CWRU Reputation

[emerson]

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Anyone have any thoughts on CWRU's national reputation? It seems to be a very solid program, but is it well-respected?
thanks

 

[Behcet]

yes, it's a highly respected program nationally.

 

[Frank Chen]

Anyone have any thoughts on CWRU's national reputation? It seems to be a very solid program, but is it well-respected?
thanks

CWRU/UH is grossly overrated and frankly bad.

 

[DrNick2006]

I interviewed there and thought it to be a great program, why would you feel this way Frank?

 

[raph91]

Frank is clearly wrong (refer to other CWRU post). For one, he thinks it's a community hospital. How can a tertiary care center like the University Hospitals of Cleveland that has NIH funding in the top 10% of the country with a very strong affiliated medical school be a COMMUNITY hospital??????? I mean my God! I don't know the EXACT definition of a community hospital but I thought it was based on 1) Private attendings, 2) Lack of research, and 3) No medical school. I guess these three don't enter into that.

 

[yobabydoc]

Frank is clearly wrong (refer to other CWRU post). For one, he thinks it's a community hospital. How can a tertiary care center like the University Hospitals of Cleveland that has NIH funding in the top 10% of the country with a very strong affiliated medical school be a COMMUNITY hospital??????? I mean my God! I don't know the EXACT definition of a community hospital but I thought it was based on 1) Private attendings, 2) Lack of research, and 3) No medical school. I guess these three don't enter into that.

There are two CWRU programs, Metrohealth and University. Is frank maybe referring to MEtrohealth? I thought it was better than University for Med-Peds even though University has Rainbow Babies

 

[yobabydoc]

Frank is clearly wrong (refer to other CWRU post). For one, he thinks it's a community hospital. How can a tertiary care center like the University Hospitals of Cleveland that has NIH funding in the top 10% of the country with a very strong affiliated medical school be a COMMUNITY hospital??????? I mean my God! I don't know the EXACT definition of a community hospital but I thought it was based on 1) Private attendings, 2) Lack of research, and 3) No medical school. I guess these three don't enter into that.

There are two CWRU programs, Metrohealth and University. Is frank maybe referring to MEtrohealth? I thought it was better than University for Med-Peds even though University has Rainbow Babies

 

[curres]

CWRU/UH is grossly overrated and frankly bad.

As a current resident I have been following the Frank Chen thread, along with many of my co-residents. There is a lot of speculation about what sort of alienated and disturbed person would use another persons name to post this garbage (and speculation about who this really is). Obviously someone with a personal grudge for whatever reason, or a competitor playing dirty tricks.
I don’t know of any current residents who are unhappy they chose this program. The faculty are not perfect (are they anywhere?), but mostly are great and are much more open and approachable that the faculty at my medical school. There are many well know NIH funded researchers who are willing to collaborate on projects with residents, and my superb bedside teachers. There is great camaraderie among the residents (perhaps the fake Frank Chen missed that). This is my third year and the residents have done very well getting fellowships- including Cardiology. The program directors and Chief Residents are nothing if not supportive. The Chair is not always warm and fuzzy- but seems very supportive of the program, and is involved frequently with morning report, etc.
My medical school advisor told me to look at Case- as a top program without a competitive or cutthroat environment- and she was correct. From my days on the interview trail and from the people I know in academic Medicine- the only program in the Midwest that compared was Michigan- and as an OSU fan- I could not go there.