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Profile #00087
Demographics
Match Year:  2008
Medical School:  Stanford University
Undergraduate Institution:  Marlboro College

Advanced Degrees Obtained:
   - PhD

Academic Information
USMLE Step 1:  229
Step 2 score not available to residencies during application.

AOA:  Not Available
Class Rank:  Unknown

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

Other Information
Numerous publications for PhD. A few rads projects with publications in preparation.


Applications
California
  Santa Clara Valley Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Friendly
- Program Advantages:
Geography, friendly attendings, busy service, robust clinical training
- Program Disadvantages:
Not academic- lack of research potential
  Stanford U:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Friendly
- Program Advantages:
Robust clinical and research opportunity
- Program Disadvantages:
Smaller than some; limited depth; high cost of living
  U California (San Francisco):
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Friendly
- Program Advantages:
Geography, excellent research opportunities, busy clinical service, excellent attending teaching
- Program Disadvantages:
High cost of living

Massachusetts
  Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Friendly
- Program Advantages:
Boston; affiliation with Harvard and Dana Farber provide excellent research opportunities; busy clinical service
- Program Disadvantages:
Boston; bad weather; suffers from perceived lower ranking relative to other two academic programs in Boston.
Massachusetts
  Brigham and Women's Hosp/Harvard:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Super-friendly! Gave me taxi vouchers to the airport. It was difficult not to rank them first after that...Ranked in them in my top 3.
- Program Advantages:
Excellent clinical and research opportunity.
- Program Disadvantages:
Boston has a relatively high cost of living (although much better than the West Coast). Cold.
  Mass Gen Hosp/Harvard:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Very friendly. Ranked them in top 3.
- Program Advantages:
Unparalleled academic and research opportunities.
- Program Disadvantages:
Boston has a relatively high cost of living (although much better than the West Coast). Cold. No dedicated IR service.

Pennsylvania
  U Pennsylvania:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Matched here
- Interview Experience:
Friendly
- Program Advantages:
Robust clinical and research opportunities; dirt cheap cost of living
- Program Disadvantages:
Weather

Match Experience
The interview trail is actually fun. All of the interviewers were pleasant and respectful. Ultimately you will decide based on personal factors, as there are a number of good programs out there. For me, I just did what I was told to by my wife...

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