Any info on East Carolina University Program

[PsychSJ]

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I just interviewed with ECU and really liked the town and the students and just wondered if anyone knew any more info about the program.

Thanks

 

[osteodoct]

If I'm thinking of the right school, i was NOT impressed..they had me waiting 1/2 the day for pp to interview me. the residents didn't seem very enthused, and seemed like all of them were FMGs, plus city just seemed boring, small and dirty.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

I know about the town but not the program specifically. My brother and sister both lived there for several years -- my brother did his residency there, but not in psych. From what I understand, it's an interesting patient population (very poor, very high minority percentage) with pretty bad access to care.

I wouldn't characterize the town as dirty -- it's actually fairly prosperous, and I think the public schools are good. It's just a smallish town (about 50,000 peolpe and 80 miles away from a big city), so you have to not mind that. The area is very pretty, and you're not that far from the coast.

 

[osteodoct]

You have alot more experience w/ town than me. I was only there for 2 days, so maybe it was just the area around the hospital that was dirty.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

You have alot more experience w/ town than me. I was only there for 2 days, so maybe it was just the area around the hospital that was dirty.

Well, there is a lot of poverty in the area, and I think it's a traditionally backwards region in NC. And most smallish towns aren't very aesthetically pleasing, imo.

To me, the biggest downside of the area is that you're so far from a major airport. I've spent lots of time on the 80 mile drive between Raleigh and Greenville.