2012-2013 University of Pittsburgh Application Thread

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Looking back over the past several years of match results, Pitt always has plenty of students going off to the "top" residencies (in addition to UPMC spots :meanie: )

Nevertheless, I had to throw that question out there. Thanks for the responses!
 
Blais said:
Looking back over the past several years of match results, Pitt always has plenty of students going off to the "top" residencies (in addition to UPMC spots :meanie: )

Nevertheless, I had to throw that question out there. Thanks for the responses!
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I'm just curious - which are generally considered to be "top" residencies? Is going to one for the purpose of ultimately getting hired to a better paying, more auspicious job later in life? Forgive my ignorance. 😀
 
churrytree said:
I'm just curious - which are generally considered to be "top" residencies? Is going to one for the purpose of ultimately getting hired to a better paying, more auspicious job later in life? Forgive my ignorance. 😀
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This link provides a mini-compilation of "top" programs in the common specialties... You will see that such things often lead to debate.

Item A) http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=906704&highlight=programs

For a more collective opinion, the individual specialty forums often have plenty of threads that offer insight on "top" programs within their field.

Item B) http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?f=35

Looking over the past ~7 years of available results, you will find that many Pitt students go to these "top" programs...not to mention all derm/radonc/plastics/neurosurg/vascular/etc residencies (I'd argue that just getting into those fields -- period -- speaks for the applicant's "quality"). And anything that is affliated with harvard/hopkins/etc will be competitive regardless of whether or not it is considered a "top" program on SDN (although, there tends to be a relationship).

Item C) http://www.medadmissions.pitt.edu/why-choose-pitt/residency-match.php

Some people want to go to top programs for self-fulfillment. Others for the "best training". Others for getting a foot into the door for certain PP gigs. The list goes on. Aggregated, Pitt doesn't appear to have problems with putting students where they want to go. 👍
 
Have you made a decision yet Blais? Are you definitely coming to Pitt?
 
Blais said:
This link provides a mini-compilation of "top" programs in the common specialties... You will see that such things often lead to debate.

Item A) http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=906704&highlight=programs

For a more collective opinion, the individual specialty forums often have plenty of threads that offer insight on "top" programs within their field.

Item B) http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?f=35

Looking over the past ~7 years of available results, you will find that many Pitt students go to these "top" programs...not to mention all derm/radonc/plastics/neurosurg/vascular/etc residencies (I'd argue that just getting into those fields -- period -- speaks for the applicant's "quality"). And anything that is affliated with harvard/hopkins/etc will be competitive regardless of whether or not it is considered a "top" program on SDN (although, there tends to be a relationship).

Item C) http://www.medadmissions.pitt.edu/why-choose-pitt/residency-match.php

Some people want to go to top programs for self-fulfillment. Others for the "best training". Others for getting a foot into the door for certain PP gigs. The list goes on. Aggregated, Pitt doesn't appear to have problems with putting students where they want to go. 👍
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Thank you thank you thank you!!
 
Blais said:
Looking back over the past several years of match results, Pitt always has plenty of students going off to the "top" residencies (in addition to UPMC spots :meanie: )

Nevertheless, I had to throw that question out there. Thanks for the responses!
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Those UPMC spots are nothing to sneeze at either. One thing I've realized since being here is that almost every department at UPMC is world class in terms of residency training. This isn't something I knew that well coming. They range from "well acknowledged top 3-5 program in the country" to "amazing training due to superb volume but not quite as academically prestigious." The benefit you get in being preferred for home program spots is probably one of the biggest things separating some of the top schools and is underrated IMO.

Pitt is among the top in the country in: Plastics, Neurosurg, Ortho, ENT, Urology, Gensurg, Vascular, OBGYN, EM, PM&R, Neuro, and Peds, as well as a lot of fellowship fields (especially critical care and transplant)

And very good (but slightly less prestigious then the absolute top programs) in Medicine, radiology, radonc, ophthalmology, and anesthesiology

They also have the added benefit of giving pretty clear preference to Pitt students AND being less competitive to get into then comparable top programs due to location. If you like Pittsburgh (and it really is a great, affordable city, I just don't like the weather), it's an amazing deal. Even relatively uncompetitive Pitt students often match into great programs here for the above 2 reasons. The only other downside is that the programs here tend to be on the busy/hardworking side due to the crazy high patient volume. That being said all the attendings/residents I've worked with have been great and I haven't encountered any malignant personalities, so they're busy but not malignant.
 
