"Good caseload, plenty of peds, strong dept with stable leadership. Lots of good research going on here. Ann Arbor is not huge but it's a fun, affordable place to live with great bars, restaurants, and plenty of cultural jazz." | More from this Member | Report Response

"After interviewing at several so called powerhouses, I found Univ. of Michigan to be one the best out there. General: 24 positions, all Categorical. University of Michigan has a great reputation nationally especially within the world of anesthesia. Dr. Tremper (Chair) and Dr. Sanford (PD) both well known; both were one of the nicest chairs/PDs I had met throughout my interview trail. Call: Call schedule in the main ORs include 2-3 overnight calls per month generally with three weekends off per month. CA-1 and 2 call starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 7 a.m. CA-3 call starts at 3 p.m and CA-3s oversee/manage ORs during their call. You get the post call day off. And what impressed me most was that on your post-POST call day you only do procedures (ie lines, epidurals etc) in the holding area so no pre-ops etc to do on your post-call day and on your post-post call day you are guaranteed to be off by 3 p.m. Cases: Great caseload, ~70 ORs. Fellowships provided in every field except for Regional. Computerized OR charting and hospital documentation systems. I believe U. Mich’s OR charting system is one of the oldest in the country. Plenty of research opportunities for the residents. Faculty: Residents suggested that they had good relationship with all the faculty members and there is good amount of teaching in the ORs per the residents. Department has visiting professors from England rotate through. Sim Lab: Simulation lab not that great. This is probably one of the weaknesses of the program. Didactics: The best of all the places I interviewed at. Per the program chair you are provided with all the textbooks that you would need in your residency and beyond. Residents provided with well organized syllabus and directions on how to gear their studying. Five mock oral board exam sessions yearly, so plenty of opportunities to get used to sitting through oral exams. Residents: Seemed very happy, diverse resident population. Residents reputed to have excellent relationship with the CRNAs. Benefits: Salary on average or maybe high end of national average. No internal moonlighting, I believe. There is a house officers union for the hospital, which I didn’t know was possible. Great staff which was quite apparent during the interview day. 4 weeks of vacation throughout your residency including 4 wks of vacation during your intern year. " | More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall: I interviewed at every one of the "top programs" on the east coast and a few of them in the South and Midwest. Out of all of my interviews, I was most impressed with U of Michigan. . . Schedule: Fantastic, thoughtful scheduling (see other reviews for details), 2-3 calls per month, ~3 weekends off per month . . Didactics: Best of any program I saw. Extremely well organized, all books you need to have are given right up front, what they expect you to learn in the orientation month is laid out very explicitly; big program so that if you skip, nobody's likely to notice . . Leadership: Dr Tremper is an extremely personable, enthusiastic chair who (I believe) developed the pulse ox as well as the computer system they use there and told me that the anesthesia dept is the most lucrative (!) in the hospital (hard to believe but very impressive if true); a truly incredible mentor without ANY sign of arrogance at ALL (contrast with a couple other top places where some faculty were borderline narcissistic). Dr. Sanford seemed like an equally enthusiastic, personable guy (did not meet him). All the staff were very friendly. . . Reputation: At the top in and out of anesthesia world + GINORMOUS alumni NW means you can go anywhere you want afterwards . . Facilities: Very spacious (though a little old), new CV center is beautiful, new children's hospital going up . . Caseload: Anything and everything without treating residents like slave labor; regional is excellent but reputedly not quite as good as the top top regional places (ie Mayo, Duke); UM's philosophy is to always provide a brief orientation period for new rotations (ie OB, cards, etc) and then to allow the resident to delve in for a chunk of time to really master the field; I really liked this approach . . Residents: Very friendly and happy . . Ann Arbor: Very nice college town with an eclectic range of people with many different interests; apparently in "top ten lists" for healthiest cities to live in, best dating scenes, most educated, etc; lots of quaint little restaurants / shops along with upscale areas; beautiful homes/condos available which are very affordable; very little traffic; conveniently short drive to DTW airport which is obviously very convenient as a major northwest hub . . Hotel: One of the best I stayed in (almost but not quite as nice as Penn's) with a nice little gym; get to stay for 2 nights! . . " | More from this Member | Report Response

