I always found these threads interesting and informative and it will help us kill some of the time until match day...
1. Campbell Clinic - didn't rotate here but was blown away on my interview day. Cool residents, unmatched operative experience (trauma experience unbelievable), big names on staff. Trauma seemed rough, but life on other rotations not so bad. Increasing research support. This is one of the top tier placed that truly lives up to the hype and has it all. Memphis doesn't seem as bad as some make it out to be.
2. Mayo - what can you say... its the mayo clinic. opportunities are endless. Rochester would be good for my family.
3. University of Washington - rotated here and loved it. very well balanced program with great operative experience (although slightly back-loaded). big names in every subspecialty
4. Iowa - impressive on interview day. well balanced and very academic. good group of residents.
5. Vanderbilt - rotated here and would have been higher if not for the recent instability. great group of residents
6. Florida - jumped way up on my list after interview day. Scarborough is a class act. just not sure i want to live in the deep south.
7. University of Wisconsin - madison wi is one of my favorite cities. great spine here.
8. UTSW - great operative experience. trauma dominated.
9. Emory - see above.
10. Hopkins
11. Michigan
12. Maryland
