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- Jan 19, 2006
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UofC - interview day was pretty chill. Good selection of Krispy Creme and bagels. Dr. Howse showed up in his sweet black leather suit and proceeded to blather on for awhile in his typical fashion about boats, his family, martinis, etc. Some people were turned off by him, but he rather endeared himself to me. What followed was your usual program overview/slideshow and a touting of their strengths - long history, wide alumni net, varied clinical training sites (including one that was admittedly a long drive - lutheran, I believe). They are not level I trauma, so they farm their residents out. The also strongly emphasize their flight program, which is integral to their traning program. If you're an R2 in the ED, you're the flight surgeon on call. Airways, tubes, lines... all are fairly common on the whirlybirds. Con is that you have to dump all your patients on the R3. They also have an insurance-based, fixed wing version, where you fly across the ocean(s) to pick up sick people, stay a day in that country, then fly back. This counts as a shift, which is sweet, and the gravy is that you get paid $1K, for the trip. The department takes a cut before you get yours; this is how they pay for their MANY bar outings, parties, ACEP reunions etc... These people have fun. Oh, moonlighting after one ED month - working urgent care for $60/h. Chicago is fairly expensive.
Research isn't as big there, and I hear they're losing two of their top research docs next year (which they failed to mention on interview day, so be sure to ask). They have a new young faculty who is trying to establish some international stuff.... Oh, also, Howse is retiring in three years, after he finds us jobs.
In general, got good vibes there - residents were cool, good reputation, 3 years, but trauma seemed to be lacking a bit and it may require a little extra work to get a research project off the ground. Very good stuff overall.
Buena suerte con la entrevista...
Research isn't as big there, and I hear they're losing two of their top research docs next year (which they failed to mention on interview day, so be sure to ask). They have a new young faculty who is trying to establish some international stuff.... Oh, also, Howse is retiring in three years, after he finds us jobs.
In general, got good vibes there - residents were cool, good reputation, 3 years, but trauma seemed to be lacking a bit and it may require a little extra work to get a research project off the ground. Very good stuff overall.
Buena suerte con la entrevista...