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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
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
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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