Does anyone have info on the USF program?

[ganglion]

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I've heard that this program may be on probation. Any truth to this?
Does anyone have any insight as to the strength of this prorgam?

 

[ThinkFast007]

I've heard that this program may be on probation. Any truth to this?
Does anyone have any insight as to the strength of this prorgam?

i heard this about USF, georgetown, and I wanta say some school in the midwest...

i unfortunately do not have an article or anything to site 😕

 

[mpr19]

yes it is on probation. You can verify this at the acgme web page.

 

[aredoubleyou]

USF was on probation a year or two ago - I don't know about now. Good question to ask the program director on interview.

 

[aredoubleyou]

Well, nevermind...I guess it still is!

 

[ganglion]

yes it is on probation. You can verify this at the acgme web page.

I did check the website and it comfirmed its status. Although the exact reason is not one they would discuss with an applicant would you still apply?

 

[Monitor]

Isn't that the program that reports a 32 hour average work week on Frieda? It might be a problem with residents getting enough cases... Sounds like a part-time program, maybe it's one of those shared residencies...

 

[USFOptho]

USF is still in fact on probation, and word has it that it comes up for review in December.

I've heard varying things as to the future of this program. Some positive, some negative, and since it is all hearsay (from the attendings and residents, mind you), I'll let it all even out. Like any program, choose at your own risk.

Interesting times, indeed..

USFOptho

 

[pmichaelmd]

One of my friends who is a CA-3 at my program transferred to us from USF after CA-1 year. Two of our CA-1s went to USF for medical school and were told by faculty there to not even consider applying to USF for anesthesia. Our department fields all kinds of calls from current USF residents desiring a transfer. From what I gather, they have had work hour violations galore (well in excess of 80 hrs/wk) and have pressured the residents to under-report them. There have also been some retailation issues of faculty against residents for a variety of issues that have caused certain residents grief and certain faulty members to be relieved of duty and to receive letters of censure.

I would certainly regard this program with great wariness until they manage to work things out.

Regards,
PMMD

 

[Tenesma]

through the grapevine.... i understand that a private practice group hired all of their best staff away... and now the residency is left with 4-6 relatively mediocre staff that were stuck supervising 4-6 residents at the same time - leaving CA-1s to intubate on their own, etc... a real debacle. that private practice group single=handedly destroyed academic anesthesia at USF. From what I understand it would be more profitable for the private practice group there (gulf to bay i think is the name) to start a CRNA training program to replace the manpower they will lose when the residency shuts down...

at tampa general it is all about money... and the patients and surgeons and residents are suffering through this debacle.