<p>er round of interviews this week.</p>
<p>Program D:</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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.</p>