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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:  242
USMLE Step 2:  245

AOA:  Not Available
Class Rank:  Top 10-25%

Family Medicine:  Satisfactory Internal Medicine:  Satisfactory
Pediatrics:  Satisfactory Surgery:  Satisfactory
Neurology:  Psychiatry:  Honors
OB/Gyn:  Honors Radiology:  Honors

Other Information
Ophtho chart review, RSNA submission (not accepted)


Applications
Arizona
  St Joseph's Hosp and Med Ctr:
- Applied

California
  Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr:
- Applied
  Kaiser Permanente S. California (Los Angeles):
- Applied
  LAC-Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
laid back, am conf. two interviews and lunch. lots of time to hang out with residents. done by noon.
- Program Advantages:
strong IR, diverse pathology, tons of autonomy
  Loma Linda U:
- Applied
  Santa Barbara Cottage Hosp:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
was the only interviewee, scheduled it right after my prelim med interview. tour by secretary, who is very nice. amazing lunch if you go on a Monday. laid back interviews (3). time to hang out with residents.
- Program Advantages:
location, perks, get used to private practice model
- Program Disadvantages:
didactics probably not the strongest.
  Santa Clara Valley Med Ctr:
- Applied
  U California (Irvine):
- Applied

Connecticut
  Bridgeport Hosp/Yale U:
- Applied
  Hartford Hosp:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
nice presentation by PD, who is very nice. interviews with two attendings and chief after lunch. very congenial atmosphere.
- Program Advantages:
great IR service, extremely busy hospital. lots of trauma. no IR call.
  Hosp of St Raphael:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
three interviews, one with chief (conversational), PD (confrontational), chair (doesn't count, just wants to say hi basically). great lunch.
- Program Advantages:
autonomy, didactics seemed solid. autonomy, IR call. new haven is fun
  Norwalk Hosp:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
PD gives entertaining intro talk . sit around a table and have breakfast, lunch. go for two interviews, chief and attending/PD.
- Program Advantages:
free housing
- Program Disadvantages:
small, 2 residents.
  St Vincent's Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
disorganized, lots of downtime. PD is very nice. secretary is helpful.
- Program Advantages:
lots of autonomy,money thrown at you to do research
- Program Disadvantages:
on probation for trivialities.
  U Connecticut:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
6 interviews! 30 min each. easygoing
- Program Disadvantages:
small program, 2 residents. not the busiest hospital.
  Yale-New Haven Med Ctr:
- Applied

Illinois
  St Francis Hosp of Evanston:
- Applied
  U Chicago:
- Applied
New Jersey
  Atlantic (Morristown):
- Applied

New York
  Albert Einstein COM (Jacobi):
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
relaxed, a little disorganized. friendly sit down with PD and all applicants (4 of us). two interviews, liad back. didactic.
- Program Advantages:
very strong program, IR, MSK, autonomy, pathology
  Bronx-Lebanon Hosp Ctr:
- Applied
  Harlem Hosp Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
sit down with chief and applicants (3 of us). two interviews. not much else.
- Program Advantages:
pathology, am report at columbia
  Lenox Hill Hosp:
- Applied
  Long Island Col Hosp:
- Applied
  Maimonides Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
pm interview day. info session, tour and two interviews. PD is very nice
- Program Advantages:
solid program overall, Dr Beltran is famous for MSK
- Program Disadvantages:
busy call
  Mount Sinai SOM:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
info session w PD, very nice. two interviews, tour, conf
- Program Advantages:
location, teaching, pathology, subsidized housing
  Nassau U Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
interview with chief, pd, chair
  NSLIJHS-Albert Einstein COM at Long Island Jewish Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
group interview, go around the table and talk for 5 min with chair
- Program Advantages:
high salary, great teaching, board pass rate
  NSLIJHS-N. Shore U Hosp/NYU SOM:
- Applied
  St Luke's-Roosevelt Hosp Ctr:
- Applied
  Stn Island U Hosp:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
extremely nice pd.
- Program Advantages:
supportive program
- Program Disadvantages:
staten island - $10 a day to take the bridge from brooklyn
  SUNY Ctr at Brooklyn:
- Applied
  Winthrop-U Hosp:
- Applied
- Received interview

Oregon
  OHSU:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
standard interview day, i think i had 4-5 interviews 15 min each.
- Program Advantages:
portland! dotter ir, beautiful hospital, great teaching. well balanced between teaching/autonomy. cool PD.

Match Experience
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