A dozen? Wow! Please share how you talked with no less than 12 residents and are now the local expert on the residency despite never actually going through it yourself? Very reliable.
SDN is not the place for reliable advice. Visit programs for a week each, decide for yourself. The answer is not on a forum.
lol defensive much? I go to a cancer and trauma heavy program. I’ve “been through it.” My point is that many applicants don’t want that so programs like this are deemed less favorable by some
Very defensive. Each person can choose what type of program they want to graduate from. Don’t generalize what “many applicants” want. Its comments like that which poison the minds of people that may do very well at a program like LSU.
Hence the humorous adjective. I’m fully aware of how information here is about as reliable as chatter in an Irish pub, but I’ll take anything I get at the least for my own entertainment given the sheer number of programs out there and the fact that I can only extern at 3-4.
Toxicity, humiliation, high turnover, etc. are not acceptable or tolerated at most programs in this country including LSU. This is an OLD narrative. Programs are modernizing with their residents and younger faculty. You are mistaken if you think that elite, “hard surgical training”, doesn’t come with long hours, big cases, heavy call, busy clinics, rigorous academics, discipline and high expectations. Do you think that every dentist that joins an OMS residency is equal? Do you think that it may be hard and “feel toxic” to the individuals that are more challenged, or to the extreme, may even be dangerous to patients?? Should everyone get continuous positive feedback to accompany poor performance or failing academics? If upholding and maintaining excellence is “toxic” and “malignant” then our time-honored specialty should go away. Super Dentists can take over, we can get rid of our MD’s, and our residencies will look like perio.
I would pick programs that are geographically diverse, diverse in scope, and different in size. Don’t pick ones that seem similar. You want to see what the BIG differences are, not the nuance stuff. This may help you better decide on what TYPE of residencies to which you want to apply.
Is it true LSU is getting rid of the 2027-2028 intern program and replacing them with NPs?
The irony is that nobody here is arguing against hard surgical training except the imaginary “soft applicant” strawman you keep inventing.
I don’t care what anyone says, that is FUNNY 😂😂😂😂
Dentistrays
Can you afford me? How much you paying ?
You're correct, I sincerely apologize, we found our imposter 😂
“Not for everyone” is a pretty wild way to describe middle fingers, verbal abuse, humiliation, residents quitting, and a culture multiple people independently describe as toxic.Nobody is saying OMFS shouldn’t be hard. Every serious program is hard. Trauma is hard. Call is hard. Surgery is hard. That’s not the issue. The issue is when people start normalizing disrespect and abuse under the label of “tough training.” Those are not the same thing.
Honestly, I would take this over someone smiling to your face while giving you the middle finger behind your back and trying to screw you over on a daily basis. I know a few externs who rotated at UF Jax, and I have also interacted with some residents there. The stories I have heard about that place are honestly horrendous.
Well, since LSU NOLA has apparently been properly skinned already, I guess it’s time we hear about this one too. Word is the program has changed drastically over the past three years—and not for the better. The fact that they didn’t match any of their spots this cycle definitely raises eyebrows. Programs usually don’t go from stable to completely unmatched without something going on behind the scenes
if you’re one of those 5/6 noncats and were offended by my comment I apologize. As far as any past comments I don’t even know how to look back at what I have said previously but I stand by that I think it’s a strong program or at least was when I was interviewing. If you’d like to talk to me directly about my home program I’d be happy to discuss that with you further too. Best of luck
Oh my, no, anything but losing the MD. This was a really weird comment. It’s almost as if that degree is part of a personality.
For goodness sake just get the MD…you know you will be disappointed if you don’t! Calm down, calm down I’m just messing with you…but, you might be disappointed ☹️ it’s just, from that whole post that’s what you locked onto? Just do it! It’s fun!
Jeff, take a breath before you give yourself an aneurysm. I was under the impression LSU had invested in some anger management for you, but clearly the results are still pending
Yea I locked on to it because it was a strange addition to the post lol
It's proof how he looks down on literally everyone who's not him, typical god complex symptoms.
I mean we are in May, so definitely after match! I think it is alarming to program if the non-cat decided to abandon ship, but I highly doubt they will do anything about it.
All of them quite after from what I heard
From what I’m hearing, Jacksonville’s biggest problem is the total lack of autonomy and real training. Residents are basically there to make attendings’ lives easier. Cosmetic is a joke. One junior attending is hyper-focused on cranking cases and dipping early—self-centered, focused on RVUs and moonlighting, and, on top of all of that, a gaslighter. Seniors and chiefs still aren’t allowed to do Botox because of “private/cash patients.” Friends who just graduated never injected a single unit. All that cosmetic marketing is straight BS. The whole department feels the same: leadership cares way more about optics and reputation than about actually teaching. Looks great on the outside, trash education on the inside. Head & Neck is the worst. Flap numbers have tanked, chiefs are mostly just closing donor sites while fellows retract for hours. One fellow spent 10 hours retracting, then closed the neck. Residents get zero say in VSP planning — “you won’t do this after graduation anyway.” Even in trauma cases, the chief is not alone. According to a very recent extern, these attending have an issue with giving cautery away. The current chair barely operates, encourages gossip and leaks confidential conversations, and creates no safe space to talk to anyone. The previous PD, who left 2 years ago, was the only one who was resident-oriented. They mostly hire their own grads, so anyone who speaks up gets iced out. When they didn’t match, they blamed the residents instead of fixing their shiit. Bottom line: super attending-centered, fake toxic culture, almost no real autonomy. Reputation is dropping fast, and nobody there seems happy. Stay the F away, regardless of whether you are a future resident or fellow.
