4) GA- Emory
Pros: 3 years at a super county hospital. Great clinical training and reputation. Really liked the culture and think I would fit in well with these people.
Cons: wellness is questionable, have heard many stories about unhappy residents at this program due to workload.
1) GA- Emory
Pros-so many. County. The Grady Hospital. Super nice PD. Large class size. DIVERSE.
2) GA- Emory
+county, mission-oriented, diverse, strong reputation but still humble about it, loved the residents and the pre-interview social. 3 years and still well-rounded curriculum with 2 elective months. For a big class size, people still seemed close-knit during the social. If Atlanta had more mountains and outdoor nature things to do, this would've been 1. Would be absolutely thrilled to match here. Kind of wish I had pulled the trigger and made this 1, but I enjoyed Oakland and sf more during my interview days.
-liked but didn't love Atlanta. This was towards the end of interview season so I didn't explore all that much/was burned out/napped and watched tv on my extra day, but wish I had explored more to really see if Atlanta was for me. It was also kind of cold, which I wasn't expecting.
8) GA- Emory
Grady is insane. You could feel the volume this place sees on the tour and with the amount of trauma and acuity they see you must be well trained. The PD is a gem and seems you would really feel supported by her. I like the trauma setup and shifts are sprinkled in rather then blocks and trauma pod was HUGE. Critical care exposure here is great. Residents also expressed that the program isn’t really a county/academic hybrid because you don’t spend much time at Emory and bulk time is really at Grady, which is still a great looking modern ED. I do think this program is incredibly top notch for a 3 year program and worth all the rep it gets. I wish liked ATL more cause can't imagine better training in less time.
Cons – high shift burden (22-23 8hr i think they said) and didn’t vibe with the residents, surgery runs the show on trauma. ATL has so much traffic. Problem here is they tell you they drop you in the deep end and residents said you don’t get the best on shift learning and you more learn by doing, which is fine but I didn’t love that mentality.
) GA- Emory
Rotated here. Love the gritty county environment at Grady and the academics and $$$ of the university. Grady is one of a kind, and I love it. Great patient population to work with. Dr. White is incredible - I would love to have her as my PD. Lots of grads go into academics out of a 3 year. Many stay for fellowship at Emory. Atlanta is a really fun, young city. I have family and college friends in the area. I can live with the traffic. S/O's job is based here.
) GA- Emory
Pros: Busy and county af but also strong academically– large underserved population. Grady is well-known in the southeast and is in the top 10 busiest EDs. Strong social mission. Dr. White is amazing – super nice woman that means business plus female leadership is refreshing. Favorite group of residents on the trail - they work very hard but play just as hard and they all seem like a big family. Do all 8’s. You can chase your interests with a wide array of faculty expertise. Atlanta is a great city that’s inexpensive and has something for everyone. Legend has it, across the nation, they have the best resident salary relative to cost of living. Can moonlight. Felt completely at home in this program. Intend to make a life in Atlanta for various personal reasons.
Cons: large resident class (20). See a ton of trauma but surgery owns; not a great PICU experience and apparently peds kinda micromanages. Also don’t get a chance to do many of your own ortho reductions.
2) GA- Emory
Grady is insane. Really high acuity in a true county environment. Really smart residents and attendings, seemed like a great fit. Truly work insanely hard on shift, but get phenomenal training. Has to be among the best 3 year programs when you take into account quality of training, location, and reputation.
4) GA- Emory
Pros: 3 years!! Well balanced curriculum and training sites. Grady the prototypical gritty county ED also one of the few trauma centers in the state. Emory is the prototypical ivory tower referral center. Dr. White is a super engaging motherly like PD. Event medicine here is cool get to work at falcons games, marathons, events in the city. Would be able to transition into fellowship easily. Diverse and cool residents. Very good salary, COL, and moonlighting starting 2nd year.
Cons: Atlanta is OK, but not really my vibe. Workload is high here.
3) GA- Emory
Another storied EM Program, county to the max, but with resources of Emory. Spend 10/12 months/year at Grady, 1 month each at Emory main (academic) and Emory midtown (community), which seems like a great balance. Excellent research, lots of opportunities to enter academics, and teaching through the med school. Close to 50% of their residents enter academics direct from a 3 year program, which is awesome. Emory name carries alot of weight outside of EM. Loved their social mission and the symbol that Grady is in the community. Lived in Atlanta for 5 years before college, would love to go back and experience it as an adult.
Cons: They seem to work a TON, and no dragon
. Traffic and Pollen in Atlanta are APOCALYPTIC.
