Baylor splits with Methodist in Houston, Methodist joins... Cornell?

[Gleevec]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2644285

Im really confused as to how this could possibly work 😕

Anyone at Cornell or Baylor have any ideas on what's going on?

I could see why Methodist would join UTH or even UTMB, but NY is pretty far away from Houston, and I dont see how you can classify faculty as "joint." If you thought what Harvard does with its affiliated hospitals in terms of classifying funding for rankings purposes is abusive, I think this dwarfs that completely.

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[Jalby]

Wow. And freaky. That's really got to hurt Baylor. But I'm not sure how that really heps Cornell. So strange.

 

[Gleevec]

Wow. And freaky. That's really got to hurt Baylor. But I'm not sure how that really heps Cornell. So strange.

Actually, Baylor cut the cord because Methodist wasnt giving them as much autonomy as it wanted. Baylor just shifted over to St. Lukes (if it was really going to hurt Baylor, I dont think Baylor would have cut the cord on its own accord)

I think Baylor is probably slightly worse off in the short run, better off in the long run. While I think Cornell will get some padded numbers for its ranking.

Looks like a win-win for everyone, but its kinda weird with them being so far apart.

Maybe then Harvard and Hopkins should just divide all med schools into two fractions. We can have the med school draft tomorrow after the NBA draft.

 

[Jalby]

Still don't see the positive for Baylor. What % of it's residencies were at mathodist???

 

[MacGyver]

I dont know how much NIH funding Methodist gets, but if Cornell tries to pull some bull**** by putting Methodist into their "affiliated hospital funding" category for US News, they will be exposed as a total fraud.

 

[praying4MD]

Still don't see the positive for Baylor. What % of it's residencies were at mathodist???

In the long run, this is EXCELLENT for Baylor. Just as in the tradition of "The Mayo Clinic," "The Cleveland Clinic," etc. There will now be "THE BAYLOR CLINIC." It may hurt in the short run, but I definitely think it's going to be in their best interest in the long run. And Gleevec is right-- Baylor cut the ties of its own accord, amidst a lot of controversy. Dr. Traber does know what he's doing there. You don't get to be CEO of Merck without knowing your way around, if you get my drift. Now, instead of paying ridiculous amounts in overhead for the use of its office space to methodist, baylor is saving money, and building a name for itself [even more than before.]

Even now, baylor still have ties to both Methodist & St. Luke's. So now look at the hospitals Baylor kids get to rotate through: Ben Taub, The VA, St. Luke's, Methodist, Texas Childrens. And soon, a complete ambulatory center, just for Baylor. neato burrito if you ask me.

 

[DW]

If I get shuttled out to Texas for one of my third year rotations, I might shoot someone 😛

 

[Gleevec]

If I get shuttled out to Texas for one of my third year rotations, I might shoot someone 😛

I actually dont think that will be a problem at all.

This is all one huge rankings/prestige power play by Methodist and Cornell. There is not one benefit patients or students will get.

Did you want to do an away rotation in Houston (why the hell would you leave NYC to do that btw, I hope you're doing your psych rotation away then)? You could have just done an away rotation straight up.

Are you a patient in at NY Methodist with a rare cancer? I really hope they dont send you out to MD Anderson in Houston when you can go a few blocks to Sloan Kettering.

Really, this makes no sense whatsoever from a practical perspective, because I really cant think of a way in which patients or students benefit (other than increased prestige).

Which all leads me back to the question, who will Harvard pick as their #1 pick in the med school draft? I mean, if this is what it has come down to, we might as well divide the med school world into two "prestige" factions and just have at it...

 

[EvoDevo]

Seems like a desperate move by Methodist, Gleev. 👎
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Man, can you imagine two more disparate corporate communities than a TX-based teaching hospital and an Ivy? 😱 Anyway, I think what Macgyver said is right on.

(However, I think that MD Anderson is a better cancer tx center than MSK. )

 

[Gleevec]

(However, I think that MD Anderson is a better cancer tx center than MSK. )

I think many people would agree. 😉

 

[rjhtamu]

Yeah, this is actually much better off for Baylor in the long run. I'm actually glad we got out of that powerhungry hospital system when we did.