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I was going to post it today as a matter of fact since nobody else has.
Denver Health
This is obviously a well respected program, and I was extremely impressed by it. The word I heard on the street about this program was how malignant it was so that was the first thing I tried to find more about. The residents do admit that they work hard but they did not feel like it was a malignant program. They were extremely happy with their choice to rank them #1, the training they have gotten, and the PGY4's seemed to be the brightest group of residents I've spoken to. That impressed me a lot because I like to put myself into their shoes and see if I would like to be like the residents I meet, and I felt like these were the people I would work well with and would want to take bits and pieces of to help myself become an excellent emergency physician. The PD seemed like he was dedicated to maintaining the excellent reputation of the program and continuing to strive for more, and also stressing how residents who complete this program will be leaders in EM because of the incredible experiences they get here. The curriculum was attractive because it is focused on intensive care, but had fewer ED months (just 3) during intern year than any other program. There is also 2 months of ward medicine. The ED exposure increases greatly during the second year however. One other disappointing thing about the curriculum is the lack of elective time for a 4 year program, but the EM training is top notch and you get lots of it as a PGY2-4, which is want is important anyways. The Peds experience is very good at Childrens with dedicated months there as a PGY2-4. They see a great variety of patients and see tons of trauma. The volume is also high, so you'll see everything enough times to become a true expert in managing bread and butter stuff and the sickest of the sick. Location can't get any better! Denver is beautiful, with so much to do, especially winters sports! I can't imagine anyone not wanting to live here, unless of course they don't like snow. Overall, I felt like this was an amazing program that will provide anyone with incredible training in EM. I feel like this would be a great fit for me and I will be ranking this program in the top 2-3 with a strong possibility of ranking it number 1. Everyone has their own things they are looking for in a program, but the reputation here and the training probably can't be beat. Thank you.
Denver Health
This is obviously a well respected program, and I was extremely impressed by it. The word I heard on the street about this program was how malignant it was so that was the first thing I tried to find more about. The residents do admit that they work hard but they did not feel like it was a malignant program. They were extremely happy with their choice to rank them #1, the training they have gotten, and the PGY4's seemed to be the brightest group of residents I've spoken to. That impressed me a lot because I like to put myself into their shoes and see if I would like to be like the residents I meet, and I felt like these were the people I would work well with and would want to take bits and pieces of to help myself become an excellent emergency physician. The PD seemed like he was dedicated to maintaining the excellent reputation of the program and continuing to strive for more, and also stressing how residents who complete this program will be leaders in EM because of the incredible experiences they get here. The curriculum was attractive because it is focused on intensive care, but had fewer ED months (just 3) during intern year than any other program. There is also 2 months of ward medicine. The ED exposure increases greatly during the second year however. One other disappointing thing about the curriculum is the lack of elective time for a 4 year program, but the EM training is top notch and you get lots of it as a PGY2-4, which is want is important anyways. The Peds experience is very good at Childrens with dedicated months there as a PGY2-4. They see a great variety of patients and see tons of trauma. The volume is also high, so you'll see everything enough times to become a true expert in managing bread and butter stuff and the sickest of the sick. Location can't get any better! Denver is beautiful, with so much to do, especially winters sports! I can't imagine anyone not wanting to live here, unless of course they don't like snow. Overall, I felt like this was an amazing program that will provide anyone with incredible training in EM. I feel like this would be a great fit for me and I will be ranking this program in the top 2-3 with a strong possibility of ranking it number 1. Everyone has their own things they are looking for in a program, but the reputation here and the training probably can't be beat. Thank you.