Received Loyola interview today... I think they already sent out initial interviews however
Yale-NH Love letter - How about putting some thought into composing the rejection letter? I mean rejection letter is still that a rejection letter but it can be an eye sore (I will abstain from using choice words) or make the candidate go - oh well, I didn't make the cut.
Dear applicant,
Thank you for your interest in the cardiology fellowship program at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Unfortunately, we have filled all of our interview slots and cannot offer you an interview. I wish you the best of luck with your future training.
Sincerely,
Raymond R. Russell, MD, PhD
Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program Yale University School of Medicine
Dear applicant,
Thank you for your application and your interest in our program. Unfortunately at this time we have filled all of our interview slots for this year. We wish you success in your search.
Sincerely,
Dennis Finkielstein, MD, FACC, FASE
Director: Ambulatory Cardiology
Program Director: Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship
Beth Israel Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
This one is the worst
What do you think about this one:That is a worthy contender. I have a feeling the people who wrote this one and Yale's letters trained together!
what do you think about this one:
dear applicant,
thank you for your interest in the brigham and women's cardiovascular disease fellowship program. We received many outstanding applications this year and had a very competitive and talented group of applicants. Unfortunately, we have a limited number of interview slots to offer and have decided to proceed with other candidates. We wish you continued success in your clinical and research endeavors.
Sincerely,
joshua a beckman, md. Ms
program director, cardiovascular disease
nicole levesque
fellowship coordinator, cardiology division
Methodist hospital today. Anybody know about their program?
Methodist in HoustonWhich Methodist...NYC or Houston?
Methodist in Houston
This has to be the worst, courtesy of University of Arizona. They had to mention twice that they had more than 500 applications (seems they can't believe it).
Thank you for your interest in the Cardiology Fellowship Program at the University of Arizona. Again, this year we have over 500 inquiries, many with completed applications for our five openings. Accordingly, we can only interview a very small percentage of applicants.
Many well-qualified individuals, such as yourself cannot be interviewed. This year we have over 500 inquiries, many with completed applications for our five openings.
Best wishes for a successful career in cardiology.
Sincerely,
Julia H. Indik, MD PhD FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program
University of Arizona
Invitations
rochester- 7/19
baylor (houston)- 7/25
yale/hew haven- 7/27
hawaii- 7/29
utah- 7/29
uc/irvine- 7/31
kentucky- 8/02
geisinger- 8/02
pittsburgh- 8/02
emory- 8/02, clinical investigator track - 8/13
columbia- 8/04
cleveland clinic- 8/05
ohsu- 8/06
uw 8/08
oklahoma 8/08
utsw 8/08
vermont 8/08
henry ford- 8/08
st vincent, indianapolis- 8/08
carilion clinic- 08/08
st johns- 08/08
umass- 8/8
suny stony brook- 08/09
lehigh valley- 08/09
duke- 8/10
unc- 08/10
indiana university- 8/10
mcv/vcu- 8/10
maryland- 8/10
suny buffalo- 8/13
beth israel-albert einstein(ny)-8/13
maimonides - 8/14
mt. Sinai urban community track - 8/14
florida/jacksonville - 8/15
johns hopkins- 8/15
cedars sinai la 8/15
albert einstein philly 8/16
dartmouth- 8/16
ut san antonio - 8/16
tufts medical center - 8/16
ut houston 8/17
ucsd 8/17
u michigan 8/17
umdnj 8/20
uconn hartford 8/20
mcw wisconsin 8/20
washington university st.louis 8/20
loma linda university 8/20
emory (clinical track) 8/21
uf gainesville 8/21
christiana care 8/22
university of illinois chicago 8/23
univ of arizona 8/23
ucla 8/23
ucsf 8/24
texas heart/st. Luke's 8/24
georgetown 8/25
loyola 8/27
aurora health care 8/27
northwestern 8/27
nyhq 8/28
slu 8/28
BWH
Albert Einstein
Creighton 8/28
banner good samaritan 8/28
Nebraska 8/28
Mayo-AZ 8/29
Jefferson 8/29
UC Davis 8/29
Cook County 8/30
Methodist, Houston 8/30
University of Colorado 8/30
Rejections (aka love letters)
hennepin county 8/08
columbia nyp- 8/09
u michigan- 8/10
duke- 8/13
st.lukes/texas heart-8/13
uw 8/17
geisinger 8/20
ohsu 8/20
umass 8/21
upmc 8/21
beth israel-albert einstein(ny)-8/21
utsw 8/21
uic 8/23
hopkins 8/23
loma linda 8/23
georgetown 8/25
mgh 8/27
emory 8/27
university of arizona 8/27
mount sinai 8/27
BWH 8/28
UCLA 8/28
Creighton 08/28
Uni of Tennessee 08/28
Yale-New Haven 8/29
University of Maryland 8/29
Cook County 8/30
This was my Top choice.