1) GA- Emory
pros: 3 things biggest to me: diversity in patients AND staff/residents/faculty; extensive alumni network with unlimited opportunities, medical complexity/trauma out the @$$
-ATL is affordable af for a big city
-awesome weather
-great culture in city
cons far from family and fiance...not a dealbreaker because they committed to traveling often but still a huge consideration
-seems to be #1 for so many people i Have met on the interview pathway
4) GA- Emory
Great training, heavy CC, committed faculty in every niche of EM you can imagine, but seems like you work your A** off! Honestly, I got great vibes the entire day, the PD was incredible, but can't decide if I am ready for intense 3 years -- maybe I'll stop being lazy and move this one up some. Atlanta is a cool city big opportunities all around. Autonomy to the max starting day 1 without pressure to see certain # until 1/2 way into pgy1 -- running entire huge pods by pgy2. best trauma split I saw anywhere that sounded like it ran smooth. Definitely would come out a cowboy
1) GA- Emory
Really loved this place, which came out of nowhere for me. The PD was wonderful, and I got along very well with the residents. Didnt know Atlanta was such a cool place! Grady looks like a beast, but one I feel I couldn't leave being anything but a great EM physician. Diversity is championed here, which I appreciate as URM - they dont just talk about it either, they live it and rank candidates accordingly. Gave me the warm and fuzzies - so much so that I messaged my SO during the tour to let her know I was ranking them #1.
1) GA- Emory
Pros: Sunny/warm location, underserved patient population, best vibe with residents and faculty out of any program. Went into the interview with high hopes and came out even happier. Atlanta is diverse, lots to do/see/experience, plenty of things to see/do/explore for 3 years. High acuity and volume, felt like I could hit the ground running and not be held back from seeing critical patients on day 1 which is important to me. Salary is high enough to offset the area cost of living. Loved the PD, genuine and warm, felt like she would be an amazing mentor and leader for me. Went out with the residents and faculty and loved seeing that they all went out together (nurses, residents, pharmacists, attendings). Vibed well with one attending specifically that night. Dinner was chill, laid back, excellent food. Felt that “these are my people” feeling. Got along great with my interview group (best out of any group) as well which is important to me because it gives me some insight into the type of people they are looking for and who could potentially end up there. Strong social missions with programs in the ED, for example, to help victims of human trafficking. Strong focus on diversity and I felt their resident class/faculty/patient population actually reflected this. Plentiful opportunities to focus on my niche area of EM. Good sign out culture, Epic EMR, free parking. Moonlighting available. Good chance of going into academics if I want to post graduation. Strong support team + like minded people + renowned teaching + county patient population + exposure to community and academic hospitals as well = HAPPY.
Cons: No dragon at Emory main which is a bummer but maybe I can buy my own/bring my own in. No matching for 401k, nights are scattered rather than in strings or blocks. No free food at Grady, no money for boards. Non-longitudinal peds. Moderate to high cost of living. Trauma is middle of the road compared to other locations where I interviewed. Owned by trauma overall but split of procedures and lead depending on day. I would trade that up given the other major things this program brings to the table. Consult heavy.
9) GA- Emory
Amazing PD! Program with great reputation and clinical training. Lots of support from faculty and Atlanta is an amazing city. Residents are happy. Cons: too county for me, not much on shift teaching, too many residents for one program
1) GA- Emory
Grady is amazing. High volume, great pathology, county with academic backing of Emory. Strong reputation, high quality training. Large class size (20), I'm not sure what effects this has. They work VERY hard here. Lots of autonomy and great relationship with their attendings from what I saw on my rotation. The PD is awesome and I love the female representation in their leadership.
5) GA- WellStar Kennestone Regional (Marietta)
Pros: Felt like the Reading program of the south (two years of residents, really busy ED, great benefits), PD seems great though he can rub people the wrong way, got along with residents, building new ED That looks beautiful and has a ton of beds plus social worker in the ED
Cons: OB is the biggest problem with unsure OB rotation, not too strong of a peds rotation, I don’t think I’m cut out for the South with that humidity (Lived in arizona for much of my life and still don’t understand how to function with high humidity outside)
3) GA- WellStar Kennestone Regional (Marietta)
Pros: 1:1 with attendings, 5k food stipend per year, covered parking, brand new 3 story ED coming this spring, concierge service, 2 week elective intern year (flight or hazmat are options), EPIC, ~18 shifts a month, 12 blocks a year, residents seemed happy with workload, procedure month Intern year seems legit, longitudinal peds 3rd year, EPIC, no ortho anesthesia or surgery residencies so procedures are completely unopposed, residents were genuine and helpful on interview day, beautiful hospital, 7th busiest ED in nation, I believe this will be a top program once they are established
Cons: no OBGYN rotation secured yet, new program, PICU rotation 2nd year is in augusta, traffic
) GA- WellStar Kennestone Regional (Marietta)
Pros: Very busy, great perks, close to home. I rotated here, and got to do a lot during my month, but I could have done more. I enjoyed the PD and faculty and they seem like they have a great vision for the place if they could just work it out with the rest of the hospital. Close to Atlanta as well. Southern cooking.
