Faculty don't pass the scalpel at all. Most faculty have a private practice mentality and dealing with students/resident is unfavorable to them. Peabody is the chair and has tried to change the culture. Seems friendly with residents.
Didactics / Teaching
Very well-organized and structured. Good teaching, but residents get pimped all day. Have Saturday didactics for a couple months. Residents come out probably performing the highest on their in house exams and know their anatomy the best.
Operating Experience
Retracting as a 3rd. Supposed to lose the training wheels at the VA/county hospital but those rotations are in jeopardy and have cracked down. Compared to my other aways and home program, NU was the most graduated experience.
During my rotation, some PGY-4s had difficulty performing routine shoulder scopes. Lack of experience showed.
Clinic Experience
Standard. Well-run to due to ample support. Seemed efficient. Residents seemed to have strong clinical knowledge for developing plans for patients.
Research Opportunities
Research is there. Faculty are trying to increase opportunities.
Residents
Previously 9/class. Recently came down to 6. Not your standard group of ortho residents. Have a IM residency personality. Have a more "nerdy" personality than "bro." Residents didn't get along as well as I've seen at other places. Academically, seniors will push/pimp juniors pretty hard.
Lifestyle
On the tougher end of the spectrum. Contrary to previous reports, they brought back Saturday morning conference. Juniors told me they usually have to spend all nighters on Friday to prepare.
Location / Housing
Downtown chicago! Great location...also means paying 1600-3000 for rent.
Not impressed as I hoped to be. Residents manage to get great fellowships but comes at a cost of tough lifestyle, distant resident culture and graduated operative experience. Went into my rotation thinking it was my #1 but that changed after.
