California| Stanford U: |  | | - Applied
| | U California (San Diego): | | | - Applied
| | U California (San Francisco): | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Overall very laid back, loved it. |
- Program Advantages:
| Living in SF seemed fairly affordable thanks to annual housing & relocation bonuses, but this still made me nervous! |
| | U S. California/LAC+USC Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
| | UCLA Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Weird vibe. Interviewers gave me a hard time about whether I was really serious about the program, which rubbed me the wrong way. Atmosphere seemed more serious and cold to me than it was elsewhere. But, all my friends that interviewed there really liked |
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Colorado| U Colorado: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Saturday interview with ~50 other applicants felt like a cattle drive. Few residents to talk to and those that were there kind of stayed to themselves, which I found strange. Didn't get the full feel. |
- Program Advantages:
- Program Disadvantages:
| Seems to be adjusting after some initial dissatisfaction with recent changes, and education/research seem to be improving, but I wasn't convinced that the quality of the program is as strong as others I interviewed at. |
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Georgia| Emory U: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Interviewed with Kevin from The Office's dad! Long day with a tour of Grady, but it's important to see what Grady is like, aka pretty run down facilities but a gem in terms of pathology seen. |
- Program Advantages:
| PET-MRI being rolled out seemed cool. Nice city. Residents see tons of pathology at Grady. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Traffic in ATL can be overwhelming. |
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Illinois| McGaw Med Ctr of Northwestern U: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Enjoyed it, PD seemed great. Did my internship in Chicago and didn't want to leave, made me wish I'd ranked this #1! |
- Program Advantages:
| Amazing location and facilities. Solid program. |
| | U Chicago: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
- Program Advantages:
- Program Disadvantages:
| Location in Hyde Park is a little rough. |
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Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Massachusetts| Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
| | Brigham and Women's Hosp/Harvard: | | | - Applied
| | Mass Gen Hosp/Harvard: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Great interviews. Residents were really cool and laid back, really enjoyed talking to them. Surprisingly laid-back atmosphere. Technology they have come up with for dealing with everyday hassles was amazing. Great pre-interview dinner! Would have been #2 |
- Program Advantages:
| Amt of call is not grueling at all--4-5 wks of NF! Residents are given a laptop and a welcome gift when they start (this year they got jackets). Got the impression that staff cared a lot about the residents. |
- Program Disadvantages:
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Michigan| U Michigan: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Very impressive. PD was very nice and laid-back. Matched us with our interviewers based on interests so we had a great conversation. |
- Program Advantages:
| Residents are unionized; great perks. |
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Minnesota| Mayo (Rochester): | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Amazing facilities, really unique, strong program. |
- Program Advantages:
| Crazy moonlighting--5 weeks built in locums. Great perks. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Rochester. Only things happening seemed to be Mayo and IBM. |
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Missouri | | New York
North Carolina| Duke U Hosp: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Matched here (Ranked # 1)
- Interview Experience:
| Fantastic! Small applicant group made it more personal. Associate PD gave me a hug before my interview as though we'd known each other for years. |
- Program Advantages:
| Dept is extremely proud and supportive of the residency program. High expectations but relaxed atmosphere. Built-in fellowship with 3/2 program means smooth transition w/ new boards structure. |
| | U N. Carolina Hosps: | | | - Applied
| | Wake Forest U SOM: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Mostly great. Was mildly put off by one interviewer but it wasn't a big deal. Very friendly place. |
- Program Advantages:
- Program Disadvantages:
| Winston-Salem was not for me. Seemed as though they had more residents dropping out than most other programs, which concerned me some. |
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Ohio| Cleveland Clinic Found: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Very, very laid back. Amazing pre-interview dinner. |
- Program Advantages:
| Great PD/PC. Great benefits & facilities. Not an overwhelming number of fellows. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| | CWRU/U Hosps of Cleveland: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
| | U Hosp/U Cincinnati COM: | | | - Applied
- Received interview
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Oregon
Pennsylvania| U Pennsylvania: | | | - Applied
| | U Pittsburgh Med Ctr: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Long day with a 2 hour bus tour of Pittsburgh made it a little painful. |
- Program Advantages:
| Seems as though residents work particularly hard here, but come out very well trained. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| Call seems extensive and complicated. Have to work at multiple sites all over the city. |
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South Carolina
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia| U Virginia: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
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Washington| U Washington: | | | - Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
| Outstanding atmosphere, tied for #1 with Duke in that area in my book for the programs I visited. A lot of interviews (8), but they weren't painful--got along well with interviewers and really enjoyed talking with them all. |
- Program Advantages:
| Seems like an especially great place to train as a female. Seattle is a great city. |
- Program Disadvantages:
| i'm not a big fan of having to work at a number of different sites |
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