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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?:
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?:
9 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?:
25 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
6
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
Phenomenal caseload and patient acuity. Excellent cardiothoracic volume with single/double-lung Tx, Cardiac Tx, CABG/valves/VADs/circ arrest cases. Great pre-interview dinner with high resident turnout, seemed like a fun group, very happy. Department takes very good care of their residents, top-notch training with strong fellowships in virtually all subspecialty areas of anesthesia. This is a very large residency program (~30/class!), which means call is 3-4x/month, ~1 weekend/month. I did not take notes at this interview (it was my last) so I forget many of the details, but this was the best Harvard program in my opinion and I had a great gut feeling there. Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
No liver Tx, low trauma, huge program so possibility of getting lost in the shuffle? Very high competition for fellowship spots means in-house candidates aren't assured spots, nevertheless their candidates always get a fellowship spot somewhere if desired. 2 interviews composed entirely of "form" questions, which I found annoying more than anything. Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
Long day ends at around 5:30PM, with 6 interviews (most I encountered on the interview trail). Assistant PD's quote applicants' LOR's and interesting achievements during a welcome "intro" session, which was unique. Interviewers well-versed in my application. Tour with 15 minutes spent in an OR of your choice (I really enjoyed this opportunity to talk with residents/attendings "on the job"), lots of interviews, then happy hour with the residents with beer/wine & sushi to end the day. PD and chair had good sense of humor and very resident-friendly. Ranked this program very highly despite being completely averse to staying in the Boston area, which indicates how impressive I felt the quality of training was here. Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Automobile
What was your total time spent traveling?:
2-3 hours
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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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