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What is your in-state status?:
Out of state
On what date did the interview take place?:
10/31/2011
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?:
10 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?:
1 out of 10
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?:
1 out of 10
What was the stress level of the interview?:
10 out of 10
How do you think you did?:
6 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Positively
How long was the interview?:
5 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
4
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
The facilities were enormous. Over 150 OR's...world class surgeons. World class research, block after block of campus. They paid for the onsite intercontinental the night prior. Lots of residents went to the ASA conference. First year of program is very very easy. While the teaching is not the greatest at this program, the name and networking will take you far if you manage to teach yourself along the way. That's why I ranked it high. Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Definitely a 'surgery factory'. They are trying to improve their reputation and have hired a new PD and Academic Chair to move the program into a more education based direction instead of just using residents to push cases. Another interview factory line. 30 ish applicants for one day. Really short interviews by attendings who hadn't read the applications. Stuffy dinner the night prior no alcohol and at 8pm 'curfew' the dinner was promptly over. Residents are mostly FMG's who were attendings in their home country's already. So there was a lot left to be desired in resident camaderie. Alot of the residents didn't even know each other at lunch time. Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
Presentation by PD, then hours waiting for four 5min interviews. Lunch with residents. Tour of the huge facility was very impressive. Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Airplane
What was your total time spent traveling?:
2-3 hours
What airport did you use?:
Cleveland Hopkins
Where did you stay?:
At program supplied housing
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:
Intercontinental Hotel and Conference Center
How would you rate the hotel?:
10 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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