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  #1

Please copy this template and add:

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 / ? :

Atmosphere:

City, how is living there?:

Research oriented: yes / no / ?

Prematch offers?:

Visa sponsored?:

What I liked the most?:

What should be improved?:

Rate experience (0-10):

Conclusion:

  #2

Program Name: Roger Williams Medical Center

Date of Interview: November

Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc: Take flight, rent car, and stay at Radisson Hotel (book from priceline.com, nice place)

Level of "stress" (0-10): 3-4

How many interviewers: 1

How many applicants: 10

Tour included visits to: Complete hospital tour by a very nice chief resident

Questions asked: What do you see your self in the next 10 years, What would you do after graduate? Hobbies? No meds Qs

Happy residents: yes / no / ? : yes

Atmosphere: very nice environment and people

City, how is living there?: small city, beautiful, not much entertainment, 20-30 minutes access to the hospital from any part of the state.

Research oriented: yes / no / ? yes

Prematch offers?: yes (probably)

Visa sponsored?: J-1

What I liked the most?: Very well designed program, fellowship opportunity, very nice environment

What should be improved?: pretty much none that I know

Rate experience (0-10): 8

Conclusion: I'll definitely go there if they offer me prematch smiling face

  #3

good job man..thanx for posting..

  #4

thanks! great job!

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  #5

Program Name: roger williams

Date of Interview: november 2007

Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc: hotel in Boston, I drove in the morning ( the interview started at 10 am)

Level of "stress" (0-10): 2

How many interviewers: 1

How many applicants: 6

Tour included visits to: medical ward, ICU, CCU ( 3 patients!!!), bone marrow transplant section

Questions asked: the person who interviewed me DIDN"T know ANYTHING about my application - she asked me if I passed the clinical exam, what are my scores...

Happy residents: yes / no / ? : yes, almost all are AMG

Atmosphere: nice between them , but one of them said something like - "I can not stand people who come here to take our jobs!"

City, how is living there?: nice city, one bedroom around 1000$ in downtown.

Research oriented: yes / no / ? yes- 3 months of electives in PGY1

Prematch offers?: no

Visa sponsored?: I don't know, I am a gc holder

What I liked the most?: chief resident- nice and smart person

What should be improved?: long discution- they are kind of nursing home , not a broad area of pathology besides hem- onc. even so 50% of residents go in a fellowship

Rate experience (0-10): 2

Conclusion: The interview was very unprofesional, a lot of AMG who were thrilled about the program. Very laid back program, not scutwork , not to much pathology , not to many patients.


  #6

Program Name: Hospital of Rhode ISland

Date of Interview: Nov 8

Where did u stay, nearest hotel, travel etc: My cousins place

Level of "stress" (0-10): 2

How many interviewers: 2

How many applicants: 6

Tour included visits to: ED, Clinics, Medical floors.

Questions asked: Routine

Happy residents: yes / no / ? : Yes

Atmosphere: Amazing learning environment

City, how is living there?: Small town, just an hour away from boston.

Research oriented: yes / no / ? Yes

Prematch offers?: I don't think so.

Visa sponsored?: J1

What I liked the most?: the program director, she is a very nice lady.

What should be improved?:

Rate experience (0-10): 7.

Conclusion: If they give a prematch I will grab it right away.









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