Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Georgia| Emory U: |  | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Wonderful program. Ranked #2, considered for #1. Dinner with residents night prior. Interviews well-organized, go to county hospital at end of day - takes some extra time but you need to see it. Very large program - 16/year. |
- Program Advantages:
| Good vibe from staff and residents, everyone seemed happy. Top-rate teaching and research. Atlanta is big/diverse. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Travel between multiple institutions. |
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Illinois| Loyola U: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
| | McGaw Med Ctr of Northwestern U: | | | - Applied
| | Rush U Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
| | U Chicago: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Good experience. Dinner night before in Wicker Park with residents - cool. Lots of interviews on day of. Would have ranked highly if I didn't feel like Chicago was too big for me. |
- Program Advantages:
| Residents are happy. Staff are enthusiastic. Chicago my favorite big city in the US. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Hyde Park neighborhood is intimidating for some. Not a level 1 trauma center. |
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Indiana
Iowa| U Iowa Hosps: | | | - Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Dinner night before with residents. Early conference worth it to see quality of teaching. 4 interviews. Ranked very highly. |
- Program Advantages:
| Good facilities. Neuro and MSK are about as good as it gets. Residents happy. Good program for families. FREE health insurance, free iPad. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Parking is bad. Singles struggle in Iowa City. IR is still recovering. Small college town, 5 hours from Minneapolis or Chicago. NO moonlighting. |
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Kansas| U Kansas Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Dinner night before - awesome BBQ :) Average interview day. Prepare for grilling by dept chair. |
- Program Advantages:
| Kansas City is cool. Good oversight on call nights. PD is great. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Salary is MUCH lower than most places. Middle of the road Midwest program. |
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Michigan
Minnesota | | Missouri| U Missouri at Kansas City: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Good dinner night before with residents. Average interview day, tour includes St. Luke's, county hospital, and children's hospital. |
- Program Advantages:
| Seems to be rising program, more research as of late. Kansas City is nice. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Rotate at multiple hospitals. PD made me odd comment, saying I wouldn't rank them highly - she was right. |
| | U Missouri-Columbia: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
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Nebraska| U Nebraska Med Ctr COM: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Dinner with residents night before. Average interview day, positive experience. |
- Program Advantages:
| Young, motivated PD. Good vibes from residents and staff. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Omaha... meh. Education appeared solid but average for Midwest programs I visited. |
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New Hampshire| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Dinner night before. Average interview day, program coordinator made home-baked cookies for us :) Smaller program, 5/year. |
- Program Advantages:
| Good teaching and research options. Hanover/Lebanon cool for outdoor activities. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| I'm fairly laid-back, and did not mesh personality-wise with the people, though they were nice. Small college town. |
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New Mexico| U New Mexico: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Interview one person at a time! Had the morning session to my self. Program coordinator was fantastic. No dinner night before. Dept chair REALLY wants you to be yourself in interview - pretty cool. |
- Program Advantages:
| 5-year categorical program - tons of rads in year one! Staff and residents were pleasant. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Albuquerque - some may love it, I couldn't see myself there for 5 years. |
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North Carolina
Oregon| OHSU: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Matched here (Ranked # 1)
- Interview Experience:
| Dinner night before at microbrewery with residents. Typical interview day. If driving, allow plenty of time to find parking. |
- Program Advantages:
| Residents were happy, staff was happy. Everyone really wanted to be there. Portland = maybe coolest city in US, less expensive than Cali or Seattle. Hospital is beautiful - impressive tour. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Residents stressed autonomy necessary for success, less hand-holding than other places. Parking bad, but public transit good. |
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Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia| U Virginia: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Dinner night before. Fairly typical interview day. |
- Program Advantages:
| Phenomenal teaching and reputation. Great facilities. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Only place I visited where it seemed like residents were highly stressed. Call rumored to be brutal. C-ville is small college town, but could be great for families. |
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Washington
Wisconsin| Med Col of Wisconsin Hosps: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| No dinner night before, lunch out with residents after interviews on day of. Program director very hands on, gives tour himself. Biggest pleasant surprise of interview tour. |
- Program Advantages:
| Possibly best PD I encountered. Beautiful hospital and facilities. Located in nice suburb. Teaching is solid. Considered ranking #1. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Far from downtown. Wisconsin weather is deal-breaker for some. |
| | U Wisconsin: | | | - Applied
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