Brown-
Not too impressed by this program, overall. The most likely reason I was unimpressed was by the fellow who gave us the tour. He was a second year, who repeatedly put down the residents with whom he worked (bad move, dude). Research opportunities are strong, IB decent. The PD seemed nice but let me say about 2-3 words during our interview. You only interview with two people, which seemed strange. Overall, I went out there because I thought Providence would be a cool city, and I thought "well it's BROWN, so I should check it out." Far from the truth, the city was ordinary. I was told by multiple cab drivers how the politicians there are corrupt. The hospital, just ok. This could be a good program for someone interested in an academic career, but for someone who is interested in PP, this program was subpar.
Maine MC-
Good program, nice people. Strengths: fellows were happy, staff friendly. Weakness: EBUS, no sleep?, other IB, cold city, and they only take one fellow per year. Also, one of the attendings told me directly that if I like autonomy, this might not be the best program. Strange comment to hear. I think if you're from the northeast, this would be a good program to attend.
UC Davis-
Seemed like a pretty good program. Up and coming IB. The PD seemed a bit strange, nice but strange. One of the attendings with a British accent, he was a bit arrogant, which was a turn off. Solid research experience here. Other strengths: the city is awesome, fellows were very, very happy. Weakness: first year, you work like a dog! Not something I want to do necessarily.
University of Cincinnati-
Solid program. I had a very, very positive feeling at this program. I think this program will set you up very well for PP, but you could even do academics if that's your desire. The people were friendly; the faculty seemed very nice. Overall, I think I would've thrived at this program. Also, they have a night float system, which is great. Weakness: they may start an IB sub-fellowship, which could take away from one's IB experience as a fellow. City might not be as favorable for someone not from the midwest. Also one of the fellows at lunch didn't have the nicest things to say about the PD. I guess the PD had asked this fellow to set up the schedule, which he did, but the PD asked him to do it again. Vacations I think need to be taken in blocks. I got the sense that the PD was a bit too hands on and liked making decisions on his own. Kinda old school...
