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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?:
7 out of 10
How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:
4 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's facilities?:
6 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?:
8 out of 10
What was the stress level of the interview?:
2 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?:
15 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
4
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
Great case volume, content residents, relaxed program director Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
As for what I wroted down about the place: - 14 res/yr; training in 4 hospitals (Bellvue: NYC "county" hospital w/big ass trauma, lots of autonomy; Tisch: more private, nicer looking; VA: do critical care there, slower paced; HJD: the other major orthopedic hospital in NYC, lots o' regional) - didactics: daily early AM conferences, one of which you'll see on interview day; then different topics on different days, one conf M afternoon, one T afternoon, one morning one on Thurs. I seem to remember that one is relaxed and the faculty reportedly buys beer and food for the discussion, but you'll have to check me on that one. - 5 yr accrediation without citation - opportunity for research scholar, requiring 1.5 yr commitment but gives substantial stipend - we were told the residents are out daily between 4 pm and 6 pm without fail - Dr. Blanck is Chair and wasn't there for our interview day; Dr. Wajda is the program director, and I found him to be refreshingly relaxed and down to earth (one residency review was less positive of him). - Residents seemed happy to me - they actually get you dressed in the nicest bunny suits I've ever been in (I had a snazzy denim-looking set) - and put you in the Bellvue ORs with a resident. The guy I was with was from Texas, and he was very much happy with NYU (which was his first choice, or so he said). They get a great CA3 experience as "team captain" at Bellvue while on call, acting as the junior attending (running board, assigning who goes where, code response/intubation supervisor, etc.); a few other programs seem to have situations like this but this one stood out to me. Exposure to all the trauma you can shake a stick at, transplants of all types, good ICU, good research, good regional. - Overall, I liked them A LOT. Mein kampf is deciding if I want to be in NYC for four years. I already have my heart set on another program as #1, but, should I decide the city's where it's at for me, NYU will be ranked very high. Report as inappropriate
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