Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Individual Response

What is your in-state status?:

In state

On what date did the interview take place?:

2/1/2008

How do you rank this residency among ALL other residencies?:

9 out of 10

How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:

9 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?:

5 out of 10

How do you think you did?:

8 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?:

- Faculty and residents were extremely nice and "real"(Midwestern attitude I suppose)<br> - The PD's active involvement with the program and interest in making changes based on resident feedback<br> - Future plans to set aside more "reading" time by hiring 8 more CRNAs<br> - In the PGY-1 year, program is creating an opportunity for the residents to do something during the medicine resident's clinic hours (like pre-op clinic or free time to read)<br> - Reasonable cost of living in the area and relative reimbursement<br> - The didactics are set up with different lecture complexity (and board review) based on your year in training<br> - Do ALL types of transplants (heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, etc)<br> - Level 1 trauma center<br> - Good regional experience with experienced faculty who are fellowship trained at various places (Duke, etc.)<br> - Electronic OR records coming down the pipeline in the next year or two (already talking about time table for implementation)<br> Report as inappropriate

What impressed you negatively?:

- Seems like a "harder working" program (although more attempts are being made at hiring 8 more CRNAs to relieve some of the burden on the residents)<br> - The 2 different "standardized" weird questions that each interviewer had to ask Report as inappropriate

How was your interview day? Please summarize.:

Overall, I would say that this is a very underrated program. It offers all types of transplants and gets all varieties of trauma exposure. The faculty/residents are very approachable but the residents may work a little harder than some comparable programs. Great clinical training and residents seemed very well prepared to take on anything after completion of this program. Report as inappropriate

What was your primary mode of travel?:

Automobile

What was your total time spent traveling?:

0-1 hour

Where did you stay?:

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?:

8 out of 10

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:

< $100