DoctwoB said:
Those UPMC spots are nothing to sneeze at either. One thing I've realized since being here is that almost every department at UPMC is world class in terms of residency training. This isn't something I knew that well coming. They range from "well acknowledged top 3-5 program in the country" to "amazing training due to superb volume but not quite as academically prestigious." The benefit you get in being preferred for home program spots is probably one of the biggest things separating some of the top schools and is underrated IMO.

Pitt is among the top in the country in: Plastics, Neurosurg, Ortho, ENT, Urology, Gensurg, Vascular, OBGYN, EM, PM&R, Neuro, and Peds, as well as a lot of fellowship fields (especially critical care and transplant)

And very good (but slightly less prestigious then the absolute top programs) in Medicine, radiology, radonc, ophthalmology, and anesthesiology

They also have the added benefit of giving pretty clear preference to Pitt students AND being less competitive to get into then comparable top programs due to location. If you like Pittsburgh (and it really is a great, affordable city, I just don't like the weather), it's an amazing deal. Even relatively uncompetitive Pitt students often match into great programs here for the above 2 reasons. The only other downside is that the programs here tend to be on the busy/hardworking side due to the crazy high patient volume. That being said all the attendings/residents I've worked with have been great and I haven't encountered any malignant personalities, so they're busy but not malignant.
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I absolutely agree.

I wasn't joking when I said "top residencies (in addition to UPMC spots)". 😉

Very solid health system that UPMC is.
 
I'm sure this is a bit of an annoying (and repetitive) question, but is there any indication of how many spots are left to be filled, and when the next wave of acceptances might go out? I see the second look facebook group is already up to 106 (out of ~150)! :scared:
 
Celyfia said:
I'm sure this is a bit of an annoying (and repetitive) question, but is there any indication of how many spots are left to be filled, and when the next wave of acceptances might go out? I see the second look facebook group is already up to 106 (out of ~150)! :scared:
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About a third are probably current Pitt Med students :laugh:
 
Celyfia said:
I'm sure this is a bit of an annoying (and repetitive) question, but is there any indication of how many spots are left to be filled, and when the next wave of acceptances might go out? I see the second look facebook group is already up to 106 (out of ~150)! :scared:
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penguinism said:
About a third are probably current Pitt Med students :laugh:
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Haha yeah 40 members are current students. Don't worry!!! I know it's a rough wait 🙁
 
Can any current students comment on the strength of the global health track? How popular is it, do many students conduct fieldwork abroad, are these projects funded, etc?

Also, I know Pitt has some teaching hospitals outside the US, such as Italy. Do many students do some rotations at these places?
 
mcarrick said:
Can any current students comment on the strength of the global health track? How popular is it, do many students conduct fieldwork abroad, are these projects funded, etc?

Also, I know Pitt has some teaching hospitals outside the US, such as Italy. Do many students do some rotations at these places?
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Several students travel abroad each year and most are able to get funding to do so. There's a database floating around of all the people who did research abroad, I can see if I can find it, but from what I remember there were a lot of different locations. There are some options for funding for the summer after MS1, and there are also a lot of scholarships through Pitt for doing work abroad over the summer.

ISMETT (no relation to my username 😉) is the center for organ transplantation in Palermo, and every summer a handful of MS1's are able to go and do research there. I don't know for sure how many are going from my class, but I think 8-10 went last year? I believe the stipend is $3000, but you can also get outside funding in addition to that. You can also do your surgery rotation there, and since it is a UPMC facility, it doesn't count as one of your 3 "away" rotations. You can also do your FM rotation in Honduras. Those aren't the only options! If you have a strong desire to do a rotation or do research somewhere, you can probably find someone willing to help make that happen.
 
Big day today - 2PM:::

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Tune in!
 
Ismet said:
(Pitt vs Cuse) I was screaming at my computer screen so much that my dog started to get concerned. Ughhhhhhh 🙁
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Ahhh! Well, that's it. I'm going to Syracuse now. 😀

Jokes aside, what an exciting game. Obviously not the desirable outcome, but way to come back and put the heat on after going down by such a large deficit!
 
