hey all,
I interviewed at the U of R. I was advised by a former resident to give the place a look. The coordinator was extremely helpful. The residents seem to think she made their lives easier. They put you up in a hotel and provide a shuttle to a restaurant the night before. A lot of the senior residents were there to answer questions and hang out. Some of the residents spouses were there as well which was also helpful. I think that says something about the program. All in all it was a nice ice breaker especially since this was the first interview for most.
Aside from the perks, the interview day was pretty laid back. No pimping. They just want to get to know you. Their clinic building is offsight and is pretty unbelievable.
The hospital is huge. The ED looks brand new. The ORs look brand new. The call rooms were better than at my place and are supposedly going to be renovated soon. Minimal scut according to the residents and a guy who rotated there. They seem to work hard but seem more than satisfied.
They take inhouse call as 2's and then some minimal inhouse call as R3's. The 4's and 5's help the new 2's in July and otherwise take home call only.
If you are into the lab- the place is tremendous. I also got the feeling that if you are not - that's ok too. Seems like there is plenty going on research wise. I don't think they do any biomechanics, but then again- neither do I.
The program has no holes that I could identify. They have multiple faculty in sports/spine/peds/tumor/foot/hand/trauma/Joints. I thought joints was weak with only 1 guy at the main hospital but they work with another fellowship trained guy as well as several private practice guys doing joints at an outside hospital. Also, they are getting another fellowship trained joints guy this year.
The chairman seems pretty willing to listen to residents (unlike mine). Supposedly he's wicked smart - but I though he was extremely modest.
I was expecting a good program - but was pretty blown away. Its early but I expect to rank it high.
Did anyone have a different impression? Any red flags that I missed? Or would those of you who went agree?
I interviewed at the U of R. I was advised by a former resident to give the place a look. The coordinator was extremely helpful. The residents seem to think she made their lives easier. They put you up in a hotel and provide a shuttle to a restaurant the night before. A lot of the senior residents were there to answer questions and hang out. Some of the residents spouses were there as well which was also helpful. I think that says something about the program. All in all it was a nice ice breaker especially since this was the first interview for most.
Aside from the perks, the interview day was pretty laid back. No pimping. They just want to get to know you. Their clinic building is offsight and is pretty unbelievable.
The hospital is huge. The ED looks brand new. The ORs look brand new. The call rooms were better than at my place and are supposedly going to be renovated soon. Minimal scut according to the residents and a guy who rotated there. They seem to work hard but seem more than satisfied.
They take inhouse call as 2's and then some minimal inhouse call as R3's. The 4's and 5's help the new 2's in July and otherwise take home call only.
If you are into the lab- the place is tremendous. I also got the feeling that if you are not - that's ok too. Seems like there is plenty going on research wise. I don't think they do any biomechanics, but then again- neither do I.
The program has no holes that I could identify. They have multiple faculty in sports/spine/peds/tumor/foot/hand/trauma/Joints. I thought joints was weak with only 1 guy at the main hospital but they work with another fellowship trained guy as well as several private practice guys doing joints at an outside hospital. Also, they are getting another fellowship trained joints guy this year.
The chairman seems pretty willing to listen to residents (unlike mine). Supposedly he's wicked smart - but I though he was extremely modest.
I was expecting a good program - but was pretty blown away. Its early but I expect to rank it high.
Did anyone have a different impression? Any red flags that I missed? Or would those of you who went agree?