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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?:
10 out of 10
How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:
10 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's facilities?:
5 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's location?:
10 out of 10
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?:
10 out of 10
What was the stress level of the interview?:
8 out of 10
How do you think you did?:
8 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Positively
How long was the interview?:
20 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
4
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
The Bottom Line/Impression: Undoubtedly one of the best in the country, though probably not a fit for everyone. <p>Lodging/Dinner: Nice hotel near right across from Golden Gate Park in the western part of the Haight, short walk to Moffitt-Long campus. Dinner around the corner.<p> Schedule: Starts at 0800 and out at 1400. Decent breakfast, followed by a few words from Dr. Miller who announced he’ll be stepping down in July 2009. Chair search is underway. Then a bird’s eye view of the program from assistant PD Dr. Pardo, going over the various hospitals, internship, changes in didactics and rotations. Impressively >90%ile on the ITE every year. Then, interview with either Pardo or the PD, Mark Rosen, and 1 other faculty. Tour complete with 15th floor view of the Golden Gate and Bay, excellent lunch (best of the interview trail) with residents, then home free.<p> Program Info: 24 spots/year, 12 categoricals and (this year) 10 advanced due to surgery switchers. Up to 2 of the cat spots are the 5-year research track, and up to 2 are the 5-year ICU track which are separate NRMP numbers. Rotations are at Moffitt (including surgicenter), VA, SF General, Mt. Zion (onc/outpatient surgery), and one month of Peds at Oakland Children’s.<p> Pros: ICU, ICU, ICU; 17 anesthesia intensivists on staff which is crazy. Transplant, trauma, OB, regional, cardiac. Acuity is very high. Oh, I think they do some research here! Competitive pay with the housing stipends despite low base UC pay. Location, location, location. <p> Cons: Miller is leaving with unknown consequence. Cost of living. Need to travel to no fewer than 5 hospitals. Lots of work hours with apparently few perks/rewards other than the training; i.e. this place is old-school. This is not a touchy-feely environment and if any program is “sink or swim” I’d say this is it. This is manifested in the interview day where many commonly addressed issues (hours, average time out of the OR, teaching, which fellowships are offered) were not talked about or brought up – as if doing so was silly or was so not an issue that it didn’t need to be talked about. Many are put off by the “We ARE UC” attitude. Question of malignancy always lingers but residents overall seem at least neutral and possibly even happy. Residents seem to be satisfied with curricular and didactic changes but it still seems like trying to redirect a cruise ship. One of the chief residents was a general surgery resident for 3 years before switching – which should give you an idea of the kind of residents and attitudes they are looking for. Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Automobile
What airport did you use?:
An easy interview to do w/o a car due to SF's tran
Where did you stay?:
At program supplied housing
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:
Stanyan Park
How would you rate the hotel?:
8 out of 10
Would you recommend the hotel?:
Yes
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:
< $100
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