UNC info?

did you do a a search? this is something i posted back in february.

I rotated at UNC so I still only have limited insight to the program and did not interview at any of the other programs you mentioned. Their model is somewhat unique in that its 100% preceptor based. The upside of this is you do whatever cases the attending does and there is no one more senior to take them from you. I saw pgy2 residents doing hip scopes and pelvis fractures...which im guessing doesnt happen everywhere. The downside is you are still doing floor work as a chief. Overall you probably get a little bit better continuity of care than other places. If your attending has an academic day you are relatively free to do what you want. The didactics were good...and happen every day. Call was relatively light, even over the summer. While they see everything, the trauma volume there is not that high compared to other places I saw...this may be good or bad depending on what you are looking for. They do do a rotation at a hospital in raleigh (20 mins away) where they see more trauma. The residents were a good group and all very easy to be around. I dont think they have any major deficiencies. Dirschl is awesome. Overall I think it is a solid program with good operative experience that is relatively light in trauma.

I'm a student at UNC. I agree with the post above completely. The preceptor experience seems to allow unique experience, mostly for the better. When I ask the residents why the ended up at UNC, almost unanimously the answer is that everyone gets along so well, they felt "at home," or some variation of that. Chapel Hill is a great place to live. And yes, Dirshl is amazing. We have several great faculty . . . admittedly I probably know the most student-friendly of them, but the ones I know are all excellent teachers. I don't know of any problems in the department or deficiencies in the program. The only couple downsides to consider relate to the hospital itself. Compared to the private hospitals I have rotated at (as I imagine all public-private comparisons would go), UNC is painfully slow and bureaucratic. For the resident, that appear to mean doing a lot of things themselves that should be delegated to support staff and terribly long OR turn-over times.
Hope that helps!