Hello there everyone,
I have decided that fm is for me and have finished all of my residency interviews. I have my top two narrowed down, but I'm kind of 50/50 on which program I like better. Here's the run down of pros/cons.
Program 1
Pros- have done a number of rotations at this hospital and most of my experiences have been phenomenal.
-brand new family practice center
-other programs in hospital (IM, surgery, ob, etc.) are strong
-residents are happy
-night float system in place, the only places you rotate through that have 30 hour call are surgery and ob
-awesome call rooms....not like it's that big of a deal
Cons-although the residents were nice, I didn't feel like I connected with them
-One of the fm interns I worked with is a huge a$$hole (and it's a small program)
-faculty seemed distant, although were overall nice
-when I rotated through program didn't really get a feel that really wanted me to come there
-fm center really only treats urban indigent population, seems to be inefficiently run
Program 2
Pros- Family medicine faculty are phenomenal, and very nurturing.
-Strong program director that really stands up for residents
-Happy residents
-efficiently run fm center that has a wide variety of patients of all socioeconomic groups
Cons-I have done rotations here during my 3rd year and was treated poorly as a student (OB) (however residents say you are treated well as a resident)
-resident lounge kinda stinks....(minor issue)
-ACtually these are the only big cons, but my 3rd year experiences were so bad I thought about not even applying to this program, so this makes is a big con.
Other stuff such as benefits, salary, etc are pretty equal. I go back and forth everyday...I don't feel that I can go wrong at either place, but it's still annoying. Any input is appreciated.
I have decided that fm is for me and have finished all of my residency interviews. I have my top two narrowed down, but I'm kind of 50/50 on which program I like better. Here's the run down of pros/cons.
Program 1
Pros- have done a number of rotations at this hospital and most of my experiences have been phenomenal.
-brand new family practice center
-other programs in hospital (IM, surgery, ob, etc.) are strong
-residents are happy
-night float system in place, the only places you rotate through that have 30 hour call are surgery and ob
-awesome call rooms....not like it's that big of a deal
Cons-although the residents were nice, I didn't feel like I connected with them
-One of the fm interns I worked with is a huge a$$hole (and it's a small program)
-faculty seemed distant, although were overall nice
-when I rotated through program didn't really get a feel that really wanted me to come there
-fm center really only treats urban indigent population, seems to be inefficiently run
Program 2
Pros- Family medicine faculty are phenomenal, and very nurturing.
-Strong program director that really stands up for residents
-Happy residents
-efficiently run fm center that has a wide variety of patients of all socioeconomic groups
Cons-I have done rotations here during my 3rd year and was treated poorly as a student (OB) (however residents say you are treated well as a resident)
-resident lounge kinda stinks....(minor issue)
-ACtually these are the only big cons, but my 3rd year experiences were so bad I thought about not even applying to this program, so this makes is a big con.
Other stuff such as benefits, salary, etc are pretty equal. I go back and forth everyday...I don't feel that I can go wrong at either place, but it's still annoying. Any input is appreciated.