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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?:
6 out of 10
How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:
6 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's facilities?:
8 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's location?:
6 out of 10
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?:
4 out of 10
What was the stress level of the interview?:
1 out of 10
How do you think you did?:
9 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Positively
How long was the interview?:
30 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
2
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
PD knew about every applicant's research/experience prior to the introduction section and asked us about it that morning. A Chief Resident for the Day is assigned to the interview group and gives the tours, coordinates the lunch, etc. Ours was very helpful. The Sheppard-Pratt hospital is top notch, beautiful and the faculty there seemed very approachable. Other residents seemed very happy there. IM months are held at a hospital that only has preliminary IM residents so Psych residents feel more accepted and part of the team. Questions were low-stress. Very family friendly program. Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Not much. The in-patient psych units at U Maryland seemed pretty run down. Some people don't like Baltimore, but I always found it eclectically appealing. I would have liked to have one more interview, two seems a little thin. Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
Light breakfast at 7:45 (eat at home too as lunch isn't served until 1pm after a long tour of S-P). Introductions by program director and Chair. Two interviews back-to-back. Then off to tour S-P and get an overview of your 4 years. Back to UMaryland for lunch with residents. Then tour of U Maryland. Then each applicant has a 5 minute wrap-up interview with the PD. Day ends at about 3:15. 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?:
Washington-Reagan
Where did you stay?:
Friends or family
How would you rate the hotel?:
10 out of 10