Am I the only one stupid enough to apply to Mt. Sinai

I applied to Mt Sinai through ERAS. I had every indication they were participating. I had talk to the contact ERAS listed. Frieda says they are participating even as late a November 2004. I just contacted the PD and he says they are not taking ERAS. Unless I am the only ***** who applied, seems a bit deceiptful that ERAS won't give back the fee. Oh just pour that salt into the wounds.

As a matter of fairness I am trying to get the fee back for everyone. I need to know how many people this may have happened to. Look at the Frieda Posting Below (Noting the Date):

Last updated: 10/12/2004
Survey received: not yet received
Program Director:

Richard G Stock, MD
Mount Sinai Sch of Med
One Gustave L Levy Pl/Box 1236
New York, NY 10029-6574 Tel: (212) 241-7500
Fax: (212) 410-7194
E-mail:
Web Address:


Person to contact for more information about the program:

Barry S Rosenstein, PhD
Mount Sinai Sch of Med
One Gustave L Levy Pl/Box 1236
New York, NY 10029 Tel: (212) 241-9408
Fax: (212) 996-8927
E-mail: [email protected]

Accredited length 4
Required length 4
Accepting applications for 2005-2006 Yes
Will be accepting applications for 2006-2007 Yes
Program start dates June
Participates in ERAS 2005 Yes
Participates in ERAS 2006 Yes
Affiliated with US Government No

So after much emailing and a request to refund all who applied to Mt Sinai for the RadOnc program, I got an offer to refund my application fee. I feel this was a just settlement and encourage all those who felt that on top of this process being absolutely agonizing to contact the address below for thier refund as well. Good luck all. Here is a copy of the most recent correspondence:

The reference you made represents a flaw in our information which I've
asked staff to correct. Freida nor the Green Book is a definitive
source of which programs are participating in ERAS. The reason we ask
applicants to contact the programs directly is because those files
become obsolete almost as soon as they're posted. They're only as good
as programs going in to update them.

While I'm not convinced that the program told you they were
participating in ERAS this year, I do reognize that our information
provided in Ms. Randolph's e-mail is a bit misleading with regard to how
you should contact programs to find out about their participation in
ERAS.

In order for Ms. Randolph to process the $25 credit, she will need your
credit card information (name on card, card number, expiration date) as
we do not store that information once your payment is processed. Please
forward that information to her as soon as possible.

Best wishes,

B. Renee Overton
Associate Director, ERAS
Strategic Director, FindAResident
Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
202 828-0508 (p) 202 828-1129 (f)
[email protected]