Bryn Mawr Hospital vs Nassau University Medical Center Radiology Residency Program?

[MD2014W]

Hi Everyone!

I need some help deciding between Bryn Mawr Hospital and Nassau University Medical Center Radiology Residency Program. Which one you recommend me and what do you know about this programs?????

Thanks in advance for the help!

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[MD2014W]

Hi Everyone!

I need some help deciding between Bryn Mawr Hospital and Nassau University Medical Center Radiology Residency Program. Which one you recommend me and what do you know about this programs?????

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[deleted103644]

I doubt you'll find anyone who interviewed at both as they're low tier community programs in different locations.

Assuming neither is on probation, choose by location and your impressions during interviews.

 

[Epo83]

I'd choose Nassau as there have been a lot of changes recently in regards to updating the hospitals look and increasing resident salary pay. The neuroradiologist is quite intelligent and a great teacher at that.

 

[deleted103644]

I'd choose Nassau as there have been a lot of changes recently in regards to updating the hospitals look and increasing resident salary pay. The neuroradiologist is quite intelligent and a great teacher at that.

If I were an applicant, this post would alarm me for multiple reasons.

It tells me the hospital used to look like crap, that the best thing about it is the pay (which is unlikely out of line with other programs in the region), and that aside from the single neuroradiologist, the attendings are not intelligent and/or are poor teachers.

This was clearly written by a resident trying to defend his/her program, but it is too late for that as rank lists were finalized days ago.

 

[freddydpt]

Actually, back in the day, I interviewed at Nassau. While not a top tier program, I can tell you that I know graduates from the program who were happy with their education and the collegial atmosphere. I know recent graduates from the Bryn Mawr program as well who are well-trained, competent radiologists.

 

[shark2000]

Having unhappy residents is a red flag. But having happy residents is not equal to a high quality program.

 

[freddydpt]

Shark2000... You are right but you also have to realize many of the residents at top programs won't tell you the truth about their home programs for fear of ruining their programs' reputation. Being disgruntled in a residency tends to inhibit learning, and decreases the quality of the program. If you are in a comfortable learning environment (those I mentioned were happy) you are able to absorb more.

There are also top programs out there where fellows do the bulk of the studies, the bulk of the procedures and the bulk of the learning. Those are red flag programs, but you never hear of the negatives of those particular programs because people are too busy focusing on reputation and not quality of the training.

An important question that is almost never asked is... "What kind of studies and procedures DON'T you read/do?" "Do you enjoy working with your attendings/peers?" "What is the environment like?" "Would you go through this program again if you had the chance?" If there is ANY hesitation in someone's answer, then you should be careful where you consider that program.

 

[shark2000]

I see what you say.

However the personalities are different in different programs. If you go to a so called top program, you will see more obsessive type A nerd personalities who may be very picky about subtleties and be unhappy. On the other end of spectrum is the resident in the least competitive program who is super-excited just because he/she could match into radiology with a board score of 200. On the other hand, people in the so called top programs may be very happy just because they have matched into the name brand "X". Or people in less competitive programs may be unhappy because they did not match into their top choices.

 

[ophtho99]

Spent time at NUMC. Seemed like a great place to be. Residents were happy and the facilities were pretty new and nice. Residents looked like they spent lots of time in the OR more so for 3rd years and my understanding is that there is a month long course at Columbia they go to and a course in Pennsylvania they do as well or they may go to the Maine course. People seemed happy with their fellowship matches as well.

 

[WilliamofOckham]

Spent time at NUMC. Seemed like a great place to be. Residents were happy and the facilities were pretty new and nice. Residents looked like they spent lots of time in the OR more so for 3rd years and my understanding is that there is a month long course at Columbia they go to and a course in Pennsylvania they do as well or they may go to the Maine course. People seemed happy with their fellowship matches as well.

This is exactly what you posted in the ophtho forum. Which program are you reviewing?