Screw the Big 10- got a Michigan rejection today. Thanks for taking your time guys (looks like the first rejection was three weeks ago!). At least I can take solace in knowing they thought I was good enough to reject later.
Anyway, I think I'm still waiting on another 15+ programs. That's a whole bunch of additional rejections coming my way but they need to hurry up. I have a busy schedule and it will be hard accommodating them now anyway (see how I turned that around on them...they're working around my schedule now).
All kidding aside... Much respect to Steveo at Geisinger.
Dear Applicant -
We are extremely grateful of your interest in the Geisinger CV Fellowship program. We had nearly 500 applicants this year but were able to only invite 40 for an interview. Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer you an interview this year. I realize this is disappointing. I am the first to admit that the fellowship application process is extremely flawed as it is nearly impossible to identify who is going to be a great fellow and a great cardiologist. But since I have no solution for a better method we are forced to just do the best we can every year with the current system.
Please understand that this decision in no way reflects our belief in your ability to be an extremely successful cardiologist. We wish we could have helped you along that path.
Sincerely,
Steven R. Steinhubl, MD
Program Director, CV Disease Fellowship
Geisinger Medical Center
Hey folks! I'm testing the waters to see if anyone is interested in sharing experiences and impressions about programs following their interviews which in the end could help everyone. This has been performed in the past but the list seemed somewhat lacking. (It was entitled cardiology impressions 2012 and most of the responses were written Spring 2011) Any thoughts on whether it should be tied into this thread --or should a new one be started? I could start the process with an interview or two completed if there is some interest from the community.
Hey folks! I'm testing the waters to see if anyone is interested in sharing experiences and impressions about programs following their interviews which in the end could help everyone. This has been performed in the past but the list seemed somewhat lacking. (It was entitled cardiology impressions 2012 and most of the responses were written Spring 2011) Any thoughts on whether it should be tied into this thread --or should a new one be started? I could start the process with an interview or two completed if there is some interest from the community.
Adding Cornell -
rochester- 7/19
baylor (houston)- 7/25
yale/hew haven- 7/27
hawaii- 7/29
utah- 7/29
uc/irvine- 7/31
kentucky- 8/02
geisinger- 8/02
pittsburgh- 8/02
emory- 8/02, clinical investigator track - 8/13
columbia- 8/04
cleveland clinic- 8/05
ohsu- 8/06
uw 8/08
oklahoma 8/08
utsw 8/08
vermont 8/08
henry ford- 8/08
st vincent, indianapolis- 8/08
carilion clinic- 08/08
st johns- 08/08
umass- 8/8
suny stony brook- 08/09
lehigh valley- 08/09
duke- 8/10
unc- 08/10
indiana university- 8/10
mcv/vcu- 8/10
maryland- 8/10
suny buffalo- 8/13
beth israel-albert einstein(ny)-8/13
maimonides - 8/14
mt. Sinai urban community track - 8/14
florida/jacksonville - 8/15
johns hopkins- 8/15
cedars sinai la 8/15
albert einstein philly 8/16
dartmouth- 8/16
ut san antonio - 8/16
tufts medical center - 8/16
ut houston 8/17
ucsd 8/17
u michigan 8/17
umdnj 8/20
uconn hartford 8/20
mcw wisconsin 8/20
washington university st.louis 8/20
loma linda university 8/20
emory (clinical track) 8/21
uf gainesville 8/21
christiana care 8/22
university of illinois chicago 8/23
univ of arizona 8/23
ucla 8/23
ucsf 8/24
texas heart/st. Luke's 8/24
georgetown 8/25
loyola 8/27
aurora health care 8/27
northwestern 8/27
nyhq 8/28
slu 8/28
BWH
Albert Einstein
Creighton 8/28
banner good samaritan 8/28
Nebraska 8/28
Mayo-AZ 8/29
Jefferson 8/29
UC Davis 8/29
Cook County 8/30
Methodist, Houston 8/30
University of Colorado 8/30
Cornell 8/30
UTMB Galveston 8/31
Boston University 8/31
Uni of Tennessee 8/31
U of Minnesota 9/4
Rejections (aka love letters)
hennepin county 8/08
columbia nyp- 8/09
u michigan- 8/10
duke- 8/13
st.lukes/texas heart-8/13
uw 8/17
geisinger 8/20
ohsu 8/20
umass 8/21
upmc 8/21
beth israel-albert einstein(ny)-8/21
utsw 8/21
uic 8/23
hopkins 8/23
loma linda 8/23
georgetown 8/25
mgh 8/27
emory 8/27
university of arizona 8/27
mount sinai 8/27
BWH 8/28
UCLA 8/28
Creighton 08/28
Uni of Tennessee 08/28
Yale-New Haven 8/29
University of Maryland 8/29
Cook County 8/30
Ohio State 8/30