I would encourage anyone looking for a superb program in the southeast to be sure Chattanooga is on their list. We have an excellent hospital with great staff (this makes a difference at the end of the day), a new wet lab with research assistants, a great clinic setup, an excellent pay scale with benefits, q 6 call thanks to an additional resident per year (very nice), and most importantly excellent operative experience with fellowship trained attendings in almost every field. This program has gotten more competitive, however, since the additional resident was added (matched 3 out of top 5-all with excellent grades/boards). This isn't to deter people, only to let you know that the chairman is a numbers guy and that this has become one of the more desirable programs in the southeast with all the new additions. I'm a resident here so I'm a little biased, but if you want more info you can email me at [url=mailto]
[email protected][/url] and I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. Good luck to all this year.
