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Anyone out there have any thoughts about the ENT programs in Florida, Chicago, and New York?
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Well I went to medical school at USF in Tampa and it's got a really up and coming program. Most are younger attendings 5 years or so out of fellowships, and a few veterans. All are outstanding surgeons, and great to get along with. The commute is the biggest issue there since Tampa has horrendous traffic. Not sure about the other FL programs. As far as chicago goes, Loyola is by reputation the best in the city. But they are all good solid programs. I would say Northwestern gives you the most breadth of exposure but also requires traveling as you do rotations at Children's, Evanston, NW, Cook County and some other smaller venues. UIC also a program on the rise after losing several core faculty member a few years back. U chicago not sure about, but liked them while interviewing there. Rush - only 1 resident a year which can be pretty hairy. That's about all I know. Let me know if you want any other info.
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I can't speak about Florida programs.
It's been debated whether Loyola is better the UIC or vice versa. They're clearly the best two programs in Chicago. Rush seems to be a mystery to most people since they only take one resident a year and very often, it's their own. The University of Chicago was matching relatively low on their list because they used to require a research track, which many people we're going to tolerate. They've made it optional -- or at least it was when I interviewing there. I liked the U. Chicago faculty a lot, and they seemed very enthusiastic when I was there. I later came to find out that it probably was not one of the better programs in the area. When I interviewed at Northwestern, I got the feeling that their operative logs were low in numbers and not very broad. But, their chief that year got a fellowship at Penn, so the connections and experience were probably good.
otopico said:
It's been debated whether Loyola is better the UIC or vice versa. They're clearly the best two programs in Chicago. Rush seems to be a mystery to most people since they only take one resident a year and very often, it's their own. The University of Chicago was matching relatively low on their list because they used to require a research track, which many people we're going to tolerate. They've made it optional -- or at least it was when I interviewing there. I liked the U. Chicago faculty a lot, and they seemed very enthusiastic when I was there. I later came to find out that it probably was not one of the better programs in the area. When I interviewed at Northwestern, I got the feeling that their operative logs were low in numbers and not very broad. But, their chief that year got a fellowship at Penn, so the connections and experience were probably good.
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madcow10s said:
I only interviewed at New York Eye and Ear. Since the first year of ENT was spent doing mostly clinical work and very little operating, I was steered away from that program. I later came to realize it was a good program with massive pathology walking through its doors.
