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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?:
10 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's location?:
5 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?:
9 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?:
15 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
4
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
I came to interview as a skeptic after reading studentdoctor, but left a fan. First of, it's a hospital city... I have never seen such a large medical complex. They even have a hospital for eye surgery only. It's gorgeous, well designed, a great place to spend a lot of time in! Their size, fame, and income means a few things... 1) Any interesting case or surgery, you will see (I heard the funnest stories from residents, such as open heart surgery in an ICU room) and 2) They will hardly be affected by this economic crisis (unlike almost every hospital, which are having to hire less people, cut bonuses, buy less capital/technology). There are very few places in the US that could have a better experience than what you will get at the clinic... In fact, I won't even list all the experience you'll get because it'd take all day (TEE, cardio, GI/lung/tons of liver transplants). One attending put it correctly... The day he had a healthy patient without crazy complications, he didn't know what to do with himself. Now, on top of that, the residents and attendings were nice and get along (there are a few bad unhappy apples, like every program), residents have no trouble getting jobs and fellowships, the programs supports the residents well (money for conferences, benefits)... My biggest question/concern going in was whether the program was a workhorse-slave driving place. After questioning at least 10 residents, I found out these average hours: PGY1 (half 80, half 45 per week... tons of ICU rotations), 2 (65-70), 3 (60-65), 4 (55-60). Most of the time, they leave by 5pm. They used to have a problem with people staying late, but now have a "relief list" where they rotate when people leave, and residents will only stay till 8-9 a few times (with moonlighting payment after 5 of 60/hr). The residents that stay later get the next day off. Call is about 5 times a month (more in ICU) with post call days off, and residents arrive at 3pm. 50% of calls are 24 hours, 50% are short calls. Residents felt they had enough time to read. That sounds similar to most of the programs I applied to. Only a few had lesser hours. My guess the difference is that on call residents at the clinic get no sleep (due to their enormous size... 78 bed ICUs and such). I was very impressed and felt it was a positive environment. Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Didatics is short (1 grand rounds/week, 1 class-specific lecture per week at 5-6:30pm), but they pay for a week-long board course, have 2x/year oral board reviews, and it seems their residents do well on the boards. It's in Cleveland, which is pretty here, ghost town there, and filled with potholes. The government ought to create a law to demolish all the old un-inhabited houses. There are some pretty neighborhoods to live in close to the clinic. Plenty of things to do (outdoor and indoor). Lots of IMGs. They match 20 through NRMP, and 10 in January outside of the match... including IMGs and people switching from other specialties. Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
Dinner with residents night before, program pays for awesome hotel, breakfast with presentation by PD, 4 interviews (2 attendings, PD, chief), lunch with residents, meeting with PD where he tells you in good detail how he feels your application is (he won't cheat and tell you how he ranks you, but will tell you he's impressed or not). Report as inappropriate
What was your total time spent traveling?:
7+ hours
Where did you stay?:
At program supplied housing
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:
Intercontinental Conference Center
How would you rate the hotel?:
10 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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