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Michigan
Residents: 14 per class. All seemed very happy with their training and all of the ones I spoke with had this program ranked #1. Residents got along well and the ones I met seemed pretty laid back. Happiness factor was high.
Faculty: Dr. Kowalenko, the PD, seems like a strong leader and very resident friendly. Residents praised the faculty and their ability to teach. The atmosphere seemed to be very supportive of resident education.
Facilities: Above average facilities. I honestly was expecting something more impressive though since this is affiliated with one of the top medical schools. The ED was nice and did have a modern ED feel to it, just not as fancy as some others Ive had the chance to see. Rotations are also done at St. Joseph Mercy (nearby community hospital) and Hurley (in Flint). Flint is like 45 minutes away, but that is where they get the inner city experience with lots of penetrating trauma.
Curriculum: 4 year program, that has a lot of similarities with the program set-up at Cincinnati which I am very familiar with having done an away rotation in Cinci. This makes sense since they chair and the PD trained at Cincinnati. There is an emphasis on critical care, a flight program (that does probably more hospital transfers than scene calls than Cincinnati), and many opportunities for electives.
Patient population: They treat very sick patients and do get a good amount of trauma, especially at Hurley.
Location: Ann Arbor is a beautiful town. Downtown was very nice with lots of places to dine and drink. It is a college town, but has a lot to offer for families. I love music, and Ann Arbor seems to have many places where I will be able to enjoy it. Outdoor activities are plenty. Most residents own their own place, so it is affordable but the costs are increasing in the area as it transforms from being more of a college town to a place for families.
Overall: I was very impressed by Michigan. The residents get paid very well including a 7% salary bonus every November (they have a residents association like a union that negotiates their contracts and since they have a ton of residents at UM, they tend to be able to work out many great perks). The bonus works out to be over $2000 and increases every year (some of them blew their last bonus on large flat screen TVs). PGY4s make over $50,000 and many of them decide not to moonlight because they make enough. This program hasnt been around long but seems to be top notch. If anyone is familiar with Cincinnati, its basically a version of that program in a smaller town with a nicer physical plant, but the acuity may be less and the patients less diverse with a flight program that really cant compare to Cincis. I will be ranking this program high.
Residents: 14 per class. All seemed very happy with their training and all of the ones I spoke with had this program ranked #1. Residents got along well and the ones I met seemed pretty laid back. Happiness factor was high.
Faculty: Dr. Kowalenko, the PD, seems like a strong leader and very resident friendly. Residents praised the faculty and their ability to teach. The atmosphere seemed to be very supportive of resident education.
Facilities: Above average facilities. I honestly was expecting something more impressive though since this is affiliated with one of the top medical schools. The ED was nice and did have a modern ED feel to it, just not as fancy as some others Ive had the chance to see. Rotations are also done at St. Joseph Mercy (nearby community hospital) and Hurley (in Flint). Flint is like 45 minutes away, but that is where they get the inner city experience with lots of penetrating trauma.
Curriculum: 4 year program, that has a lot of similarities with the program set-up at Cincinnati which I am very familiar with having done an away rotation in Cinci. This makes sense since they chair and the PD trained at Cincinnati. There is an emphasis on critical care, a flight program (that does probably more hospital transfers than scene calls than Cincinnati), and many opportunities for electives.
Patient population: They treat very sick patients and do get a good amount of trauma, especially at Hurley.
Location: Ann Arbor is a beautiful town. Downtown was very nice with lots of places to dine and drink. It is a college town, but has a lot to offer for families. I love music, and Ann Arbor seems to have many places where I will be able to enjoy it. Outdoor activities are plenty. Most residents own their own place, so it is affordable but the costs are increasing in the area as it transforms from being more of a college town to a place for families.
Overall: I was very impressed by Michigan. The residents get paid very well including a 7% salary bonus every November (they have a residents association like a union that negotiates their contracts and since they have a ton of residents at UM, they tend to be able to work out many great perks). The bonus works out to be over $2000 and increases every year (some of them blew their last bonus on large flat screen TVs). PGY4s make over $50,000 and many of them decide not to moonlight because they make enough. This program hasnt been around long but seems to be top notch. If anyone is familiar with Cincinnati, its basically a version of that program in a smaller town with a nicer physical plant, but the acuity may be less and the patients less diverse with a flight program that really cant compare to Cincis. I will be ranking this program high.