So I was talking with my PCP the other day, who went to Harvard for med school and then did her residency at UCSF (didn't choose her on prestige, I swear--she's really nice!). Anyhow, she suggested her experience at Harvard was very hierarchical--professors were hard to access, a distinct pecking order in the clinics, etc.--compared to UCSF, where even her attendings would comfort her when she made errors. Having grown up on the West Coast, she thought it was more of a coastal/cultural thing than an institutional thing.
I realize there's a hierarchy in the clinics no matter what, but does this still ring true? She is pretty young, so I can't imagine she graduated that long ago. I can definitely pros and cons to both systems; I'm just curious.
I realize there's a hierarchy in the clinics no matter what, but does this still ring true? She is pretty young, so I can't imagine she graduated that long ago. I can definitely pros and cons to both systems; I'm just curious.