Program Review
Staff / Faculty / Chairman
Staff is great. Weinstein (Spine) is great chair. Vice chair (Mirza- spine) recently arrived from Seattle. Top to bottom, staff seems to enjoy teaching and has great relationship with residents.<br />
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Representation: 4 spine, 2 trauma, 2 hand, 2 UE/shoulder-elbow, 2 peds (Dr. Cook is new), 4 (6) joints, 1 (4) sports, 1 (3) foot/ankle ((some attendings have mixed/general practices).
Didactics / Teaching
A strong point. Daily x-ray/ER rounds, daily rotating conferences representing all areas.
Operating Experience
Strong, varies by service. As a benchmark for comparison- PGY-2s doing primary joints. No fellow interference. Almost always resident/attending, with maybe trauma being exception (often R4/R2, attending around).
Clinic Experience
Nice clinic with homegrown EMR system that is being replaced in the near future. Staff and mid-levels a great help.
Research Opportunities
Strong point. Have a 6-year track that provides a masters through the Dartmouth Institute. Big on cost analysis, outcomes research.
Residents
A great group. Very happy. Outdoorsy. Many have spouses, families. Always help each other out from R5 down.
Lifestyle
Hanover/NH great place to live and the residents get to enjoy it. Q6 approximate junior call, All call is home call from the beginning. Many get to ski post call in the winter. Have time for family, friends.
Location / Housing
Very affordable. Rural, and not for everyone. Most own homes on big lots of land. Tons of great outdoors activities.<br />
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Facilities-- DHMC is one of the most intelligently designed, beautiful hospitals I have ever been to. Would be great place to work.
Limitations
Location not for everyone. Trauma experience is somewhat limited, despite the level one status and large referral base. Patient population is NOT diverse at all. Rotate in Boston for Tumor, Peds.
Overall Rotation Experience / Conclusion
All in all a true gem in a rural location. Great lifestyle/family/outdoors activity. Strong training, good fellowship opportunities. Not for everyone, but would be a fantastic opportunity to work with gifted surgeons and happy people. Great life!
