Any information on CPMC I-med program. I have an interview for their prelim. program. Aside from it being in a pretty good area, how is the program overall, how do the residents like it, how are the fellowships through categorical IM. I realize intern year is hard, does it get better after that. And finally how is the technology and the ancillary staff?

Any help appreciated.

Since no body seems to know about CPMC I assume no body in Cali applied to it? Seems very unlikely, I know they are affiliated with UCSF, but does that mean same fellowships preference as UCSF residents? I also realize its in the bay area, any students that rotated through it maybe know how the hospital is like from the inside? Any residents that are in the program or have looked into it in the past.. any information?

Thanks.

CPMC - I did a rotation through both campuses as a third-year.

Nice facilities, with California (street) campus being significantly nicer than Sacramento (street) campus - the ICU in the Sac campus is cramped, and old. good computerized system for patient labs & studies

The programs: claims to have good fellowship placement, including a couple placements to UCSF

Overall, people seem pretty relaxed and happy - good sense of camradrie and fellowship - no one seemed really disgruntled or angry- seemed remarkable well-rested for interns/R2s

The affiliation with UCSF is pretty loose - not a whole lot of contact with UCSF attendings/residents in IM

My advisor summed it up: A community program that will put you in a great position to get a job in the competitive Bay area job market, but fellowships will still be more of a stretch than from an academic program. He advised me to not apply there, but UCSF tends to really push their students to stay in academic programs.


Hope this was helpful

Gale