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What is your in-state status?:
In state
On what date did the interview take place?:
2/1/2008
How do you rank this residency among ALL other residencies?:
5 out of 10
How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:
5 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's facilities?:
4 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's location?:
2 out of 10
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?:
2 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?:
25 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
2
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
everyone is very nice, residents seem happy, residents were very available to us for ?s, pts with lots of chromosomal abnormalities and metabolic disorders, weird infectious disease cases (i.e. - tetanus, measles meningitis), electronic charts, attendings came to talk to us on a drop in basis which was really appreciated, night float, 4 wks vacation (2 x 2wk blocks), affiliated with hospital in Ecuador - peds cardio/CT surgeons go every year and bring students and residents, rotation at Milton Hershey School (local boarding school for underprivileged kids), safe community, cheap housing, great for families Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Hershey is a small town - not necessarily a negative depending on what you are looking for, no free standing children's hospital yet - plans to break ground approx. Jan-March 2009, children's floor is entire 7th floor with NICU, PICU, heme/onc unit, and wards, only 1 peds E.D. attending - program sends you to DuPont in Delaware for 4 wk peds E.D. rotation Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
continental breakfast at hotel where they put you up, meet in lobby at 7:45, morning report, welcome by PD, program overview then tour by chief residents, 2 interviews, Q and A with residents, lunch at noon conference, another sort of Q and A with attendings who dropped in to see us and chat, photo taken for purposes of their rank mtg, 10 min. one on one mtg with PD for any last minute ?s and so she can meet everyone personally, wrap up - day done by 2:30 Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Automobile
What was your total time spent traveling?:
0-1 hour
Where did you stay?:
Friends or family
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:
< $100
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