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What is your in-state status?:
Out of state
On what date did the interview take place?:
2/1/2009
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?:
9 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?:
7 out of 10
What was the stress level of the interview?:
3 out of 10
How do you think you did?:
10 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Positively
What impressed you positively?:
Overall: I interviewed at every one of the "top programs" on the east coast and a few of them in the South and Midwest. Out of all of my interviews, I was most impressed with U of Michigan. . . Schedule: Fantastic, thoughtful scheduling (see other reviews for details), 2-3 calls per month, ~3 weekends off per month . . Didactics: Best of any program I saw. Extremely well organized, all books you need to have are given right up front, what they expect you to learn in the orientation month is laid out very explicitly; big program so that if you skip, nobody's likely to notice . . Leadership: Dr Tremper is an extremely personable, enthusiastic chair who (I believe) developed the pulse ox as well as the computer system they use there and told me that the anesthesia dept is the most lucrative (!) in the hospital (hard to believe but very impressive if true); a truly incredible mentor without ANY sign of arrogance at ALL (contrast with a couple other top places where some faculty were borderline narcissistic). Dr. Sanford seemed like an equally enthusiastic, personable guy (did not meet him). All the staff were very friendly. . . Reputation: At the top in and out of anesthesia world + GINORMOUS alumni NW means you can go anywhere you want afterwards . . Facilities: Very spacious (though a little old), new CV center is beautiful, new children's hospital going up . . Caseload: Anything and everything without treating residents like slave labor; regional is excellent but reputedly not quite as good as the top top regional places (ie Mayo, Duke); UM's philosophy is to always provide a brief orientation period for new rotations (ie OB, cards, etc) and then to allow the resident to delve in for a chunk of time to really master the field; I really liked this approach . . Residents: Very friendly and happy . . Ann Arbor: Very nice college town with an eclectic range of people with many different interests; apparently in "top ten lists" for healthiest cities to live in, best dating scenes, most educated, etc; lots of quaint little restaurants / shops along with upscale areas; beautiful homes/condos available which are very affordable; very little traffic; conveniently short drive to DTW airport which is obviously very convenient as a major northwest hub . . Hotel: One of the best I stayed in (almost but not quite as nice as Penn's) with a nice little gym; get to stay for 2 nights! . . Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Cafeteria: Small, but clean at least . . Weather: Very cold . . Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
In early, very efficient, crappy lunch, out early (ie by 1pm) . . Despite the crappy lunch (and food is important to me!) I have to say this was the best-run day and the best program that I saw. . Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Airplane
What was your total time spent traveling?:
4-6 hours
What airport did you use?:
DTW
Where did you stay?:
Hotel
How would you rate the hotel?:
9 out of 10
Would you recommend the hotel?:
Yes
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