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Here is my contribution:
Temple- Dr McNamara would be great as a PD and I'm sure would help finding a job. The program is relatively new and seems to still be going through some growing pains. The curriculum seemed a little week and they are working through kinks in the schedule but the administration seemed dedicated to making it a good program. They do a ton of ICU, 6 months I think (Q3 call), which is probably good for learning but bad for having a life. The program is in a bad arrea but they seemed to get good pathology. The ED is small and old, with crappy computers and charting. Overall they seemed to work hard but get a good education. Interview day is an overview of the program followed by an ED conference, 3 interviews (mostly laid back but Dr. McNamara asks some typical semi-hard interview questions), then lunch and a tour.
Camden- Very good medium sized program. The PD and Chairman are great and get you excited about their program. They have good U/S and clinical tracks that allow you to focus on whatever your interested in as well as good research support. The PD seems very dedicated to making it a great program and keeping residents happy. Their ED is old but useable. The interview day is an overview by the PD and Chairman, then 4 interviews a tour and a lunch conference. I will rank this program higher than the philly programs.
Christiana- Great program. They do seem to have it easy working mostly 8 hour shifts and having tons of protected time for their 10 hours of conference per week. Despite not working much they seem to have a good pathology and get to do a lot of procedures. The biggest negative about the interview day is the crappy lunch. The interview day for me was an overview of the program by the PD, a morning conference, 5 interviews, a tour and then lunch. I read the old threads about Christiana before I interviewed and I had a chance to meet the past president of EMRA. She was a bit over enthusiastic about the program, but I think she would be a good resource for residents their. I plan to rank this program high.
-P
Temple- Dr McNamara would be great as a PD and I'm sure would help finding a job. The program is relatively new and seems to still be going through some growing pains. The curriculum seemed a little week and they are working through kinks in the schedule but the administration seemed dedicated to making it a good program. They do a ton of ICU, 6 months I think (Q3 call), which is probably good for learning but bad for having a life. The program is in a bad arrea but they seemed to get good pathology. The ED is small and old, with crappy computers and charting. Overall they seemed to work hard but get a good education. Interview day is an overview of the program followed by an ED conference, 3 interviews (mostly laid back but Dr. McNamara asks some typical semi-hard interview questions), then lunch and a tour.
Camden- Very good medium sized program. The PD and Chairman are great and get you excited about their program. They have good U/S and clinical tracks that allow you to focus on whatever your interested in as well as good research support. The PD seems very dedicated to making it a great program and keeping residents happy. Their ED is old but useable. The interview day is an overview by the PD and Chairman, then 4 interviews a tour and a lunch conference. I will rank this program higher than the philly programs.
Christiana- Great program. They do seem to have it easy working mostly 8 hour shifts and having tons of protected time for their 10 hours of conference per week. Despite not working much they seem to have a good pathology and get to do a lot of procedures. The biggest negative about the interview day is the crappy lunch. The interview day for me was an overview of the program by the PD, a morning conference, 5 interviews, a tour and then lunch. I read the old threads about Christiana before I interviewed and I had a chance to meet the past president of EMRA. She was a bit over enthusiastic about the program, but I think she would be a good resource for residents their. I plan to rank this program high.
-P