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Mount Sinai School of Medicine Program Individual Response

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Basic Info

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?:

8 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?:

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?:

10 out of 10

What was the stress level of the interview?:

1 out of 10

How do you think you did?:

9 out of 10

How did the interview impress you?:

Positively

Questions

How long was the interview?:

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?:

3

What was the style of the interview?:

One-on-one

What impressed you positively?:

Dr Rieder is an amazing PD; PDs are responsive to resident concerns; hours seems manageable; excellent location; diverse patient population; good cameraderie between residents; very flexible and can tailor your experience; emphasis of specialization; residents smart and seem to be able to do what they want; excellent biological psychiatric research; excellent psychotherapy training; emphasis on psychiatric phenomenology; global health track Report as inappropriate

What impressed you negatively?:

lack of experience of public psychiatry; weak on psychiatric epidemiology; primarily training for 'NYC' psychiatry - i.e. cash-only private practice Report as inappropriate

How was your interview day? Please summarize.:

breakfast with the PDs and intro; 3 interviews; break then lunch; another meeting with the PDs; tour of facilities Report as inappropriate

Travel

What was your primary mode of travel?:

Airplane

What was your total time spent traveling?:

2-3 hours

What airport did you use?:

JFK

Where did you stay?:

Friends or family

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:

How would you rate the hotel?:

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?:

no

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:

< $100

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