Blais said:
Ahhh! Well, that's it. I'm going to Syracuse now. 😀

Jokes aside, what an exciting game. Obviously not the desirable outcome, but way to come back and put the heat on after going down by such a large deficit!
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I'm proud of the effort but a little concerned with our ability to contest the 3 ball today. Though I have to admit Sutherland was straight up nasty and I don't know how much could've been helped there. Regardless, Pitt teams are generally good at limiting threes (which makes up for our poor perimeter defense vs penetration) and we get that back on track in the tournament. A lot of teams have a shot this year so I'm already excited for next week! H2P 😀
 
Neurologic said:
I'm proud of the effort but a little concerned with our ability to contest the 3 ball today. Though I have to admit Sutherland was straight up nasty and I don't know how much could've been helped there. Regardless, Pitt teams are generally good at limiting threes (which makes up for our poor perimeter defense vs penetration) and we get that back on track in the tournament. A lot of teams have a shot this year so I'm already excited for next week! H2P 😀
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👍👍👍
 
Ismet said:
(Pitt vs Cuse) I was screaming at my computer screen so much that my dog started to get concerned. Ughhhhhhh 🙁
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Haha I yelled at my TV at the end. Oh well, I'm hoping that they got it out of their system now so that the team doesn't crash and burn in the actual tournament.
 
penguinism said:
Haha I yelled at my TV at the end. Oh well, I'm hoping that they got it out of their system now so that the team doesn't crash and burn in the actual tournament.
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Well the last few years of march madness have been pretty disappointing for us, but I'm still hopeful!
 
jesse120 said:
for those who are interested in transplant surgery, Pitt is a great place to be 😀

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olShnT7Oyo0
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Awesome, I was walking out of the BST building today and noticed they were filming something on the ground floor. Amazing things going on everyday. When I get off the shuttle in front of the Western Psych building, I sometimes just stand there in awe of the UPMC complex....and to think that I'm going to be a Pitt Med student...what a privilege.
 
For those who are interested, here's the 2013 Pitt match list. Congrats to all the fourth years!

Anesthesiology
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Einstein/Montefiore Medical, Center Bronx, NY
Hershey Medical Center/Penn State, Hershey, PA
Hospital of the Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Loyola Univ Med Center, Maywood, IL
Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Univ of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA
Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Child Neurology
Children’s Hospital-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Dermatology
Texas Tech U Affil, Lubbock, TX
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Diagnostic Radiology
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
Case Western/Univ Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Indiana Univ Sch of Med, Indianapolis, IN
Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Univ of Chicago Med Center, Chicago, IL
University of Texas SW Medical School, Dallas, TX
Univ of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA
Univ of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA

Emergency Medicine
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Case Western/MetroHealth Med Ctr, Cleveland, OH
Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC
Northwestern McGaw/CMH , Chicago, IL
SAUSHEC, Fort Sam Houston, TX
Texas A&M-Scott & White, Temple, TX
UCLA Medical Center , Los Angeles, CA
Univ of Massachusetts Med School, Worcester, MA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
Vidant Med Ctr/East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC

Family Medicine
Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA
Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine, Augusta, ME
Medical Center Beaver, Beaver Falls, PA
O’Connor Hospital, San Jose, CA
Univ of Minn Med Sch/N Memorial, Minneapolis, MN

General Surgery
Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, Detroit, MI
Louisiana State Univ SOM, New Orleans, LA
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
NYMC-Metropolitan Hosp Cntr, New York, NY
UCLA Medical Center , Los Angeles, CA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Internal Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
Emory Univ SOM, Atlanta, GA
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami FL
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown Univ , Providence, RI
Univ of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Univ of California Davis Medical Center, Davis, CA
Univ of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
Univ of Vermont M/Fletcher Allen, Burlington, VT
Univ of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA
Univ of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Medicine-Pediatrics
Georgetown Univ Hospital, Washington DC
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown Univ , Providence, RI
Univ of Minn Med School, Minneapolis, MN

Neurology
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Northwestern McGaw/CMH , Chicago, IL
NY Presby Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr, New York, NY
UCLA Medical Center , Los Angeles, CA

Neurosurgery
NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Stanford Univ Programs, Stanford, CA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA

OB/GYN
Duke Univ Medical Center, Durham, NC
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
SIU SOM & Affil Hospitals, Springfield, IL
St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
Tulane Univ SOM, New Orleans, LA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Ophthalmology
Cleveland Clinic – Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH
Univ of Texas SW Med Sch-Dallas, Dallas, TX

