PROS: Very good reputation. Obstetric experience is very strong. Excellent basic science research opportunities. Strong peds. Good resident camaraderie.
CONS: Inferiority complex compared to Mass General, Hopkins, UCSF. There are some holes in the clinical training one would not expect from a prestigious program: no liver transplants, little trauma, weak critical care component. Very resident dependent program - CA-3s still get assigned boring cases like gynecology and optho. Residents are not happy with quantity/quality of intraoperative teaching because attendings are too busy. Boston is ridiculously expensive in light of what the city offers.