"residents were friendly as were the attendings, things were done efficiently, large class size, solid training, great reputation among the so cal programs, and their statement that if you work hard they'll help you get a fellowship in what you want. " | More from this Member | Report Response

"Lots of peds and hearts, electronic records, call reasonable, 50-60 hrs/wk" | More from this Member | Report Response

"This really is a great program to get trained at. Lots of cards, peds, and good diversity of cases as Loma Linda is the only hospital in the surrounding area. Faculty are supportive. Research is not heavy hitting but residents do present at conferences and you have the option of taking 4 months off if you really feel the need to do basic science research. The department pays for conferences. Morale is high among residents, great camaraderie between residents and staff. Call is 12 hours 50-60 hours a week. Facilities are nice, all of your rotations are within walking distance of each other except for Arrowhead where you do trauma and burns. Evidently Loma Linda has never had to scramble for residents even in the 90's. The board pass rate is >90%, one person failed it last year but usually its 100% The surrounding area is nice, a family oriented community with everything you need. Loma Linda is a good place only for its proximity to everything. 1 hour to LA, 5 hours to skiing, 1 1/2 hours to SD, 3 hours to Vegas. Good although the town itself seems a little quiet and boring. But its still SoCal. This is a great program for great training. If you are married with a family, I can't think of a better place... if you are single then not so much. " | More from this Member | Report Response

"location, if southern california didn't have such cruddy traffic, then i wouldnt complain about this too much. " | More from this Member | Report Response

"Residents score about 60-70th percentile on exams, though they have >90% pass rate compared to the rest of the country, maybe weak in other transplants" | More from this Member | Report Response

"Regional is experience is not quite as robust as other programs. Again, the location ... its a boring area. This place is definitely not LA. The cafeteria is vegetarian (but good food). " | More from this Member | Report Response

"The Bottom Line/Impression: A very solid program with great peds but a strange vibe.<p> Lodging/Dinner: Dinner at a cool local/organic restaurant. More residents than applicants showed up! No hotel.<p> Schedule: Meet at 0800. Intro from PD Dr. Stier with lots of info not just about the program but about anesthesiology and residency in general. Chair Dr. Martin gives short talk about how many they take, selection process, other FAQs. Notably, they interview 120 for 15 spots but only rank 70-80 and go to 45-55 on their list. The fact that they don’t rank a substantial portion of their interviewees, and the tone of the very short interviews (“Why did you apply here? What is your connection to California?”) leads me to believe that they weed out interviewees based on their intent to rank the program highly. I’m not sure that’s a great approach. Anyway, 4 very quick (8-12 minutes) interviews with PD, associate PD, chair, and one other faculty. Some are conversational but others are tough to get a word in edgewise with. They are openly focused on Step 1 and the mean of next CA-1 class is 231. Interestingly, no folder or written program info is given out. Odd. <p>Program Info: 15-16/yr including 3 CAT (intern year not discussed at all maybe because it won’t be available this season). Cover 20+ OR’s at main hospital plus outpatient surgicenter and “advanced” smaller hospital where they do spines and whatnot. Trauma etc at Arrowhead which is the San Bernardino county hospital.<p> Pros: Peds, peds, peds, this was hammered into our skulls. Cardiac – known for transplant and peds hearts – apparently volume-wise cardiac is “tons.” Location is great with great weather, close to lots of things, low traffic, decent cost of living. Faculty are laid-back and residents seem very happy - chief was probably the most chill, easygoing guy I've met along the whole trail. There is most fellowships here but it sounds like they do not fill. Neuroscience research lab.<p> Cons: Weaker regional. Name-wise and reputation-wise it’s clearly not UCLA or UCSF. This seems to translate to difficulty with grads finding good PP jobs (it’s tough in the current market). Strange vibe. For example, we are told that the program is small enough that you can’t be anonymous as if to suggest it’s a tight-knit family…and yet the chief and PD didn’t seem to know each other well. Other red flags: interrogatory interview style as above, apparently every class has at least one person switch out or drop out, feeling that you’re getting “the party line” and negatives glossed over. " | More from this Member | Report Response

"the website is dead on accurate of what you'll see on ur interview day." | More from this Member | Report Response

"1st reviewer was commenting on SCORES! not pass rate! Learn to read" | More from this Member | Report Response

"Dinner night before, 2 informative presentations in the morning, vegetarian lunch, 3 chill interviews, basic tour, end." | More from this Member | Report Response

"You will get great training here and if you want to practice or get a fellowship in California the faculty will be able to get you where you want to go. The only real negative is location and regional experience. Otherwise I came away very impressed." | More from this Member | Report Response