Cons: If it wasn't so close to home for me and my wife, this may be further down the list. I didn't love my interactions with some faculty during my rotation month, the OB thing has to get figured out, and the program is just really new. Oh, and friggin' traffic.
) GA- WellStar Kennestone Regional (Marietta)
Very busy ED with good exposure to sick patients. The residents all seemed cool. Great benefits. Still working things out since it's a fairly new program. Got weird vibes with some faculty.
6) GA- WellStar Kennestone Regional (Marietta)
Pros- I was honestly expecting to hate this program and was very pleasantly surprised. The PD is kinda quirky but I'm all about it and I had some really great interviews with faculty here. The residents seemed very happy and kind. They really talked up the acuity of their hospital & opportunities for tons of procedures (I do have some reservations about this, I would hope that they are being thoughtful about who they tube and put lines in and are not just doing it for sport, which some of the conversations edged on at times.) There will be a brand new ED in the spring and they have a concierge service to run errands for you which is wild. There was also good diversity with people of color and LGBT residents, which is a plus for me. Also the hospital is not in downtown ALT but many of the residents live in the Atlanta suburbs and commute to Marietta and they seemed happy with that arrangement.
Cons-I think this seems like a great place to train for someone who is committed to being an awesome community doctor who has no interest in academics. I still feel like I would get solid training here but they are not as plugged in to research or MedEd and I think I would have to work harder to prove myself and be involved in those things. Also as a private hospital and a newer program I think they are facing significant turf battles. Their ultrasound director mentioned the residents are having trouble getting in US guided nerve blocks bc anesthesia wants to come down and bill for those, which is a huge negative for me. The turf war has also resulted in their current lack of OB rotation (which I'm pretty sure they still haven't resolved because their have been no updates, and that worries me.)
13) GA- WellStar Kennestone Regional (Marietta)
I think this will be a strong program someday, but its just early for me to be confident in the outcomes when it comes to boards, fellowship placement etc. Super high volume with great faculty which I do think leads to good training. Still so many questions. Atlanta would be great to live in.
5) GA- WellStar Kennestone Regional (Marietta)
Crazy volume, residents do everything, tons of procedures. About to have a beautiful giant new ED. PD was a little off putting with all his "I left Emory for this".
5) GA- Wellstar Kennestone Regional(Marietta)
Large volume community site. No ortho or surgery residency, so residents get tons of procedures. Amazing new ED opening spring 2020. Still working a few things out as a new program. Perks like concierge service and meal stipend. Have to go to Augusta for PICU month which is a negative for me
3) GA- WellStar Kennestone Regional (Marietta)
Good diverse group of residents, building new facility that will be a 2 story ED that stands alone, good service to the community
Cons: New program, still don't have OB experience figured out after 2 years of being a program
6) GA- WellStar Kennestone Regional (Marietta)
Pros: Seems like they get a ton of procedures. New ED that is opening this spring seems like it's going to be amazing. Their volume is nuts. Resident benefits are pretty off the charts too (concierge service, $5000/yr on food).
Cons: Very new, not affiliated with academic center. No opportunities for fellowship so far. Apparently they are having trouble getting their OB numbers.
5) GA- Medical College of Georgia (Augusta)
Pros: They did an amazing job of selling this program. Their faculty and residents are extremely impressive on what they accomplish from their board scores to their national ultrasound competition accolades. Acuity seems good.
Cons: Augusta is not great. One resident literally said "Augusta sucks, and I'm leaving as soon as I'm an attending". Great COL.
7) GA- Medical College of Georgia (Augusta)
I really like this program and the curriculum. They have every fellowship you can think of. Academic program, but patients have a county feel to it. Augusta isn't a great city, which is why it's lower on my list.
1) KY- University of Kentucky
Rotated here and loved the people, town, vibe, etc. Very hands on, good exposure to trauma and critically ill patients. Low cost of living in Lexington. Good moonlighting opportunities.
