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Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education (Rochest Individual Response

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Basic Info

What is your in-state status?:

Out of state

On what date did the interview take place?:

2/1/2009

How do you rank this residency among ALL other residencies?:

10 out of 10

How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this program's facilities?:

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this program's location?:

1 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?:

5 out of 10

What was the stress level of the interview?:

3 out of 10

How do you think you did?:

10 out of 10

How did the interview impress you?:

Positively

Questions

How long was the interview?:

25 minutes

How many people interviewed you?:

3

What was the style of the interview?:

One-on-one

What impressed you positively?:

Excellent numbers, complex cases, focus on medical oversight of CRNAs, program is home to big names in gas (Faust, Hall, Chantigan), CA-3 year is all electives with opportunity to go to Jacksonville (peds/TEE), Scottsdale (peds/OB) , Wake Forest (OB), and Brigham and Womens (OB), many hallway rotations, good ancillary staff, computer charting, easy CA-1 call, good CA-1 warm up period (3-weeks with upper level and 6 weeks of didactics for CA-1s), weekends off if not on-call, Average 1.5 weekend calls per month, great workout facility, cheap cost of living, low property taxes, opportunity to moonlight in Austin, Winona, Alberta Lea, Lake City ($900/12 hour shift), Report as inappropriate

What impressed you negatively?:

the City of Rochester, small book fund ($1000 for the 3 years), Weak in peds, trauma, OB. Only 9 months available for TEE training at Rochester but additional months offered in Jacksonville, difficult Clinical base year, very formal dress code (suits while on wards/pain clinic/pre-op clinic) Report as inappropriate

How was your interview day? Please summarize.:

It was a very relaxed day. I think that the programs views it more as an opportunity to get to know the program and people. Report as inappropriate

Travel

What was your primary mode of travel?:

Automobile

What was your total time spent traveling?:

4-6 hours

Where did you stay?:

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:

Staybridge Suites

How would you rate the hotel?:

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?:

Yes

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:

$101-$200

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