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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?:
4 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's location?:
8 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?:
2 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?:
2
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
The Bottom Line/Impression: A top 10 program that lives up to its reputation.<p> Lodging/Dinner: No hotel, dinner at a nice restaurant on the Upper West Side with a nice “happy hour” to start. Residents did multiple shots, aka were fun and seemed to be friends with each other and go out and have a life outside the hospital.<p> Schedule: Info session with Dr. Pang (PD) to start the day, pretty standard tour, interview, lunch. I learned that you should not attempt to eat a veggie wrap in NYC: the greens were nasty, and if you think about it, there are no farms anywhere nearby.<p> Program Info: 16 categorical, 8 advanced spots; will be all-categorical for 2009-10 season. No need to go anywhere for any rotations –volume and acuity are not a problem!<p> Pros: Caseload and training are incredible, acuity is very high and you get everything except lots of penetrating trauma and (I think) burns. Cardiac, ICU, transplant are very strong, as is research into health/anesthesia outcomes with new epidemiologist on staff. Mean # of pump cases = 140! Location if Manhattan is your thing. “Team Captain” aka on-call CA-3 runs the board and team is a great opportunity and seems to be pretty standard among the “Top 10” crowd. I would say it’s pretty similar to Penn, but the perks are fewer and the “vibe” not there since we didn’t talk to the chair and the PD was a little…spacey.<p> Cons: Lots of hours (pretty standard for “top” programs) and possibility for “malignancy.” Housing is a little dicey; Columbia provides it, but only in the nearby area and Upper West Side housing on your own is pricey and hard to get. Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Automobile
What was your total time spent traveling?:
7+ hours
Where did you stay?:
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:
Holland Motor Lodge - right next to Holland Tunnel easy 20 min drive to campus @ 0700
How would you rate the hotel?:
5 out of 10
Would you recommend the hotel?:
Yes
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:
$101-$200
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