7) KY- University of Louisville
Pros- I really liked the residents, and Louisville was a way bigger/cooler city than I thought and I could totally get behind living there. Acuity and volume seem good and they are open to moonlighting.
Cons-I'm not sure I can get behind their educational philosophy. One of the residents described it as "the Montessori school of residencies" and while I want the space to have my own ideas and make independent decisions as a resident, I think I'm going to need a little more mentorship than that. Also most of my interviewers were unprepared for my interview and didn't read my file beforehand, and we didn't interview with the PD so I feel like I don't know her quite as well.
7) LA- Ochsner
Pros: they seemed really happy about me interviewing there, got along with leadership, that food... ya boy’s gonna get fat if he goes to NOLA, hospital looks really rich and nice
Cons: Brand new program; someone mentioned that because of the really sick patients, the first few hours of each shift is really busy but then it’s a waiting game until they get transferred upstairs and a new room opens up, It was ridiculously warm/humid when running outside in December so I don’t think I can handle the summers there
7) LA- Ochsner
Pros: Cool city to live in for a few years, but probably would not be permanent for me. Probably good acuity in New Orleans. Interview lunch was absolutely amazing. PD was former LSU New Orleans PD, so he knows what he's doing.
Cons: Brand new program with no residents thus far which could be a pro or con, but definitely makes interview day a bit different than the others. Only interview I had where they had questions that they "had to go through" in each station, which made things feel stiff and more like a med-school interview than a residency interview. They weren't terrible questions or anything, pretty standard. They should stop doing that in the future though - just talk to us.
6) LA- Ochsner Health
really enjoyed the interview day here; faculty were awesome; a good plan is laid out that I think will allow this to become a solid program; a concern was the area that is near Holly Grove and would likely make my partner and I live a ways away with long commute; also no trauma designation and have to go to Shock Trauma in Maryland for two months which is not ideal when marrie
8) MD- University of Maryland
Pros: Level 1 Shock Trauma! I am honestly shocked as to why this program is this low. It’s truly amazing and one of the best around. I was honored to receive an interview invitation here. Training by some of the strongest EM/shock/trauma leaders in the world and lots of exposure to the crazy stuff. Very academic and will get you any fellowship or opportunity you want coming out of it.
Cons: Baltimore ... but honestly no bad things to say about the program itself but I just had this feeling I didn’t belong there. Didn’t mesh with as many residents and they seemed pretty burnt out and overworked (but also proud). Certainly has a mentality of being the best and maybe that’s what turns me off about it but I truly don’t know.
1) MD- University of Maryland
Residents: Got along with everyone that I met, everyone was very amicable, Involved, not overworked. They get 8, 10, 12 hour shiftsFelt the most at home here.
Faculty: World-reknown, Mattu, Winters, these are THE people you listen to on podcasts. Dr. Hu was super chill/young, Winters was the old PD and he’s still there. Bond was hilarious. Bond was a GMO in his past life, did the same thing I did. He’s probably doing the thing with his life that I’d want to do. Great interactions with the faculty.
Leadership: Tons of leadership expectation, leadership experience, leading teams as a PGY2 and onward. Oozing with leadership opportunities. They mentioned residents in EMRA.
Education: I don’t even have enough bandwidth to describe everything that is right about this. Academic program development, they make their own curriculum to keep it up to date, Shock Trauma, trauma anesthesia, professors with teaching awards. Hugely diverse population, all of the critical care experience, most of the sites are in the same area as the hospital. They have tons of people w/advanced training in academics. Cadaver labs quarterly. Exposure to EM in rural areas. They have higher expectations for you in terms of research and presentations. Routine sim. Huge EMS experience.
Perks: Affordable, see above. Get hat 1600 course for free w/Butler. *They go to Hopkins instead of DC for Peds trauma. Tons of ultrasounds. Split interns/residents into houses, like harry potter. Moonlighting in EM/IM. Dogtors. For PGH they put you in a hotel! Has all the seasons. Moonlight in EM and IM.
Cons: weak clinic but who gaf. Continuity clinic kind of blows. I have no idea what would be a con about this place. Either 3 years as an EM at a bomb ass place or 5 years as EM/IM at a bomb ass place.
1) MD- University of Maryland
PROs: Close to home, world class educators and alumni network, emphasis on critical care and fairly diverse rotation locations with both urban, rural and suburban options, they switched their peds EM to Hopkins this year which I thought was cool, opportunity for rural EM on eastern shore of maryland, listened to resident feedback and switched from 12s to 8s on weekdays. I know people on this board have mixed feelings on the PD but I liked his no nonsense approach and blunt sense of humor, YMMV.
