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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?:
10 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?:
3 out of 10
How do you think you did?:
7 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Positively
How many people interviewed you?:
5
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
- All of the faculty and residents seemed extremely nice and genuinely happy to be there<br> - They have the ONLY simulated TEE in the nation<br> - All of the facilities are up-to-date and cutting-edge technology is readily available (Electronic OR records, etc)<br> - The board pass rates are crazy high over the last 10+ years<br> - The strength/experience of the faculty<br> - Great didactics!<br> - Fellowship opportunities and placement of recent grads (the "Harvard" name helps)<br> - Pre-interview dinner was one of the best I went on<br> - Level 1 trauma center with helipad<br> - Good OB experience (about 5000 births annually)<br> - Great research opportunity with tons of funding<br> - AMAZING regional experience<br> - Faculty:Resident ratio is 1:1 Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
- That the two main hospitals aren't connected by an indoor walkway, etc (you have to walk outside, which in the winter could get cold... however, you are typically only assigned one of the places for the month/rotation so you shouldn't have to go back and forth much)<br> - Cost of living in Boston, but it's the price you pay for such a cool/historic city<br> - Don't do heart/lung transplants (but do their share of livers, kidneys, pancreas, etc) Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
Had an extremely nice pre-interview dinner with great resident turnout. Arrive the next morning for a continental breakfast, a program power-point overview presentation and then interviews/tours begin. Lots of residents were available to speak with around lunch time and I think the quality of the residents and their apparent happiness with the program was astounding. Overall it was an incredible interview experience and they were very accommodating. I would be extremely happy if I was fortunate enough to match here! 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?:
Boston Logan
Where did you stay?:
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:
The recommended one across the street
How would you rate the hotel?:
8 out of 10
Would you recommend the hotel?:
Yes
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:
$401-$500
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