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Level of "stress" (0-10):
How many interviewers:
How many applicants:
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happy residents: yes / no / ? :
research oriented: yes / no / ?
prematch offers?
visa sponsored?
City, how is to live there?
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| GLO MD
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Waiting for my turn!!! 
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| C5a
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Program Name: Texas Tech El Paso
Date of Interview: late October
Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc:
Level of "stress" (0-10): 5
How many interviewers: 4
How many applicants: 1500 (<150-200 IVs)
Tour included visits to: wards, icu, call rooms, ccu, cafateria,
Questions asked: nothing that's not on this website
happy residents: yes / no / ? : yes
research oriented: yes / no / ? becoming moreso as time goes on.
prematch offers? not sure.
visa sponsored? j-1
City: good weather, sept - nov nice. mild winters. dry summers. dessert.
What I liked the most: spanish speaking residency (i like to use the language), lots of border pathology that you won't see anywhere else. short call cap 3, long call cap 5.
What I did not like:
Rate experience (0-10): 8
Conclusion: great program, expanding in the future. just got 5 year accredidation. this program is going in the right direction. nice, caring environment, gently pushing you to be better.
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| silenced, M.D.
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C5a wrote:
How many applicants: 1500 (<150-200 IVs)
Questions asked: nothing that's not on this website
1500 applicants? I'm confused.
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| prueba
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Thank you C5a! I have my interview there in a couple of weeks.
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| C5a
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i asked the program secretary "how many applications this year?" she said 1500. last year around 1200, a few years ago around 600. so out of 1500 applications, they can only IV 150-200, or something like that. this year they have 15 slots, not 12. so they're IVing more people i guess. 4/day, monday-thursday, oct-jan.
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| drgeorgie
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WHat were the qs they asked??
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| silenced, M.D.
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C5a wrote:
i asked the program secretary "how many applications this year?" she said 1500. last year around 1200, a few years ago around 600. so out of 1500 applications, they can only IV 150-200, or something like that. this year they have 15 slots, not 12. so they're IVing more people i guess. 4/day, monday-thursday, oct-jan.
Wow!!!
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| zzaa
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yes C5a , would you mind sharing information or want to keep it to yourself?
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| C5a
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just expect questions from the physician's subspecialty. if he's ID, you'll get ID, Heme/Onc, might get Heme... you get the idea. almost every one asked me a management question. if you've taken step 2 and passed, you should be fine. but i don't want to share more, i feel that would compromise the integrity of the interview process. the other reason, they can change the questions they ask, even in a given day.
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| arlete
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Thanks for sharing, C5a, very nice of you.
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| Sachu
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Hi c5a thanx for sharing your experience ...
did all 4 of them ask u clinical case management questions ?
I am having interview at Lubbock texas tech next mnth
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3/4 yes
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| Drtweetie
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Thanks a lot C5a for sharing.
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| prueba
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Program Name: Texas Tech U, El Paso
Date of Interview: late Oct.
Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc: Hyatt (the program pays for 1 night) excellent....you can use their shuttle and go wherever you want at no cost... very friendly people
Level of "stress" (0-10): 2
How many interviewers: 3
How many applicants: 4
Tour included visits to: ICU, ER, Wards, Cafeteria, Library, clinics. call rooms
Questions asked: a couple of medical questions. The PD is nice, ID faculty, so expect infectius diseases questions. relaxed. plans, strenghts, weaknesses. Why El Paso? is a common question.
happy residents: yes / no / ? : very friendly environment. This is probably what I liked the most. Excellent atmosphere.
research oriented: yes / no / ? They have limited opportunities to do research.
prematch offers? last year 10 from 11,.. varies
visa sponsored? J1
City, how is to live there? not much cultural live, big cities are far, residents like to live there, though. Safe, (very low crime rate). Juarez is very close, is like an extension of El Paso....you can see mexico from there.... I believe the Rio Bravo separates the cities. good weather all year. Residents get along and play different sports during the week. there's golf courses, fishing, skying 2 1/2 hours drive.
What I liked the most: atmosphere, not too busy, everybody has time to go to morning report daily. faculty very approachable.
What should be improved: probably the research opportunities, but they have a brand new building for research (limited research at this moment, is growing they say). The medical school will be opening on 2009. They will probably have fellowships by that time.
Rate experience (0-10): 7-8
Conclusion: The day starts about 5 am, and they leave about 4 pm. No nightfloat system... long calls every 5 days (overnight) 5 pts cap. 3 pts. cap on short call. 7 months of wards, 2 ICU, 1 elective and research month. It's a relatively small proogram, with an excellent work atmosphere. The people is very friendly in El Paso. Spanish is a MUST since probably 95% of patients speak spanish. residents do get fellowships (about 50%) most in pulmonay/critical care and nephrology. cardiology is not common, 1 chief got it last year. The hospital is nice, about 300 beds. CCU will be opening soon. Most conferences are from local faculty.
