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What is your in-state status?:
Out of state
On what date did the interview take place?:
2/1/2008
How do you rank this residency among ALL other residencies?:
8 out of 10
How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:
6 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's facilities?:
6 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's location?:
9 out of 10
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?:
8 out of 10
What was the stress level of the interview?:
3 out of 10
How do you think you did?:
9 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Positively
How long was the interview?:
30 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
2
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
Good comraderie among residents as well as attendings. Thought PD was focused on providing good educational experience and didactics. Structured research experience. (seen as a negative by some as work in groups on pre-selected topics - not all residents were interested in research.) Variety of hospital settings - good exposure to different types of practice. Strong in outpatient/MSK and Pain. Will be rotating at Rancho for TBI. LA seems to have great weather and beautiful surroundings. Residents report that if one is married - UCLA housing is a great option. (Less good if single.) Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Residents seem to come to program because it is in LA not because they think it is a great program. Question about strength of inpatient experience. Driving to various sites in LA particularly Long Beach and Rancho time consuming. Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
Presentation by PD (along with croissants/coffee) about program. Interviews. One will be with PD or assistant PD. In between we could sit in outpatient clinic and talk to other attendings/residents. Then lunch/brief tour. Option of staying for didactics afterwards. Well organized. Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Airplane
What airport did you use?:
LAX
Where did you stay?:
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:
UCLA Guest House
How would you rate the hotel?:
10 out of 10
Would you recommend the hotel?:
Yes
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:
$301-$400
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