Hey guys,
For those of you who interviewed at UMD this week, my advice is to STAY AWAY!
There are several faculty members there who are extremenly malignant, but come across as being very nice on the interview day.
The program overall is in shambles. They have a new chairman there, Dr. Jeng who seems great, but it will take many years before that program is worht going to. It is a shame as there are many resources available to the department including the trauma center and the VA, however, your time there is wasted becuase of the faculty members.
I have very intimiate knowledge of the program. The residents there are good people and they put on a happy face, but they hate it there. And the number one reason is because the majority of faculty members don't care about teaching residents and just want them to do your scut work. On top of that, there are enough that are extremely malignant to make the three years you spend there hell.
Overall, you can do much better. You need to go to a place with stability and faculty that want the residents to succeed. You will not get that at UMD, so move on.
Sorry to those that already went there and wasted a trip.
Hey everyone,
I am a student who did an away rotation at Maryland this application cycle, applied for, and interviewed at their program this week. These statements posted above are completely ridiculous and false.
My experience on the rotation was fantastic. Dr. Jeng is not only a great physician, but an excellent teacher who spends time beyond what is typically seen for a chair in teaching residents. After every grand rounds, he spent an additional 30 min doing "chair rounds", going through specific cases with residents and addressing any difficulties they may have.
None of the faculty I worked with there seemed malignant, or even mean in the slightest! They all were very receptive to my questions and there was no scutting out I saw to the residents. The clinics ran smoothly in their beautiful Redwood facility, and the residents had a ton of autonomy in working up patients. After each clinic day, most of the attendings would sit down with the team (which I think is standard in most places) and go over the census for the day, addressing any issues or particularly difficult cases. For Dr. Jeng's clinic, he would take us all into his office after clinic, go through each patient, and tease out disease pathology and treatment regimens.
ALL of the residents seemed extremely happy with their choice at Maryland. Their feedback is taken very seriously and into consideration when planning the layout of the program. Logistical issues were generally addressed at chair rounds and appropriate changes were made.
Overall, after a month there, I thought it was a fantastic experience. The variety they see with the Shock Trauma Unit, VA, and several satellite clinics including now GBMC make it a program with great growth potential. Dr. Jeng's leadership combined with dedicated faculty will take this program to bigger and better things.
I don't know why this poster decided to pick on Maryland, and it really struck a nerve since I made some good connections there, so I felt I had to comment. Please PM me or better email the residents if you have any more questions.
