ANy info on the Massachusetts Programs?

[paramount]

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As a third year, my interest in Anesthiology is growing. I was wondering about the competitiveness of the programs in MA specifically the ones in Boston and Umass. Stats step 1 218/88, half honors/half high passes pre-clinical, mostly high pass and some honors clinical, 2 publications, and 1 poster presentation in ortho and OB/Gyn. All attendings and residents who have evaluated me over the past year seem to enjoy working with me---I'm not a social idiot and am easy going.

ANy info on these programs would be great or if you matched at a program could you provide your stats. If you interviewed there, could you also give your overall impression? Thanks so much!!!

 

[ThinkFast007]

umass i think is definitely attainable. perhaps even new england med cetner (i think thats waht it's called). dont know about the rest.

 

[bullard]

If you can handle Worcester, UMass is an excellent program. The chairman is president of American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists and a very nice gentleman. No shortage of experience there. Worcester really sucks though.

You should have little trouble matching at any of the non-Harvard programs in MA with those stats.

I liked MGH. Great clinical experience, not as much call as you would think for a program of that caliber, mostly cool residents (with some gawky MD/PhDs thrown in the mix). Just have to ask yourself: can you handle the intensity? Can you deal with living in Boston, the most over-rated city in North America?

BID is good if you want to do pain or if you're looking for a relatively cush residency with a good name. Just one MS4's opinion.

 

[Hockeyguy]

Can you deal with living in Boston, the most over-rated city in North America?

I thought I was the only one that thought that! I'll add it's the most overpriced too. BID, Brigman and MGH all payed about 7K more per year but I couldn't justify the cost with a family so I ranked them lower. If I was single then BID would have been three/four. Harvard name without the pain was the feeling I got plus cool residents and probably my favorite PD and residency director that I met along the trail.

 

[BigDuke6]

NEMC (Tufts) is definitely doable and a nice, smaller program. I would not rule out St. Elizabeth's either. It has gotten a bad rap and an image of only taking FMG's but this is changing. In any other city, it would be a top program, but has to compete with the Harvard Programs. UMASS is an excellent program and would provide great training, but you have to live in Worcester. BU, (rotated there) I would put down lower on my list due to the work environment but they do produce very capable Anesthesiologists. The other Boston programs have been covered in previous posts.

 

[paramount]

Thanks for the info.....anyone else with an opinion?

 

[fredfunk]

(with some gawky MD/PhDs thrown in the mix)

I assume you meant a gawky md/phd is the exception not the rule? Otherwise, you know, that's mean.

I guess I'll just leave you with the immortal words of championship golfer Fred Funk :

"I've never really been paired with a guy who's as long as he is"