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What is your in-state status?:
Out of state
On what date did the interview take place?:
2/1/2008
How do you rank this residency among ALL other residencies?:
4 out of 10
How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:
3 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's facilities?:
3 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's location?:
6 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?:
2 out of 10
How do you think you did?:
6 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Negatively
How long was the interview?:
30 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
1
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
Location is close to LA beaches, good amount of resident autonomy Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Seemed to NOT be most residents' top choice (residents who scrambled or had extended medical school careers), residents did not seem as up to speed as residents at other programs I interviewed at, old facilities with residents doing lots of scut (dragging patients to MRI, etc.), no EMRs or electronic orders, parking difficulties at hospital with no guaranteed parking for residents Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
morning report, meet with PD, interview, lunch, tour. Lots and lots of down time during the day (seemed to spend a lot of time waiting for the next person to come get us). Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Airplane
What was your total time spent traveling?:
7+ hours
What airport did you use?:
LAX
Where did you stay?:
Friends or family
How would you rate the hotel?:
8 out of 10
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:
$201-$300
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