for an outdoors lifestyle, hospital and facilities are beautiful; best and newest machines; opportunity for foreign aid/volunteering |
- Program Disadvantages:
| like the PD says: 'no penetrating trauma, but at least you get to live in an area where there's no penetrating trauma.' |
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Virginia| Eastern Virginia: | | | - Applied
| | U Virginia: | | | - Applied
| | Virginia Commonwealth U: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| awesome outing evening before interview |
- Program Advantages:
| incredible IR (do most vascular/neuro/vertebroplasty work in the hospital); residents incredibly happy; well-known faculty |
- Program Disadvantages:
| not many; hospital is sprawling and not the nicest |
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