CONs: although I can imagine Shock Trauma will be wild I do think there is valid concern about too many cooks in the kitchen...lots of other residents from all sorts of specialties (EM, surgery, anesthesia, trauma fellows) are in the TRU.....Baltimore may not be for everyone, although many people who say they would never live in bmore have likely never spent more than a few hours to days there, something to consider for future applicants reading this.
3) MD- University of Maryland
Pros: Shock trauma. Baltimore has a lot to offer, but COL is higher than some other places. Like the PD and the residents. Great opportunities for research, mentorship. Maryland is always on the brink of what is coming in EM and there are some really cool projects I'd like to be involved with here.
Cons: It isn't a secret you will work hard here. Less vacation than some others with no protected holidays. Not sure I got to know the residents as well as some other places.
2) MD- University of Maryland
pros: Top notch faculty with matching excellentdidactics. Everyone knows Mattu is here but so many other world renowned EM faculty in the EM department: Mike Winters, Tewelde, Brown, Butler (airway master), WIllis, Eurele (US master)...honestly felt like watching the new england patriots (without AB rotfl) when I did my second look here
-progressive leadership: ADPs (2 women-1 black 1 asian and 1 black male APD)
-8 hours with 12 hour weekends allowing guaranteed golden weekend (clutch to experience both sides of the spectrum)
-arguably 1 of the best 3 year programs in the country
cons: limited diversity in res classes: several hispanic residents, 0 black residents (in the blackest city in America-cmon.....), Baltimore is not as affordable of a city when considering how un-livable it seems
1) MD- University of Maryland
Residents seemed super close, good turnout at dinner, and were super intelligent. Felt like I fit in with the residents and liked their work ethic. They work a lot, but have shorter shifts. Trauma at shock trauma would be amazing.
10) MD- University of Maryland
residents seemed overworked and met barely any of them on interview day or dinner... academically very strong program but just didn't feel the vibe.
12) NC- University of North Carolina
I liked the PD. Residents were really nice. Nice curriculum with great community training.
The whole NP/PA situation is weird. Chapel Hill isn't super diverse, but seems like a nice place to live with Durham & Raleigh nearby
3) NC- Duke University Hospital
Pros: Really enjoyed this program. The PD gives the most inspiring and hyped talk about why Duke and why he loves EM. Durham is a cool city to live in sometimes (see below). Collegial residents. Great research opportunities. Hyperbaric center (I really don't care about this but that doesn't mean it's not cool).
4) NC- Duke University Hospital
Pros:
-As many have mentioned, PD is awesome. Very supportive and clearly passionate about the program.
-Opportunities to get involved in just about anything within (or probably outside of) EM.
-Many solid residency programs have potential for valuable off-service rotations.
-Community experience seemed pretty solid which I thought was important since Duke is obviously an academic megacenter.
-I liked Durham. I'm not a huge city person so size seems good for my wants.
-Definitely got along with all of the residents I met. Seemed like a good group that I would fit in with just fine.
Cons:
-Probably a little referral/transfer heavy as expected. I wonder whether that is balanced enough with the community hospital(s) but I suspect that it is. Also seems like that gives opportunities for a higher percentage of uncommon procedures, etc.
-I could see off service rotations being very strong or very malignant.
-I didn't get the sense of "you need to use the Duke resources if you match here" impression that others have.
7) NC- Duke University Hospital
Good pathology. Good work life balance. Only place I saw that gave 15 minute breaks on shift. PD seems receptive to resident needs. Lots of resources. Ultrasound is a major strength and they are doing cutting edge work on 3D ultrasound. Durham seems like a nice place to live with good weather and lots of outdoors activities to do.
Cons: One of the interviewers straight up said if you are not going to use Duke for its engineering and research resources then don't match here, which rubbed me the wrong way. Too academic for me. Duke has reputation of having lots of malignant programs which would make off-service less valuable and consults a nightmare. too many off-service rotations.
Cons: Just didn't have all the warm and fuzzy vibes I was hoping to walk away with. I also felt like I was in undergrad again the entire time I was moving around the city.
11) NC- Duke University Hospital
PD is amazing, you can do space medicine research with NASA!!! campus is beautiful. Residents were cool and down to earth.
