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Demographics
Match Year:  2009
This profile will remain anonymous for three years from the match date above.

Academic Information
USMLE Step 1:  245
USMLE Step 2:  260

AOA:  Not Selected
Class Rank:  Top 25-50%
Family Medicine:  Satisfactory Internal Medicine:  Satisfactory
Pediatrics:  Satisfactory Surgery:  Satisfactory
Neurology:  Psychiatry:  Satisfactory
OB/Gyn:  Honors Radiology:  Honors
Other Information
Step 2 available at very end of interview season.

Applications
Arizona
  Maricopa Med Ctr:
- Applied
  St Joseph's Hosp and Med Ctr:
- Applied
  U Arizona:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Great group of residents. Took us to a very nice lunch. I was very impressed by the program.
- Program Advantages:
Nice location. Medium sized academic institution with friendly people.
- Program Disadvantages:
AZ can get hot. Location is not ideal. Tucson isn't exactly a metropolis.

California
  Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr:
- Applied
  Kaiser Permanente S. California (Los Angeles):
- Applied
  LAC-Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
  Loma Linda U:
- Applied
  Santa Barbara Cottage Hosp:
- Applied
- Received interview
  Santa Clara Valley Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Pretty relaxed. Residents seem friendly and happy.
- Program Advantages:
Great benefits and it's in Cali.
- Program Disadvantages:
Smaller program, not university affiliated.
  Stanford U:
- Applied
  U California (Davis):
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
The longest one I had; goes from 8AM-4PM with 5 faculty and 1 chief resident interviews. But there is a lot of down time. Pretty standard 15-20 min interviews.
- Program Advantages:
Medium sized program. It is an up and coming rads program in Cali. New pavilion will house ED rads. Great fellowships and research opportunities. A solid academic program. 12k/4yr book allowance. Physics course is provided 3 times while in residency
- Program Disadvantages:
It's in Sacramento which isn't the best city. But it is close to Tahoe and SF.
  U California (Irvine):
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Matched here (Ranked # 3)
- Interview Experience:
Separated into AM or PM. Takes a couple hours. 4 interviews at 30 min each. Everyone who has interviewed there has a picture on the wall.
- Program Advantages:
Great camaraderie between staff and residents alike. New hospital will house some of the rads dept. 10 min to Disneyland?
- Program Disadvantages:
Expensive location. Lots of traffic.
  U California (San Diego):
- Applied
  U California (San Francisco):
- Applied
  UCLA Med Ctr:
- Applied

Colorado
  U Colorado:
- Applied

Massachusetts
  Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr:
- Applied
  Boston U Med Ctr:
- Applied
Massachusetts
  Brigham and Women's Hosp/Harvard:
- Applied
  Mass Gen Hosp/Harvard:
- Applied
  U Mass:
- Applied

New Mexico
  U New Mexico:
- Applied
- Attended interview

North Carolina
  Duke U Hosp:
- Applied
  U N. Carolina Hosps:
- Applied
  Wake Forest U SOM:
- Applied

Oregon
  OHSU:
- Applied

Texas
  Baylor COM:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
3 interviews - 1 with chief resident. Laidback. I was told that they submit your name to their rank list immediately after the interview (while interviewees are eating lunch).
- Program Advantages:
High volume. Houston has lots to do and is cheap. Moonlighting opportunities.
- Program Disadvantages:
The residents were the most overworked I had seen, but said they were happy.
  Baylor U Med Ctr:
- Applied
  San Antonio Uniformed Svcs:
- Applied
  Texas A&M COM-Scott and White:
- Applied
  U Texas at Houston:
- Applied
  U Texas Ctr at San Antonio:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
4 interviews. They are very open about the program and realize it is not a so-called 'top tier' program. Lunch with 2 residents - not much of a tour.
- Program Advantages:
Focused on teaching. San Antonio is cheap.
- Program Disadvantages:
Few research opportunities. Little resident interaction.

Utah
  U Utah:
- Applied

Washington
  Spokane Med Ctrs:
- Applied
  U Washington:
- Applied
  Virginia Mason Med Ctr:
- Applied
Match Experience
10/5/08: Rejected from St. Joseph's in AZ :( 11/21/08: So lots of rejections, but some interviews as well. This is a crapshoot. Couples matching. This was a tough rads year - 17% increase in applicant pool. But I matched to my #3 choice (any in the top 6 would have been fine with me).

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