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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?:
9 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?:
3 out of 10
How do you think you did?:
7 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Positively
How long was the interview?:
20 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
2
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
- Get a month of transfusion medicine during your intern year. <br> - A lot of emphasis on research (if you like that sort of thing). <br> - Lots of cases to do so you get experience <br> - name recognition Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
- Some parts of the facilities looked very old. With a name like Columbia, I was expecting much nicer. <br> - The location (even though its in NYC, its not in the nicest part). Very expensive and hard to find a decent affordable place. <br> - The first year of the new categorical program seems very surgical heavy. There is NO rotation in basic medicine. Rotations even include an OB month at a near-by hospital that doesn't have OB residents so you will be doing deliveries while there. In addition, you have 2 months between ENT and general surgery for which you are mostly scutted off (according to one resident). There are also 2 months of pediatrics during this year. Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
The night before there is a dinner at CITRUS restaurant with alcohol hour prior to dinner. Dinner was better than expected. Had to sign in though once there. <p> About 18-20 candidates are brought in over the course of 15 interview days. <p> 8:30-9:00am is breakfast followed by an hour presentation by the Program Director and a few words from the chair. From 10-1:00 you will either be interviewing or on a tour depending on which group you are in. Then there is an hour lunch with residents (okay food but seems like the menu on interview days is often lacking). Around 2 you get a small wrap-up meeting with the PD and you're done. Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Train or subway
What was your total time spent traveling?:
2-3 hours
Where did you stay?:
Friends or family
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