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What is your in-state status?:
Out of state
On what date did the interview take place?:
How do you rank this residency among ALL other residencies?:
8 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?:
10 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?:
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?:
Negatively
How long was the interview?:
10 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
4
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
The faculty were very straight forward and easy to talk with. New PD seems great; he emphasized that they train you to become anesthesiologists and not CRNAs with MDs. They've started using Thursday as didactics 'day' where each class gets out of the OR for 1.5h for lectures while extra CRNAs pick up the slack. The CBY is nice, they get you exposed to anesthesia early and then you have to do some intern year type rotations in CA1. The residents said the CBY is very easy. You do medicine with the hospitalist service, so they are easier cases and you don't take overnight call. Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Residents seemed haggard, but insisted they weren't overworked. Residents and faculty stated 'this is work horse program' but also stated 'you will never work more than a 60-70h week.' The program also has a 3 year accreditation and is cutting class sizes from 30-40 down to 20-25. The company men stated this is to 'focus on the individual residents' and that it will not increase the workload because CRNAs will take up the slack. Something just seems wrong with that, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what it is. Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
20-30 interviewees sit in a conference room. They give you a portfolio with a notepad and handouts about CC. The program director talks to you about things and then you wait in the conference room while students are taken in and out to have 10 minute interviews with folks. Most of the interviews were pretty good and asked pertinent questiosn related to my application. They do have a chief resident interview you, and the one I had left a negative impression me as it was a cookie-cutter interview that had no connection to my application. Once everyone has 4 interviews, you'll get lunch with some residents. If you want to meet with someone from the outcomes research institute, you can ask and someone will try to come over from there to talk to you and any of the other folks interested in it. After that the groups break up to get tours and you all meet back for a quick 'exit interview' where they talk to the whole group and give some parting words of advice. Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Automobile
What was your total time spent traveling?:
4-6 hours
What airport did you use?:
Where did you stay?:
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:
CC Guest House, book early for the nice one
How would you rate the hotel?:
7 out of 10
Would you recommend the hotel?:
yes
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:
$201-$300
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