natividad fpr in salinas, ca. what's going on?

[Kanga]

Thinking about applying to natividad fpr, maybe doing a 4th year elective there. i've heard that it's a strong program, but noticed on the website that the last couple years all the residents have been caribbean/ non-US grads. i'm wondering why they didn't fill some spots in the match.

anyone have the inside scoop???

thanks a lot

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[sakachi]

bump.

 

[Shinken]

Thinking about applying to natividad fpr, maybe doing a 4th year elective there. i've heard that it's a strong program, but noticed on the website that the last couple years all the residents have been caribbean/ non-US grads. i'm wondering why they didn't fill some spots in the match.

anyone have the inside scoop???

thanks a lot

Sorry I don't have an answer for you. I was browsing old threads and came upon this one and decided to check out the Natividad program's residents. I found out that a resident chose Natividad because of the "agriculture in the area." That's funny. I didn't know that was a reason to choose a residency program.

Prog Director: "We have a residency that emphasizes evidence-based medicine."

Applicant: "Yes, but how is the agriculture in the area?"

http://www.natividad.com/fprp/3rdyear.htm

 

[MeowMix]

I talked with some of the staff at the KC conference. 30-sec impression was that you would get very high-volume ob training, very high % monolingual Spanish pts (intimidating for residents who don't speak it), in a town that doesn't offer much exciting nightlife for singles or much work for spouses and partners. Personally, I thought it sounded fantastic, but my SO is completely uninterested in moving to Salinas. The surrounding coastal areas incl. Santa Cruz, Monterey, etc. have become very expensive.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Lots of good artichokes there.

 

[deleted87716]

Lots of good artichokes there.

They should put that in the brochure.

 

[Winged Scapula]

They should put that in the brochure.

That and "near by the Garlic Capital of the World, Gilroy California and the World Famous Garlic Ice Cream"!

"Plenty of moonlighting opportunities picking artichokes"