To the previous 2 posters: yes this is the real einstein
I interviewed there already. Not ranking it and wished I didnt waste my time going.
Quality of residents: only really interacted with seniors. If i recall correctly one intern for tours. I was impressed with the applicants though, if that means anything (probably doesnt). NYU, sinai, brown, columbia, cornell, many md-phd students - basically it seemed competitive. Many interested in primary care track. Lots of people seem to want to be in NYC.
Faculty: Lol. Had one terrible interviewer who confused me with other applicants' CV that he read minutes before interview.
Program director - did NOT like her personality one bit. New since 2012. You'll see what I mean when you interview. She would ask for and check your name off if you said something meaningful - pretty sure she kept a running list on who seemed "interested" the most throughout the day. If thats the kind of support faculty you want for 3 years, go for it
Training: no doubt the pathology, patient population and hands on procedures available will make you a strong clinician here. Question is how much of a life and time off for research you want while doing so
Workload:
- q2 call. Lol
- Night "team" instead of night float means you cover 8 pm to 8 am THEN you stay for morning rounds until 11 am or whenever your attending feels like.
-Lots of scut to be had, it seems. Residents casually mention drawing blood or transporting patients as a large part of their day to day activities
-switching to x+y next year (forgot if it was 6+1? Will check when home)
Match: not impressive at all compared to the other programs i interviewed so far. I think they have the list on a flash drive they gave us, when I have access to a computer I'll let you guys see
One pro: housing is subsidized very nicely (if you can get it)
As a current monte intern I can comment on some of the original questions and these responses;
I'll first comment on scut since this appears to be the most glaring misinformation posted. We often do blood draws IF its emergent (which you'll do anywhere) or if it's between phlebotomy runs, which occur 4 times a day. In terms of transporting pt's, I've done 2 months of floors and a bit of other ICU/CCU and electives and I have transported a grand total of 1 patient. This is NOT common. Nor do these things take up a large portion of the day.
Quality of residents vs what schools each applicant and soon to be residents come from are 2 separate questions. Almost 3/4 of the residents from monte come from either Einstein, Downstate, NYMC, NJMS, UMDNJ, Stony brook and SUNY buffalo or upstate. The other 1/4 come from varying schools from University of Kansas to Hopkins and Dartmouth. Residents within the PC/SM program come from Harvard, Sinai, Columbia, U of R, etc. The PC/SM program is VERY competitive and is one of the best in the country.
Overall the quality of residents is great and you can see this for yourself if you come for a second look.
The above poster is correct, workload is tough. Q2 call on the floor, although because of the night float system most finish by 8-830 each night when on call. Pt's that get admitted after 6pm go to the night team, which is nice if things get a little crazy. When on night float most attendings are sensitive to getting the residents out on time. Sometimes you end up self excusing but if you stay past 1030 its your own fault. We also are afforded a good amount of independence and autonomy. The vast majority of attendings have a hands off approach and let the resident run the team. The training here is excellent. Also to clarify about the schedule, we are moving to 6+2 next yr.
In terms of the program director, she is very good at what she does and is very supportive of residents, as is the rest of the program direction. They are very receptive to feedback and things are changing for the better in many ways. Most residents are happy with the program director.
I will concede that the fellowship match left a little to be desired. I don't have specifics over the last couple years but I remember feeling similarly on interview day. Truth be told almost every resident is afforded the opportunities to match well, IE research, however, some take advantage of it while others don't. Montefiore isn't a strong enough name for residents applying to competitive fellowships (cards, GI, Hem/onc etc) to match at a top program without solid research. If you were coming from columbia, NYU, Sinai or Cornell, this may be slightly less important. Just a little perspective. The 2013 match is in 3 weeks so I will definitely update this thread with specifics because I suspect it'll be a successful match and an improvement from the last couple years.
If anyone else has specific questions let me know. Good luck
