For more details, click on the categories below
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?:
8 out of 10
How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:
8 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?:
10 out of 10
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?:
4 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?:
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: A smaller but very academic program in “America’s Finest City.”<p> Lodging/Dinner: Nice dinner at a nearby restaurant. No hotel, but it was the “recommended” hotel and the itinerary seemed to rely on applicants taking the hotel’s shuttle instead of parking (and they did not pay for parking). At dinner, some residents seemed to forget why exactly the dinner was being held, e.g. for the APPLICANTS, not for the residents.<p> Schedule: Starts WAYYYYYY too early at 6:20am to go to Grand Rounds (why do programs do this? We get nothing out of it except being made objects of). A short presentation from the research chair who is a quirky, but apparently famous, and nice guy. 4 or 5 interviews, quick, faculty were friendly, familiar with my app, and fun to talk to including (especially) the chair who was a lot more laid-back than he comes across at first. Lunch with the residents in the lounge – a friendly and laid-back bunch.<p> Program Info: 12 residents a year, all advanced. Cardiac, pain, and peds fellowships only. You cover Hillcrest, Thornton, VA, and do peds @ Children’s – about 30 OR’s total. Good support, but not competition from CRNA’s.<p> Pros: Location! You pay the “sunshine tax” for sure though and ZERO chance of buying a house. Good support, but not competition from CRNA’s. Grads get good fellowships (namely ICU @ Columbia, MGH recently). Pain, regional very strong. Lots of research (highest $$$ per faculty in the country) particularly in pain and neuro/stem-cell stuff. Lots of big names, disproportionately so for the size and clinical training (Benumof = airway, Kaplan = cardiac, Drummond/Patel = neuro). A great way to get into the supercompetitive San Diego PP market. <p> Cons: Peds, ICU weak. Not sure if this is a pro or a con, but supposedly the autonomy/independence is unmatched and this could be good for you even though it stems from the whole service-bound-up-in-education thing from the 90’s. Report as inappropriate
We help students become doctors. TM
