anesthesia in houston?

[WLF]

any thoughts on the anesthesiology program at UT Houston versus say Baylor or UTMB in Galveston? UT Houston sounds great to me because of the hospitals residents train at and the medical center but I am concerned about the things I hear about the poor financing and scutwork for residents since they don't have CRNA's. I will be interviewing there and at Baylor (and I hope UTMB though I haven't heard from them yet). if anyone knows about the program there and can give me honest feedback about the training and workload and how well prepared you are for boards, that would be great. thanks.

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[nitecap]

[Sucks.

 

[UTSouthwestern]

UT Houston and Baylor are both great programs. Both are also affiliated with CRNA programs as well. Anesthesia attendings teach residents and CRNA students side by side. Both have critical care rotations as well. Baylor will get more Vads, heart transplants, lungs transplants while UT houston will not get these cases. Face it the Med Center is the place to be, Galveston Sucks.

Pretty harsh on Galveston and undeserved. I'd ask around for more information and opinions about each program mentioned above. The answers might suprise you.

 

[dave262]

UT Houston and Baylor are both great programs. Both are also affiliated with CRNA programs as well. Anesthesia attendings teach residents and CRNA students side by side. Both have critical care rotations as well. Baylor will get more Vads, heart transplants, lungs transplants while UT houston will not get these cases. Face it the Med Center is the place to be, Galveston Sucks.

Baylors program will get far fewer cases like that. MD anderson and Texas Heart Institute both are UT-Affiliates. UT-Houstons program sees far more complicated cases than Baylor. Not sure where this guy is getting his info from, but it's quite incorrect.

 

[undecided05]

had the opportunity to speak with a great deal of people from both places; more UT-Houston. Heard that UT-Houston is going to have better cases in part b/c of the Baylor split from Methodist. The split is pretty nasty from what I've seen and heard. Heard that at UT-Houston you may get more scutwork, but when compared to other places it's not that bad. Dr. Katz is a great person once you get to know him. Very straight forward and direct. You do get most of your weekends off. Both are great places.

As for Galveston, it isn't the greatest place for a young, single person looking to do a lot outiside the medical community. That being said, I've heard that it is probably the best program in the state. Unfortunately, I didn't apply cause I couldn't imagine living there for 4 years. Good fishing though.

 

[UTSouthwestern]

had the opportunity to speak with a great deal of people from both places; more UT-Houston. Heard that UT-Houston is going to have better cases in part b/c of the Baylor split from Methodist. The split is pretty nasty from what I've seen and heard. Heard that at UT-Houston you may get more scutwork, but when compared to other places it's not that bad. Dr. Katz is a great person once you get to know him. Very straight forward and direct. You do get most of your weekends off. Both are great places.

As for Galveston, it isn't the greatest place for a young, single person looking to do a lot outiside the medical community. That being said, I've heard that it is probably the best program in the state. Unfortunately, I didn't apply cause I couldn't imagine living there for 4 years. Good fishing though.

There are other things afoot there aside from the Baylor Methodist split.

 

[LonghornJPS]

I have a friend who finished up his gas residency in Houston about a year ago. He raves about his training. He just passed his oral boards.
He and I had a discussion about the gas programs in Texas, and he felt Galveston is the best one.

 

[WLF]

I have a friend who finished up his gas residency in Houston about a year ago. He raves about his training. He just passed his oral boards.
He and I had a discussion about the gas programs in Texas, and he felt Galveston is the best one.

thanks so much to everyone who answered, it is so helpful to hear these things. Longhorn, if it isn't too much trouble, could you please give me a few words on what your colleague said about the two programs that made UTMB come out ahead of UT houston? also, any thoughts on once you are done with training how the reputation of the institution affects job prospects, specifically houston vs. Galveston, both instate and out of state?

thank you all again!

 

[nitecap]

you find me in da club

 

[utlonghorn50]

Are these schools all about the same as far as Step scores needed to be interviewed. If so about what does it take (i am specifically asking people who have received invites recently)

 

[wickedskillz]

bumping for updated information. also, could someone describe the areas the hospitals are in? downtown/rough areas, or more studenty-bar type scene?

 

[canjosh]

bumping for updated information. also, could someone describe the areas the hospitals are in? downtown/rough areas, or more studenty-bar type scene?

Just an MS2 at Baylor, so can't comment specifically on the anesthesiology residency here.

The medical center is huge, and its own part of town. The area immediately west includes Rice University and a few associated bars. Also immediately west of the med center are affluent residential areas, where many faculty, residents, and med students live. On the south edge of the medical center, you've got the VA + MDA and 'condoland'. UT Houston has student housing and a very new/large gym facility in that area as well. Downtown is to the NE, and to the east you start getting into shady areas. The medical center and areas west and south are very safe.

Public transportation in the area is pretty good. Really good by Texas standards.

 

[wickedskillz]

Hey thanks a lot canjosh. I'd love to hear more about UT Houston's program in specific if anyone has a chance. What hospitals do you rotate at (is it Memorial Hermann, Ben Taub, MD Anderson, all of the above, etc), how is the program director and the research programs, how are work hours, etc. Also, if anyone went there for residency, how did they like it? Were they satisfied with their training, work load etc? Any new information would be much appreciated! thanks.

 

[pakistanigasman]

Also bumping. Somebody please talk about UT Houston's program, come on guys isn't it one of the biggest anesthesia programs in the country 🙂

 

[pakistanigasman]

hey, can anyone please provide new information on UT Houston's gas residency? How are the hours, level of teaching, scutwork requirement. Is the faculty malignant? Any help would be nice.

 

[funkyfaroh]

hey, can anyone please provide new information on UT Houston's gas residency? How are the hours, level of teaching, scutwork requirement. Is the faculty malignant? Any help would be nice.

UT Houston is is lead by Dr. Hagberg who is an airway guru. She's been the chair there now for a few years. As residents, we spend most of our time at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center, but we can also rotate at other hospitals for diversity if we like. I, for one, wanted to get more cardiac anesthesia time, so I am doing 4-5 months of CV at Texas Heart, Methodist, MD Anderson (Thoracic) and at Hermann. We average around 60 hours a week when we are at Hermann. We work hard. I'm not saying that is a bad thing. In fact, the amount of experience we get with our case load and heavy trauma, ends up being very beneficial when you start thinking about graduating and being on your own. The faculty is not malignant at all. Just like any place, you find some who aren't that interested in teaching. There are quite a few new graduates (within 1-3 years out) who are very dedicated and ready to teach in the ORs. PM me if you have any questions. Good luck yall!