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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?:
6 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?:
7 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's location?:
3 out of 10
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?:
6 out of 10
What was the stress level of the interview?:
1 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Positively
How long was the interview?:
15 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
5
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
The Bottom Line/Impression: a solid program with very happy residents and (if anything) a stronger-than-average ICU experience. Good amount of perks and cush schedule vs. not-academic atmosphere.<p> Lodging/Dinner: Nicer hotel w/in walking distance provided. Light dinner and presentation the night before the interview in the department. Chief (George, nicest and most enthusiastic guy ever) went over call, moonlighting, didactics, etc., to keep the interviews themselves more personal. Tour of the hospital. <p> Schedule: Interview day starts 7:30am, light breakfast in the department’s classroom which served as the waiting area/bullpen for the applicants to hang out between interviews. 5-7 15 minute interviews. Low key, low stress, very personable, most had gone over my application and had good questions about research or other things I’d done. Lunch at noon at a local restaurant, done by 2:30pm. <p> Program Info: 12 spots, categorical only, around 35 OR’s total in-house. OB, Peds, Cardiac on-site. Go to Metro for trauma. Moonlighting in-house.<p> Pros: Residents are ridiculously happy and well-treated. The chair, Howard Nearman, personally sees to this and is the nicest most down-to-earth chair you’ll probably ever meet. The whole department is basically a “cult of personality” based on him being so laid-back, easy to work with, and invested in residents. ICU: SICU/CTICU are run by anesthesiologists. 4-6 months throughout your 4 years are ICU. Intern year: 5 months medicine but otherwise very chill, lots of exposure to the anesthesia faculty via ICU, OR, and pain months. Excellent working relationship with attendings – very cordial/casual, not an ounce of malignancy. Good support from AAs/CRNAs for breaks, crap cases, getting to lecture, etc. Residents always have first dibs on cases (you do AAA, SRNA does eyeball).<p> Cons: Cleveland. Location, weather, etc. Most residents are from the Midwest/Ohio area and stay in the region. No research whatsoever. Opportunities for residents to do their own but nothing established. Not the biggest name on the planet but pretty well known. Report as inappropriate
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