Orthopaedic Surgery
Case Western/Univ Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Drexel Univ COM/Hahnmann Univ Hosp, Philadelphia, PA
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL
Univ of Chicago Med Center, Chicago, IL
Univ of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Otolaryngology
Hospital of the Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Temple Univ Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Pathology
Orlando Health, Orlando, FL
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Pediatrics
Case Western/Univ Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Case Western/Univ Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Duke Univ Medical Center, Durham, NC
Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Northwestern McGaw/CMH , Chicago, IL
North Shore-LIJ Health System, Great Neck, NY
Univ of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Univ of Chicago Med Center, Chicago, IL
Univ of Tennessee COM, Memphis, TN
Univ of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, WA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA

PM&R
Northwestern McGaw/CMH , Chicago, IL
Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Univ of California Irvine Med Ctr, Irvine, CA

Plastic Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Hospital of the Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Univ of Texas Med Branch, Galveston, TX

Psychiatry
Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Stanford Univ Programs, Stanford, CA
Univ of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Univ of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Univ of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA

Radiation Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering, New York, NY
Thomas Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia, PA
Univ of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Univ of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

Urology
Univ of Chicago Med Center, Chicago, IL
UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, PA
 
Those look like some good match results to me (with my zero experience)!

I have seen the Second Look schedule. However, is it all info seminars or more interactive (like the "activity fair" session title might suggest)?
 
Thanks for the list.

Pretty surprised there were no upmc radiology matches.

Also, that's a selection of very strong psych programs. They did well.
 
Blais said:
Thanks for the list.

Pretty surprised there were no upmc radiology matches.

Also, that's a selection of very strong psych programs. They did well.
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Blais, every time I see your avatar, I think that it's this guy, rapper MF Doom.
 
"The New York Times' Nate Silver pegged the Panthers' chances of winning the whole thing at about 0.8 percent."

...so you're telling me there's a chance?!
 
Did anyone else get a "personal invitation" from a Dr. P for Second Look.This invitation is super funny!
 
Also, PittMed students, do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? How are the general wellness services there?
 
churrytree said:
Did anyone else get a "personal invitation" from a Dr. P for Second Look.This invitation is super funny!
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Is that for his little get-together at his house? You must go. It was a blast last year!! And I'll most likely be there, so that's even more of a reason to go 😀 😎

churrytree said:
Also, PittMed students, do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? How are the general wellness services there?
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For general health, there's the student health center, which services the entire university. There is also a school psychologist who you can see free of charge as often as you like. And if you find that something is troubling you academically, there are a number of people in the office of medical education that you can meet with to get help, study advice, a tutor, etc.
 
churrytree said:
Did anyone else get a "personal invitation" from a Dr. P for Second Look.This invitation is super funny!
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Yeahh, I got this too. It was kind of strange, but also super cute. (He saved the invitation as a PowerPoint file? Haha.) Are you going to go?

Ismet, can you tell us a bit more about what the get-together entails? Thanks!
 
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mah269 said:
Yeahh, I got this too. It was kind of strange, but also super cute. (He saved the invitation as a PowerPoint file? Haha.) Are you going to go?

Ismet, can you tell us a bit more about what the get-together entails? Thanks!
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Unfortunately, I don't think I'm gonna be able to make it to Second Look due to a work conflict. 🙁
 
mah269 said:
Yeahh, I got this too. It was kind of strange, but also super cute. (He saved the invitation as a PowerPoint file? Haha.) Are you going to go?

Ismet, can you tell us a bit more about what the get-together entails? Thanks!
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Great food and drinks, meeting SNMA members, Dr. P(ettigrew), Dr. P's wife (an OB/GYN) and a few other doctors, getting to know fellow acceptees, and some dancing. 😀 Dr. P is amazing and he makes you feel like family, which is one of the many reasons why I decided on Pitt. His house is always open to us if we need a place to go, and he has been known to invite people over for Thanksgiving/Christmas meals if they aren't going home.
 
Blais said:
...so you're telling me there's a chance?!
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Well, not anymore.

If I promise not to make fun of Pitt and their move to the ACC, can I get an acceptance? Seriously, it's taking all of my maturity and will power.
 
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