Edited by prueba on 10/30/07 - 06:14 PM
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| mph
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prueba wrote:
No nightfloat system...
Wow, that is huge, Man!
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| C5a
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10 prematches, yikes. that's quite a bit. makes you nervous to deny the prematch if you get it.
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| prueba
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10 prematches, yikes. that's quite a bit. makes you nervous to deny the prematch if you get it.
yeah, I don't like this prematch stuff... so probably that's one program out of my list...and about 400 USD spent on this trip.
mph wrote:
Wow, that is huge, Man!
yup, overnight every 5 days. Seems not too busy though...
Teams consist of 2 interns and a resident...they can divide the call between the interns...e.g. one from 3 to 10pm, and the other stays overnight...or something like that.
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| GLO MD
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Here I go!!
Program Name: Methodist Hospital Houston
Date of Interview: Mid December.
Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc: JJMD's apartment hahahaha Thanks pirats!! But if you have any question about Houston don't hesitate to send me a PM. I can surely help you.
Level of "stress" (0-10): 4
How many interviewers: 3. The PD who is super nice (mexican also!), and 2 of the assistant professors.
How many applicants: 5. Should be 6 on each IV day but one could not make it. I was surprised to see that 3 out of the 5 were mexicans! (including myself) this surely is a first! The other 2 came from India and Jordania. All of them were doing research at the US. They were all amazing! I felt like a baby compared to them... all of them were working at Harvard, MGH... all big league hospitals.... and well good all GLO MD was there also hehehe
Tour included visits to: ER, MICU, CCU, wards, cafeteria, main lobby (it's a great way to impress if you'll never been in this hospital!), on-call rooms, library, the usual.
Questions asked: Dr. Perez (the PD) was really nice. We had a chat about my medical school, my family, my childhood, my hobbies, my future plans, things like that. Super relaxed and layed back. The other professor was super nice, can't recall his name right now. But he just asked about my future plans, why I wanted to be in Houston and dhy I applied to their program and my hobbies. Very nice and really layed back. The last one was tougher. He asked everything in real real dept. Everything posted on your cv but he wanted to know every little detail.
happy residents: yes / no / ? : Yes, they are very happy.
research oriented: yes / no / ? Yes, there is awesome research going on in Methodist. Also they are building a new basic science research lab.
prematch offers? NO, they especifically said that they will not offer prematches because since this is their first year participating in the match they want to see how they do. (last year they obtained all their spots outside the match because the program was approved in February and they could not enter the match.
visa sponsored? J1 only.
City, how is to live there? I'm in love with Houston! It is like my second home and I wish to get back so what can I say? It has everything you need... museums, music, food, beach, great nightlife, etc and offcourse it is the medical city of the world! A paradise for doctors really! The weather is ok at least it never gets too cold and yes it's hot sometimes but you really don't fill it because all buildings have air conditioning. The multicultural mix is amazing! While in Houston I met people from all over the world and I think that is a great and interesting feature about it. PLUS: It is not expensive at all to be a big city! You can find great apartments from 650 per month!!
What I liked the most: It's Methodist. I know the hospital and the type of doctors that work there and I'm sure that the type of relationships that you can build there are priceless. The program is really focused on teaching. The PD is super accesible and is always inquiring for residents feedback. The program is new but the good thing is that it is flexible and since its new the residents have the chance to flex it their way. The program atmosphere is very relaxed and peaceful. They have a lot of perks. You even get a 6000 bonus at the end of residency just for being part of the methodist family. The other thing is that although it sounds like a new program it is not entirely new because when Baylor and Methodist divorced back in 2006 a lot of the professors and doctors that were part of Baylor also decided to stay with methodist and those are the type of people that are involved in this program. They are no rookies, they are big time professors that just changed their name from Baylor to Methodist.
What should be improved: Well it's a new program and allthough I think that in the next 5 years this program will be one of the best in the Houston area at this point in time is difficult to predict what will happen. PGY-2's are applying for fellowships as we speak but we can not know their results until mid 2008 which is late for us. I think this is a gamble. It is very possible that with all the contacts and research you develop at Methodist you can land a fellowship spot but then again it is possible that you might not get it.... that makes it a little scary for me. They said that they were opening cards next year but then again who knows?
The other thing that I did not like at all is that you will never be part of the code team and you will never get to run a code!!! Also everytime you do a procedure you have to ask for permission to the attending and he or she must supervise you! Even as a third year!!! It is a private hospital after all.
And last but not least... there is no flexibility on electives. During your first year you have only one elective month and you can only choose from pulmonary or cards.... wow! that's what I call an elective!
Rate experience (0-10): 9
Conclusion: The program is a gamble but I believe it has a bright future upon it. I will rank it highlly just because it's in the Houston area and I am a faithful person!
