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Program Name:
Date of Interview:
Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc:
Level of "stress" (0-10):
How many interviewers:
How many applicants:
Tour included visits to:
Questions asked:
Happy residents: yes / no / ? :
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Research oriented: yes / no / ?
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| imad
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Program Name: St Elizabeth Health Center/NEOCOM
Date of Interview: November 2007
Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc: Super 8 motel on Belmont avenue..paid approx 53/night..decent enough place for the price..indian manager..travelled by greyhound..got a 7 day advance purchase price of 70(round trip)..greyhound can be scary but just keep a low profile n stay INSIDE the station most of the time n u will be fine..
Level of "stress" (0-10): 3-4
How many interviewers: 3
How many applicants: 2
Tour included visits to: the usual charade..cafeteria,floors,CCU/ICU etc..
Questions asked: MEDICAL QUESTIONS!!!DKA,ACS,CRF,DM2..
Happy residents: yes / no / ? : yes
Atmosphere: clean..well maintained..everybody gets along with each other..no night float system so lotsa work for interns..
City, how is living there?: city appears run-down..used to be a still-mill town..economy was good..then the mill shut down n the town started goin down..so now except for the hospital n the doctors in Private practice, the local population has started moving to colombus..
Research oriented: yes / no / ? sort of..they wlll help u in ur research but there is no dedicated research elective..
Prematch offers?: No..ideal candidate for them as told by the PD was 95 on steps,publications & should know the classification of anti-arrythmic drugs!!..
Visa sponsored?: J1 only
What I liked the most?: the faculty was nice..residents appeared to be chilled out..
What should be improved?: i really have no idea..i guess one cant learn from a single day..n obviously the residents will not tell u..
Rate experience (0-10): 8 ( if i ignore the chief resident, 6 if i dont..)
Conclusion: would like to go there..i honestly believe that residency is all about what YOU can get out of it..if this is where i have to work for 3 years to get what iw ant..i dont mind..
Edited by imad on 12/06/07 - 12:46 PM
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| decide
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Program Name: Akron General Medical Center
Date of Interview:November
Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc: Radisson, the program pays for it
Level of "stress" (0-10):2
How many interviewers: 3, one with PD and the other 2 with residents.
How many applicants: 4(1 prelim) The three categorical candidates were IMGs and the prelim was AMG. For categorical medicine its a 100% IMG program.
Tour included visits to: ICU, floor, ER, lounge..
Questions asked: Why this program, abt CV, no medical qs.
Happy residents: yes / no / ? : I think so
Atmosphere: Relaxed atmosphere
City, how is living there?: Its a very small but beautiful city.
Research oriented: yes / no / ? They have protected time for research.
Prematch offers?: I was told that they offer late in the season
Visa sponsored?: H1/ J1
What I liked the most?: PD is a nice person
What should be improved?: Not many people are able to make into fellowships
Rate experience (0-10): 7
Conclusion: Its a good community program if u want to go into primary care. If u want to get into a fellowship u will have to work very hard and have lots of luck. The city is really small but is safe compared to most cities in Ohio.
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| Siam126
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Canton Medical Center.
Very nice program. Like upper 90 both steps+plus step3+research
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| drk1980
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Program Name: Huron Hospital
Level of "stress" (0-10): 3-4
How many interviewers: 3
How many applicants: 8
Tour included visits to: no where outside the main hospital
Questions asked: what did you do since graduation? What are you interested in doing after residency? Are you interested in research? What can we do to convince you to stay?...just a conversational comment and not a prematch offer!
Happy residents: yes / no / ? : dont think so
Atmosphere: low standard
City, how is living there?: not the best area...better about 3miles from it.
Research oriented: yes / no / ? not at all
Prematch offers?: not sure
Visa sponsored?:h1/j1
What I liked the most?: cant say that i did much.....but since its a community hospital they definitely have their share of diverse patient population.
What should be improved?: lots...mainly the attitude of its people
Rate experience (0-10): 5 (cant compare with other interviews)
Conclusion: Had heard many bad reviews about this program...about its poor teaching, lack of attention to resident's needs, poor fellowship opportunities/research, no night float, disorganized prog....which is what is what i found out from my experience.
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| decide
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Program Name: Canton/ Neucom
Date of Interview: November
Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc: The program provides stay and awesome dinner.
Level of "stress" (0-10): 3
How many interviewers:4 ( Pd, two assistant PDs and the program administrator)
How many applicants: 5 ( All IMGs)
Tour included visits to: Aultman hospital only: lounge, icu, ccu, floor, library, call room( was very decent)
Questions asked: Yes they do ask medical qs. The pd gave all the applicants a case scenario and asked us to work the case
Happy residents: yes / no / ? :I think so
Atmosphere: PD is kind of strict, other people seemed friendly
City, how is living there?:Its a small city but the place where most residents stay is a gud area.
Research oriented: yes / no / ? I didn t get dt impression
Prematch offers?: not to me
Visa sponsored?: H1/ J1
What I liked the most?: The pd was very candid abt things, no illusions to the applicants.
What should be improved?:shd participate more in research, no fellowships
Rate experience (0-10):6
Conclusion: Its a gud community program with lots of perks, no scutwork. If u want to do primary care, this is a gr8 place.
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| criticaldoc
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imad wrote:
Program Name: St Elizabeth Health Center/NEOCOM
Prematch offers?: No..ideal candidate for them as told by the PD was 95 on steps,publications & should know the classification of anti-arrythmic drugs!!..
hey imad that is strange kind of the prematch offer i have ever seen, KNOW CLASSIFICATION OF THE ANTI-ARRYTHMIC.
did they tell u about the course u are suppose to study during the interview in the letter of confirmation of interview
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| egomez2001
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Program Name: NEOUCOM at Canton Ohio
Date of Interview: November
Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc: With friends at Akron (20 min from away from Canton), they provide a night at the Holiday Inn, shuttle service and a dinner wth residents the night before.
Level of "stress" (0-10): 4
How many interviewers: 5
How many applicants: 7
Tour included visits to: ICU, ER, CCU, Wards, Library, Residents Lounge, On Call Rooms, etc
Questions asked: Why IM, Plans in next 5-10 years, Tell me about yourself, About step attempt, About my reserach-how would I implemented into the program, Personal activities in spare time, approach of a case scenario
Happy residents: yes / no / ? : Yes
Atmosphere: Very friendly, a lot of enthusiasm.
City, how is living there?: Small city with all the basics. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area which ncludes Cleveland 45 minutes away, Akron 20 minutes away, Columbus
Research oriented: yes / no / ? Not much, you have to do at least 1 research proyect, you can do more and they will support you
Prematch offers?: Yes
Visa sponsored?: J1 and H1
What I liked the most?: Program size, enthusiasm, friendly working enviorment, big part of the hospital is brand new, you get trained at Aultman Hospital and Mercy Medical Center
What should be improved?: Only 1 month of elective, 3 would be better to focus on what is of your most interest
Rate experience (0-10): 7
Conclusion: Good program, primary care oriented, fellowship opportunities but have to work for them, very friendly, stimulating enviorment.
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