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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?:
7 out of 10
How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:
7 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?:
5 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?:
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?:
15 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
5
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
--This is a large program (24 residents/class)...all categorical positions. <br>--Call schedule at the main hospital seems fairly benign: 2-3 overnight calls/month (1 weekend day, 1-2 weekdays). For weekday calls, you start at 11 AM (CA-1/2) or 3 PM (CA-3). One home-call CA-2 on weekends. <br>--Post-call day is off, and POST-post call day is spent in pre-op holding starting lines, helping with procedures/breaks...nice that you don't have to come in post-call to do pre-ops. <br>--Late-stay CRNAs and residents doing their week of noon-9PM shifts help get people out on time. Residents say you will almost always get out between 3-5, rarely later than 6 or 6:30. <br>--Well-integrated computerized OR charting and hospital documentation system. Makes data-mining for research a breeze, and everything is accessable remotely so you can do pre-ops from home if desired. There is also a huge database of keyword writeups and "room tips" available online to help preparedness for cases. <br>--4 week research block in internship year. One month of "Anesthesia Boot Camp" in either May or June of internship to get you ready to be by yourself in the OR in July. Start taking call right away in July. <br>--Didactics: 1/2 hr morning conference to go over keyword topics on MTW. Grand rounds/M&M on Thursday. Journal Club on Friday. 5 mock-oral exam sessions/year. <br>--All house officers unionized...get a Christmas bonus among other benefits. Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
--Tough intern year (3 surgery rotations). Lots of Q3/Q4 call. Sounds like some of the other programs scut you out during their didactic time since you're not in their specialty. <br>--No internal anesthesia moonlighting. <br>--Tough schedule on OB (Q2/Q3?) <br>--Seems like simulator training isn't integrated very well into curriculum. Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
--All interview and dinner activities are on Saturdays, so you don't have to worry about getting into town early on Friday. The program pays for a TWO night stay in the Dahlmann Campus Inn, a ritzy hotel less than a mile from the hospital. I<br>--Interview day starts with continental breakfast and a 1-hour presentation by the chair, Dr. Tremper, then break out into interviews and tours which last until about 12:45. Interviews are with: either chair or residency director, three faculty, and one chief resident. Mostly laid-back interviews....one interviewer asked more serious/difficult questions, the rest were very conversational. Lunch afterwards and then you are free to go. <br>--On Saturday night, dinner with the residents at Buffalo Wild Wings. Casual setting works well since the applicant group is HUGE (32 people my day), and tons of residents will show up. Unlike most interview dinners that are supposedly "casual dress" but really mean business casual, at this one everyone actually wears jeans and casual clothes. Nice. 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?:
Campus Inn
How would you rate the hotel?:
7 out of 10
Would you recommend the hotel?:
Yes
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