Detroit Programs

[2ndyear]

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OK, number 2 thread today...What did everyone think of Wayne/DMC and Henry Ford? Here's my take:
Wayne: Access to Children's Hosp on campus, awesome trauma (but I guess this would get old quick on call), decent didactics, a young but growing program with the Dept. Chair coming from Ford. He has plans and this could be an up and comer, so watch out! ?Only Level 1 trauma in Detroit? Cons- Few hearts, finances are in trouble, residents in the program are not very strong but they do seem to pass, finances are in trouble, Hutzel is largely closed (for OB)...

Ford: Program has been around longer, many hearts, good exposure, well known-well funded hospital (no worries about finances here), lots of research at the hospital, Stronger residents than WSU overall, looks like a decent didactic program, you get a Ford employee discount on cars!, Hospital is overall nicer and safer than the DMC. Cons: You go to Childrens for peds, not the best known anesthesia program and no university affiliation (but more research overall than a lot of universities). ?No level 1 trauma?? This is a contested issue. The Ford people say they have an active Level 1 trauma service. The DMC prides itself on being the only Level 1 trauma in Detroit. Basically, you can't have a Superbowl without a Level 1 trauma supposedly, so it is possible that Ford is now that the DMC went public about finacial woes and Receiving was thought to be close to closing (which it no longer is).

Both: It's still D-town, and depending on your situation that could really suck. Not only the most violent city in America, but now the fattest. Of course they don't have the highest number of homicides, but that is just because no one lives there.

 

[Don8455]

bump

Come on people. I know D-town doesn't have the most glamorous of residencies, but there has to be SOME input from people who interviewed there.

 

[joshua_msu]

Anyone here have any experience rotating at either of these two places?

 

[veetz]

bump

Come on people. I know D-town doesn't have the most glamorous of residencies, but there has to be SOME input from people who interviewed there.

I agree with 2ndyr regarding Henry Ford. A definite strength of the program is the Chair. He seems very much interested in resident well-being and takes resident training seriously. All in all, HF will produce very well trained anesthesiologists capable of managing just about any type of case.

 

[zack_morris]

Anyone here have any experience rotating at either of these two places?

I rotated at Ford- the residents and faculty feel they have the best training in michigan. there are a few faculty members that either worked at michigan or did residency there, and they strongly believe this to be true. because of the patient population, henry ford gets the sickest patients in the area. they do just about everything there (except peds, of course), and you will definitely be ready to handle anything when you are done. the only major con (if you see it this way) is that the residents work harder than the average anesthesia program. last year the residents pushed 80 hours each week, and the call schedule was intense due to the fact that they didn't fill for a couple of years. Now that they have filled the last few years, these aspects are supposed to improve. If you have any more specific questions, PM me.

 

[ddmo]

Also, HF had its Level I reinstated, so no need to worry about that.

 

[pat]

Anyone know anything more recent about 80 hour workweeks at Henry Ford? Or any other info, I'm trying to decide which program to put first.