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er round of interviews this week.
Program D:
Loved this program. Education wise, it fulfilled a lot of what I'm looking for - lots of dedicated didactic time, but a busy hospital that has a very large geographic coverage area that presents a wide variety of pathology.
The interview day was very similar to the other programs: show up, meet with the Chairman or program director, faculty interview, interview with PD and chief resident, then lunch and tour.
This program only has dinner with the residents two times a week, and dinner was scheduled for the evening after my interview (and I was flying to another program) so I wasn't able to go. I really wish it would have worked out differently, but there are a couple residents from my school and a neighboring medical school who know what my current city is like. My tour guide was one of these residents and I felt like I connected with her pretty well.
The city had a lot to offer, though is not without it's flaws. The residents were very reassuring about a lot of my concerns so I think it could be okay.
No night float for interns, but they do night float for the upper level residents. This is a pretty new change for them, but they do have some sound reasoning for the setup.
One thing I really liked is that they start all their interns with 2 half days of continuity clinic, and then after the first year, you can apply to use one of those clinic sessions for research or advocacy projects.
Overall, this program is neck and neck with program B at this point. Both programs have some unique aspects that I really like, but neither is perfect. But I would be extremely happy at either one.
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