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What is your in-state status?:
In state
On what date did the interview take place?:
How do you rank this residency among ALL other residencies?:
7 out of 10
How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:
3 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?:
3 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?:
4
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
Nice facilities, excellent TEE training program (with brand-new simulator) with goal to prepare residents for basic certification after residency. High ortho volume so regional was a purported strength, top pain fellowship and very high OB volume, majority high-risk. Rotations in Cardiac, Neuro as CA-1's. Association with Joselyn Diabetes Center (next door) ensures plenty of vasculopaths, opportunity to run open AAA's as a CA-1. Liver/pancreas/kidney Tx, low trauma. Simulation seemed to be a big part of the curriculum and well-integrated. Reputation for being the smallest, friendliest Harvard program with a social resident group. Residents seemed like nice, fun people who were very happy to be there. Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Residents at the dinner mentioned they would likely have more difficulty getting jobs compared with the other Harvard programs. Mostly getting PP jobs in NE, although alumni network is broad & well-connected in peds (in Boston & Hopkins). Felt it was the smallest and least reputable of the big 3 Boston area programs (BWH/MGH/BID). OR management preparation marginal. Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
Typical anesthesia interviews (laid-back, getting to know you as a person). Was asked a few obligatory "form" questions to test thinking on your feet, left after lunch around 2PM. I ended up ranking this program towards the bottom of my list, mostly because I was more impressed by the caseload and reputation of the other Harvard institutions I interviewed at and wasn't interested in staying in the Boston area in general. Otherwise I thought this was a great place to train. Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Automobile
What was your total time spent traveling?:
2-3 hours
What airport did you use?:
Where did you stay?:
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:
How would you rate the hotel?:
5 out of 10
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:
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