"--This is a large program (24 residents/class)...all categorical positions. <br>--Call schedule at the main hospital seems fairly benign: 2-3 overnight calls/month (1 weekend day, 1-2 weekdays). For weekday calls, you start at 11 AM (CA-1/2) or 3 PM (CA-3). One home-call CA-2 on weekends. <br>--Post-call day is off, and POST-post call day is spent in pre-op holding starting lines, helping with procedures/breaks...nice that you don't have to come in post-call to do pre-ops. <br>--Late-stay CRNAs and residents doing their week of noon-9PM shifts help get people out on time. Residents say you will almost always get out between 3-5, rarely later than 6 or 6:30. <br>--Well-integrated computerized OR charting and hospital documentation system. Makes data-mining for research a breeze, and everything is accessable remotely so you can do pre-ops from home if desired. There is also a huge database of keyword writeups and "room tips" available online to help preparedness for cases. <br>--4 week research block in internship year. One month of "Anesthesia Boot Camp" in either May or June of internship to get you ready to be by yourself in the OR in July. Start taking call right away in July. <br>--Didactics: 1/2 hr morning conference to go over keyword topics on MTW. Grand rounds/M&M on Thursday. Journal Club on Friday. 5 mock-oral exam sessions/year. <br>--All house officers unionized...get a Christmas bonus among other benefits." | More from this Member | Report Response

"Tough intern year. Many/most residents married +/- kids - not an issue for some but maybe not ideal for mid 20s singles. Per one resident regional numbers are tough to meet." | More from this Member | Report Response

"Its cold in Ann Arbor. " | More from this Member | Report Response

"Cafeteria: Small, but clean at least . . Weather: Very cold . . " | More from this Member | Report Response

"--Tough intern year (3 surgery rotations). Lots of Q3/Q4 call. Sounds like some of the other programs scut you out during their didactic time since you're not in their specialty. <br>--No internal anesthesia moonlighting. <br>--Tough schedule on OB (Q2/Q3?) <br>--Seems like simulator training isn't integrated very well into curriculum." | More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviews are on Saturday, get two nights at a nice hotel in Ann Arbor. Interview day starts early, presentations by PD and chair who are pretty funny. Has typical tour w/ bunny suits, fancy sim stuff, and good lunch. Out after lunch and dinner with residents that night." | More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview and dinner with the residents on Saturday. Department pays for accommodations for two days at a nice hotel near the medical center. Interview day starts with presentation by Dr. Tremper the chair. In total five interviews with one of them being with a chief resident. All of my interviewers were nice and had great personalities. Interviews were quite conversational. Interview day run quite efficiently by the office staff. I remember one of the staff members was extremely nice and went out of his way to help me throughout the interview day. There is a dinner with the residents on Saturday night, so after your interviews, at Buffalo Wild Wings. Totally informal dinner, this was the only dinner where I wore jeans. You can order anything you like without being worried about what the residents may think. I remember I was stuffed after this dinner. Residents were open and honest. ---Bottom-line a great program with excellent reputation to train at." | More from this Member | Report Response

"In early, very efficient, crappy lunch, out early (ie by 1pm) . . Despite the crappy lunch (and food is important to me!) I have to say this was the best-run day and the best program that I saw. ." | More from this Member | Report Response

"--All interview and dinner activities are on Saturdays, so you don't have to worry about getting into town early on Friday. The program pays for a TWO night stay in the Dahlmann Campus Inn, a ritzy hotel less than a mile from the hospital. I<br>--Interview day starts with continental breakfast and a 1-hour presentation by the chair, Dr. Tremper, then break out into interviews and tours which last until about 12:45. Interviews are with: either chair or residency director, three faculty, and one chief resident. Mostly laid-back interviews....one interviewer asked more serious/difficult questions, the rest were very conversational. Lunch afterwards and then you are free to go. <br>--On Saturday night, dinner with the residents at Buffalo Wild Wings. Casual setting works well since the applicant group is HUGE (32 people my day), and tons of residents will show up. Unlike most interview dinners that are supposedly "casual dress" but really mean business casual, at this one everyone actually wears jeans and casual clothes. Nice." | More from this Member | Report Response