I just interviewed at WVU and spoke with someone who rotated there and had some questions. I was wondering if other candidates had any thoughts.
It seems like despite the new chairman, the department is losing some of its best teaching faculty at the end of this month. Dr. Gehrman's loss will leave them without a sports guy at the University for months until someone else starts. He also told me that on several other services the residents don't really do that much compared to other places he'd seen.
Im not sure about the renewed interest in research in a place like WVU either. It seems like its a place that has turned out community ortho guys in the past, even the ones who do good fellowships. So what's the extra research for. I dont like the idea of having to do a research year at all.
The OR there is falling apart too, something to do with Anesthesia, being on the verge of probation and the Chair quitting???
Just wondering....
Concerned
It seems like despite the new chairman, the department is losing some of its best teaching faculty at the end of this month. Dr. Gehrman's loss will leave them without a sports guy at the University for months until someone else starts. He also told me that on several other services the residents don't really do that much compared to other places he'd seen.
Im not sure about the renewed interest in research in a place like WVU either. It seems like its a place that has turned out community ortho guys in the past, even the ones who do good fellowships. So what's the extra research for. I dont like the idea of having to do a research year at all.
The OR there is falling apart too, something to do with Anesthesia, being on the verge of probation and the Chair quitting???
Just wondering....
Concerned