Thread for interview impressions (city, program, questions during IV, etc). Hope @gutonc would pin it until the match season is over.
good luck everyone
good luck everyone
GI & Hepatology fellowship programs Impressions 2014-2015
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Disclaimer: I have not had any interviews yet.
But just checking out programs I am surprised that there seems to be quite a bit of variation in academic programs between the amount of research/elective time in the 2nd and 3rd yrs. Compare Ohio state (4mn 2nd yr, 4mn 3rd yr) vs Burlington (6mn 1st yr, 6mn 2nd yr, 6+mn 3rd yr).
Of course fellowship is not residency, but I can't help be seduced by more freedom in scheduling, especially thinking about how little true elective time I have had so far in residency (3wk). I keep thinking about how much more research and personalized exposure I could have had in residency with a more flexible schedule. But with fellowship, particularly GI fellowship, does it really matter that much? Does more elective/research correlate with a higher 'quality' of fellowship-life?
My question for you guys is: How much weight are you giving differences in program scheduling re: time of elective and research.
But just checking out programs I am surprised that there seems to be quite a bit of variation in academic programs between the amount of research/elective time in the 2nd and 3rd yrs. Compare Ohio state (4mn 2nd yr, 4mn 3rd yr) vs Burlington (6mn 1st yr, 6mn 2nd yr, 6+mn 3rd yr).
Of course fellowship is not residency, but I can't help be seduced by more freedom in scheduling, especially thinking about how little true elective time I have had so far in residency (3wk). I keep thinking about how much more research and personalized exposure I could have had in residency with a more flexible schedule. But with fellowship, particularly GI fellowship, does it really matter that much? Does more elective/research correlate with a higher 'quality' of fellowship-life?
My question for you guys is: How much weight are you giving differences in program scheduling re: time of elective and research.
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Research time was a negative for me . I wanted clinical (ie endoscopy ) time
