Comparing some NYC programs

[namsag88]

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I know that there is a lot of talk about Columbia and Cornell, but what about NYU and Mt. Sinai? How do the four programs compare with one another? Any info would be appreciated.

 

[NYCanesthesia04]

Try doing a search for it. This topic has been discussed MANY times over the years. Briefly, NYU is not a very good program. It has a good chairman who's relatively new, but is not well respected (at least when compared to the other NYC programs). Sinai is decent (better than NYU in my opinion). For more information, please do a search.

 

[NYCAnesthesia]

You are incorrect. NYU is a great program, high clinical volume with good cases in all areas. Doesn't have the perks that Cornell has, but you will come out very well trained. The chair at NYU is from Cornell, and he is well known in the anesthesia world.

 

[powermd]

Try doing a search for it. This topic has been discussed MANY times over the years. Briefly, NYU is not a very good program. It has a good chairman who's relatively new, but is not well respected (at least when compared to the other NYC programs). Sinai is decent (better than NYU in my opinion). For more information, please do a search.

I would also disagree that NYU is a bad program. It is less desireable because many of the residents are transfers from other fields, or IMGs (and are palpably less enthusiastic), and the atmosphere at Tisch and Bellveue is not the most pleasant. I believe the training at NYU is EXCELLENT, however. The faculty is terrific, I had the opportunity to meet many of them during my month long clerkship. In terms of quality of the clinical and academic experience, I would rank the NYC programs Columbia/Cornell/Sinai/NYU/SLR. I can't comment on Einstein, and St. Vincent's, and Maimonides are not really worth looking at if you are serious about anesthesiology.

 

[NYCanesthesia04]

Reading back over my initial post, I'm sorry if it sounded too harsh. I actually agree completely with what powermd says above. I think that NYU is a very good program. The drawbacks are the number of people who initially were in a different field, and its relative lack of research opportunities/funding. The pro is definately the clinical training, which is excellent at Bellevue, and where you will have a lot of independance. (I did a month there). All I meant was that, in my opinion (take it at face value) I feel that it is 4th out of the big 4 NYC programs (in order Columbia/Cornell/MS/NYU) just as he described above. Overall though, a very good program, in an excellent location. It likely suffers (unfairly?) from comparisons with the other top NYC programs, but it is good - and if it were in a different city without such high power programs it would likely get a lot more attention. It certainly is better regarded than many of the other lower-tier NYC programs. Sorry again if my initial post came on too strong. I just don't feel that it's on par with Columbia or Cornell, but good none-the-less.

 

[Worldtraveler]

I appreciate good honest banter and I'm looking foward to having a drink with some of you in NYC next year.