Edited by GLO MD on 12/23/07 - 01:32 PM
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THANKS SO MUCH!!!!
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Program Name: UTMB Galveston
Date of Interview: Mid December
Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc: The program provided accomodations for the night prior to interview. It's called Tremont House and it is super nice! You only have to pay for the internet if you would like to use it (10dlls per day) and for the valet if you bring a car (12 dlls). I rented a car back in Houston to be able to move freely. If you are driving to Galveston from Houston you only have to take the 45 south and you'll get there it is a 40 min or so drive, really easy to get there. The hotel is about 5 mins in car from the hospital.
Level of "stress" (0-10): 4
How many interviewers: 2
How many applicants: 10. 8 AMG's (2 from UTMB, the rest came from other schools in Texas and one from Chicago, all of them were really nice and seem very competitive), 2 IMG's (one from India and me)
Tour included visits to: ER, wards, ICU, on-call rooms, residents launge. We also saw the computer system which was awesome!! Everything is electronical at UTMB EVERYTHING!! There is no such thing as a written chart. And everything is accesible from home, so if you forgot to write an order or do a note you can do it from home, I think it is super sweet!!
Questions asked: My IV's ran very smoothly. My first IV was performed by a GI deparment professor. He was super nice and used to work at Luke's in Houston so we talked a lot of that. We also talked about medical scool in Mexico and how the medical system works in Mexico. About my community service and about my experience in Houston. He was super nice and I felt like we were chatting.
My second IV was with an assistant professor from Mexico! The interview was done in Spanish and it was more like a friendly chat then an IV. He did not ask anything about me he only asked if there was anything thar was not in my applications that I would like them to know. And he only gave me a lot of advices about the match. He was really nice!
happy residents: yes / no / ? : Yes, extremely happy!
research oriented: yes / no / ? Yes!!! Any type of research experience from any specialty you can find it here and you have a lot of time for this even on your first year. I was happy to hear that they have a lot of Rheum research going on!
prematch offers? I've heard that rarely they might offer prematches.
visa sponsored? J1 and H1B
City, how is to live there? Galveston is an island 40 mins away from Houston. It is a gorgeous little town. I really love it and find it very soothing. I would not mind living here at all. And if you miss the big city you can get to Houston in no time. Eventhough it is a small island there are a lot of things to do since it was designed to be a big vacation spot. I find it lovely.
What I liked the most: EVERYTHING! This program is off the charts! A real dream for an IMG! From the hospital itself, all the nice staff, the location, the amazing fellowship opportunities (they have all fellowship known to human kind!) plus graduates from UTMB have been able to get fellowship spots in any other university in Houston area (Baylor, UT), all over Texas (even UTSW and UT san antonio) and all ver the country in great programs. I think being an UTMB graduate is a great plus everywhere since it has great recognition. The program is amazingly organized. The salary is really good and they have a lot of perks like a great gym (not a little one but a REAL gym with everything you need), a baby care facility (which is a block away from the hospital, so if you have kids this is an amazing thing), free parking, call q5 with no night call!!! and the best residency program retirement plan in the country! he hospital gives an 8% and you endup at the end of your third year with up to 20,000 dlls!!! which you can use in anything you want (i.e. a house downpayment) plus they cover all health insurances for you and your entire family (no matter how many there are).
Also they have a hospital wing dedicated to the prison! Yes the prison! So you can see all kinds of interesting pathology and you can do anything you want! I find it quite interesting. And this is not a must! If you don't enjoy working within this area you don't have to.
I also loved that electives are true electives. You can choose anything even on your first year. Even an away elective. Anything you want you can get!
And let's not forget about the computer system which I believe is a real plus and lifesaver.
Bottomline is: This program rocks!!
What should be improved: For me, it would be a 100 on a scale from 1 to 10 if the program was located in Houston TMC. Other than that there is nothing I would change.
Rate experience (0-10): 10+++. Amazing program!
Conclusion: I will rank this program at the top of my list. It's among my favorite 2! If you got an IV here you are very lucky and work yur best to rock it! (I was very blessed to even get an IV here). Also if you want to get an IV at UTMB I recommend to get USCE at the Houston/Galveston area because I've seen that most if not all of the IMG's that get IV here had something to do with Houston.
Edited by GLO MD on 12/23/07 - 12:37 PM
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THANKS SO MUCH!!!!
You are welcome dear prueba! Let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.
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| prueba
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Thank you GLO!, I'll contact you for some tips about Houston!
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| arlete
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GLO MD:
One can not have a failed attempt to apply for Methodist, is that right?
I am rooting for you!
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| GLO MD
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Hey arlete! I actually know a person with an IV at methodist and a failed attempt so if you make up for it I don't think there will be a problem!
Thank you so much! I really hope I make it I don't feel like having the strenght necessary for another round!! 
Happy Holidays friends! 
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