It is exhaustive of the programs mentioned. If my math is right (and it's probably not) there are at least as many IM programs not mentioned as are on the list.
Little from column A, little from column B.
I find it funny that 30-35 is a mid-sized program. Mean IM program has ~15 categorical residents. There's only a double handful larger than 35.
That's my guess. When I interviewed (all Uni) only 1 program (Dartmouth) that I went to was smaller than 30ish/yr.
4+4 sounds like the worst of both worlds. In order to get what amounts to every other month outpatient, you're going to spend much more time as an R2/R3 on the inpatient service than you otherwise would.
I can speak to Minnesota's 4+4 schedule (I assume Mayo's is similar):
It is! It makes 80 hour weeks not seem as bad when you know you have a month of golden weekends on the horizon. The rigor is absolutely there -- just for one month at a time. There are lots of happy interns here and the program structure is a big part of it.
Yes, I am sure. Coverage depends on the site, but is predominantly done by respective fellows with occasional staff coverage. Sometimes, there are 2 residents on consult teams, but not always. It varies mostly on how busy the service is and if there is enough learning opportunity to support a large team.
I gotchya. There aren't golden weekends on ward months (or ICU or cards). There is one day off per week for the senior and the intern. The intern runs the team when the senior is off and vice-versa. An exception to this is for night float teams which have residents (on consult months) cover them for a night to give 1 day off in 7. Every resident has a single weekend of this night coverage to perform over the course of the year.
The intern runs the team?!
Runs is a relative term. "S***s their pants and answers pages while the attending writes the notes" is more like it.
"runs" could also be a descriptive term, particularly as you allude to.
