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Haven't seen much for opinions on Arizona programs. I'm thinking of moving to Arizona and wondering how University of Arizona, Maricopa, St Joseph's and Mayo Arizona rank against each other?
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Interviewed at Maricopa, St Joes and UofA last interview cycle. Don't remember the specifics but I remember that UofA seemed solid, just in a crappy location (Tuscon really sucks). Also the staff at Maricopa all seemed relatively inexperienced (i.e. many were young, two of the head guys were brothers), practically no research opportunities, crappy facilities, etc. Also one of the interviewers talked about how they just wanted the residents to see as many studies as possible (i.e. seemed like teaching was less emphasized). But they had an awesome lunch at a country club. St Joes had super chill residents and would better be described as St. Bros.
Didn't get an interview at Mayo Arizona. And then they didn't fill in the match (only 1 of 2 west coast programs that didn't, the other being Harbor-UCLA). I'm sure they got a great candidate in the SOAP though. I know Harbor-UCLA matched only 4/6, but one of their SOAP matches was from UCSF so...
Anyway thats all I remember. None were ranked higher than 8 on my list.
Didn't get an interview at Mayo Arizona. And then they didn't fill in the match (only 1 of 2 west coast programs that didn't, the other being Harbor-UCLA). I'm sure they got a great candidate in the SOAP though. I know Harbor-UCLA matched only 4/6, but one of their SOAP matches was from UCSF so...
Anyway thats all I remember. None were ranked higher than 8 on my list.
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Interviewed everywhere you mentioned last year. UofA is probably the best if you're looking to keep your options open (academics, pp) and you'll get good subspecialty training with exposure to diverse pathology. I actually really liked Tucson (it's not a big city with nightlife, etc like Phoenix does, if that matters to you.. it seems like a great place to live if you have a family), and the residents/people were super nice.
I wanted to like Mayo Arizona a lot, but because there were no current rads residents (except for 2 who had recently just switched out of surgery), it was just too hard for me to get a good grip on the program. It has the Mayo resources at their disposal, the facilities are really nice, and the faculty are well-trained and from great schools. I think the program is just a couple years out (i.e. once they have a full radiology class and have worked out any administrative kinks) from being awesome. I do wish that they would provide some dedicated research time in their curriculum given the fact they have plenty of resources for it.
Maricopa and St Joe's were both towards the bottom of my rank list - they were both open about not having great funding, and having 3 residents/class would make call brutal and frequent (especially considering R1's obviously don't take call). The facilities seemed kinda broken down, and you are essentially committing yourself to a life in PP given that research is not a priority at all. Moonlighting at these two places, however, were phenomenal and easily the best of all the AZ programs.
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Interviewed at Mayo and St. Joes. Originally from AZ and looking to end up in either of these places as I plan to move back to Phoenix. I thought both of these places had incredibly nice facilities.
Mayo is relatively new but have had experienced academic faculty for years with fellowships. They take 4 residents per year. The residents seem really nice and they clearly will be a strong program given their track record and personnel. There's a great amount of research here and the environment is really supportive. Plus the program is in super nice Scottsdale. They have a cancer center which will provide great pathology and have some strong faculty. The PD seems really committed to the residents. They have several fellowships as well.
St. Joes is the oldest program in Phoenix having been around for several decades. They take 4 residents per year and their hospital is really nice contrary to what was said above. They have the Barrow Neurological Institute which is a huge neurosurgical center so Neuro volume here is great plus there is a neurorads fellowship. It's the only Phoenix rads program that is a level I trauma center and stroke center and they have in house peds. They collaborate with the University of Arizona Cancer center and are affiliated with Creighton university so they're a hybrid program. The residents and PD were super chill.
Would be happy at either program.
Mayo is relatively new but have had experienced academic faculty for years with fellowships. They take 4 residents per year. The residents seem really nice and they clearly will be a strong program given their track record and personnel. There's a great amount of research here and the environment is really supportive. Plus the program is in super nice Scottsdale. They have a cancer center which will provide great pathology and have some strong faculty. The PD seems really committed to the residents. They have several fellowships as well.
St. Joes is the oldest program in Phoenix having been around for several decades. They take 4 residents per year and their hospital is really nice contrary to what was said above. They have the Barrow Neurological Institute which is a huge neurosurgical center so Neuro volume here is great plus there is a neurorads fellowship. It's the only Phoenix rads program that is a level I trauma center and stroke center and they have in house peds. They collaborate with the University of Arizona Cancer center and are affiliated with Creighton university so they're a hybrid program. The residents and PD were super chill.
Would be happy at either program.
