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Any thoughts on the transitional year at Carilion? Program/competitiveness, location, etc?
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Any thoughts on the transitional year at Carilion? Program/competitiveness, location, etc?
Its in roanoke VA a nice southern small city with most amenities you can think of and many neat different neighborhoods. Not too much in the way of nightlife though unless you like to hang out in bars with dudes in cowboyhats and blond 250 lb girls. Depends where you are coming from it might be a step up or a step down...
The TY resident work as hard as the medicine residents on the floor rotations (lets say 6-430 on non call days, sometimes upto 10, 11 or midnight on oncall days even though call ends at 9).
There are some sweet rotations like radiology where you mostly sit around twiddling your thumbs...
The hospital is pretty big with several different wing (memorial) community is smaller but only had obgyn and peds services. The clinics are all in one area and not hard to get to. - but I guess the TY's dont go to clinic...
The staff is rly nice and the pd is too, very smart....
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I would say there's a good mix of ppl here there's a couple of anesthesia guys, abd i think there's a derm or ophtho guy here as well, they are all smart im sure but i dont know how "competettive" it is - i can only guess. Ppl say that it is indeed a nice TY year and is hard to get into but that hearsay.
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Interviewed there recently. Yes, it is very competitive. There is one guy going into anesth., one rad onc, a couple ophtha and the rest rads. These typically aren't people who got into low tier programs either... all are on their way to Duke, Mayo, etc. From what I remember, 2 months wards, 1 month gen surgery, 1 month peds, 1 month ER and rest electives. The gen surgery is not bad at all and wards are wards. Dr. Erwin is stepping down this year due to retirement. People come from far and wide for this program. It is a good intern year where you are not miserable constantly, which is hard to find. Hope this helps.
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Lots of new PDs at carilion.
They are now the Carilion Clinic, working toward a Mayo/Cleveland clinic type model. Much more focused on academics, a big medical research partnership with VA Tech and new buildings, increased academic focus for all residency programs.
Overall, I think the changes are positive, especially in terms of program respectability. One issue is that I came to this program for what I percieved to be very strong generalist training with an academic tilt...I am concerned that it may bump more over into the academic and further from community program. After all, with then new med school, it will by definition be a University program....
The people I have worked with in the TY program are all exceptional. Smart, and heading for big name programs in competitive specialties. And, it is a very nice year, especially when compared to all of the other programs' first year schedules
They are now the Carilion Clinic, working toward a Mayo/Cleveland clinic type model. Much more focused on academics, a big medical research partnership with VA Tech and new buildings, increased academic focus for all residency programs.
Overall, I think the changes are positive, especially in terms of program respectability. One issue is that I came to this program for what I percieved to be very strong generalist training with an academic tilt...I am concerned that it may bump more over into the academic and further from community program. After all, with then new med school, it will by definition be a University program....
The people I have worked with in the TY program are all exceptional. Smart, and heading for big name programs in competitive specialties. And, it is a very nice year, especially when compared to all of the other programs' first year schedules
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I interviewed at this program a couple of years ago. Dr. Erwin actually said he felt like the TY was a time to prep for your advanced training program and spend time with your family. He's a very family oriented person. His office his filled with TONS of pictures of his family, so I believe that truly was a goal of his for his residents. He also gives out lists of where previous TY residents had matched an into what specialties... Very impressive!!!
Perks (at that time) included tickets to Va Tech football (split between interns) and membership at a local athletic club (including golf).
This is a VERY competitive program.
Perks (at that time) included tickets to Va Tech football (split between interns) and membership at a local athletic club (including golf).
This is a VERY competitive program.
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yep...tech football and hoops tickets. golf membership (covers green fees, you gotta pay for a cart, at the local course...which is no country club, but it is fine), and membership at the Roanoke Athletic Club, which is sweet.
nice bennies here, great cost of living, not to far from the real world. i wish i didn't live in Roanoke, but by living here I can afford to buy a house and live like a human.
nice bennies here, great cost of living, not to far from the real world. i wish i didn't live in Roanoke, but by living here I can afford to buy a house and live like a human.
