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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?:
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?:
6 out of 10
What was the stress level of the interview?:
4 out of 10
How do you think you did?:
8 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Positively
How long was the interview?:
20 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
5
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
Great name, impressive leadership, outstanding caseload. Smart faculty, bright residents, good support staff. Strongest cinical program I saw. All transplants in good numbers and real trauma. Relatively infrequent call, most weekends off. Strong peds. Department has more of a presence in the hospital than I saw at other places, likely stemming from the chair. Fairly generous internal moonlighting. Alumni in leadership roles everywhere. Dept provides good support for residents seeking jobs/fellowships. Chair seems genuinely interested in the residents/residency and wants it to be the best it can possibly be. He's also very well connected. PD is committed to education and is loved by the residents. Paid for very nice hotel! Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Dinner before the interview wasn't as nice as others, but again, they paid for the hotel. Philadelphia is an okay city with a few nice pockets. Less exciting/nice than New York, Boston, Washington, but better than Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cleveland. More affordable than those first 3 cities and with lots of young people. As with most major programs, regional and didactics could be improved (and reportedly are being improved). Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
2 sessions, either early morning or late morning. Chair and PD talk about the program and how they want to train leaders, not just in anesthesiology but also in medicine in general and the community. Interviews with Chair, PD, chief, and 2 faculty. 4/5 were low stress; in the last one I was given a clinical scenario and asked some questions. Not pimping, more of a way to see how I think/defend my thoughts. I had expected worse, so it wasn't bad, but could probably rattle some people. Minimal touring which was great. Lunch had a Philadelphia flavor but could've used a few more residents. Overall day was 4-5 hours. Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Automobile
What was your total time spent traveling?:
2-3 hours
Where did you stay?:
Friends or family
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:
< $100
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