12) NC- Duke University Hospital
Dr. Broder is one of the nicest PD's I've met. One of the biggest surprises of the interview season for me. Got along well with the residents. Concerns about the newness of the program and the heavy emphasis on research and dev of medical technologies. Was told that if I wasn't doing R&D I wasn't using Duke's resources to their fullest potential. My younger brother just started undergrad at Duke. Durham's not the most fun town. Lots of the attractions the residents talked about were a decent drive away (Raleigh, etc)
4) NC- Duke University Hospital
Biggest surprise for me on the interview trail. Favorite PD I met on the trail (beloved by the residents as well). Tons of resources. Would be super happy to train here. Only negative - I'm unsure of how transitioning to life in Durham would go after living in/near major city for majority of life. Liked the model of "big duke" (academic) and "little duke" (community).
5) NC- Duke University Hospital
I left the interview high on this place and came down slowly in the months since. Largely academic, which for me isnt quite my speed. They also have some weird integration of PAs I learned about, enough to spook me. Residents were fantastic - it was my second best 'fit' culturally. The PD is nice but a little odd, in an endearing way. Interview day went well. Tough place geographically for my SO's work, but NC and the area are beautiful IMO.
6) NC- Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program
Pros: Liked it here way more than I thought I would. Genuinely happy people. Would absolutely love to be here. Established program, 3 years, academic, and opportunities to do nearly anything. WS seems like a cool town and could live super well here on a residents + SO salary. Great weather here too.
13) NC- Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program
Wake Forest is felt similar to UNC but with a more academic flair. Very little off-service time. Winston-Salem is small and if I'm going to move to NC, I'd rather go to UNC to live in the triangle of CH-Durham-Raleigh
9) NC- Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program
Another program that would have been higher but SO would have a hard time finding a job in or around Winston-Salem.
Well-established program with very solid leadership
Good acuity and volume
More resources than I expected.
I actually liked Winston-Salem as a location. The city tour was a little unusual but was actually ended up being a nice way to end the day.
Residents felt that they were well-respected throughout the hospital and on off-service rotations.
The ED itself could probably use an update (I think they were working on it?)
Cons: Old ED, NC is far from family.
3) NC- Wake Forest
huge rep, huge alumni base, huge research going on. supportive faculty on developing your interests - big into FOAMed, EMS, CC. Maximize your time in the ED and ICU, very little off service. nice schedule, everyone seemed happy. Only con is winston -salem; not a bad city, just not a big city -- as a single guy it may minimize my dating options.
5) NC- Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program
Awesome residents, fully academic hospital with extremely laid back but smart faculty, dirt cheap COL, and great opportunities to teach the med students. Housing is so cheap I could get a hot tub and have a garage for my tools! Very well established (1974!) with a large alumni base nationwide and a ton of in-house fellowships (7!) for whatever niche I may want. They have the guy that invented the HEART score. The people in Winston Salem and in the hospital are super nice. Would be nice to not get told to F-off by the nurse for a whole shift. WS is definitely small, but is growing quickly with lots of young restaurants/breweries and stuff...they recently got a Trader Joe’s! Close to mountains is a plus.
Cons: Kind of a PITA to get home from here, need to drive to Charlotte to get a reasonable direct flight. May get bored in WS.
9) NC- Vidant Health/East Carolina University Program
Diverse population
Pros: Level 1 trauma, ECU provides care for most of east NC so they see tons of pathology, university center in community setting, EPIC, moonlighting 3rd year
Cons: poor inservice exam score per PD, PD was a little off for my taste, none of the interviewers seemed to care, only 2 residents came for the preinterview dinner and they left early, residents did not seem to like it here, there is NOTHING to do in this small town, oral board prep is only once a year also per PD
12) NC- Vidant Health/East Carolina University Program
Just got a weird vibe overall here.
16) NC- Vidant Health/East Carolina University Program
I really wanted to like this program. Again, high volume high acuity. Seems to have a great setup to be a very strong program but my interview experience was really not great. Just a bizarre experience and none of my interviews felt like they were well put together. Mentioned some potentially serious logistical issues within the department.
This just didn't seem like a place I would thrive.
9) NC- Vidant Health/East Carolina University Program
Large volume, high acuity. Loved the energy of the PD. Strong EMS curriculum. Location dropped it low on my list. Greenville is in the middle of no where. Program coordinator had very bad communication, which did not leave a good impression. Only 3 residents showed up to pre-interview social. They provided a hotel and shuttle for the interview, which was super nice.
10) NC- Vidant Health/East Carolina University Program
Just did not fit in here. Most awkward interviews of my life.