Gen Surgery Audition rotation - UMDNJ or Doctors

[mkuak1]

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I have set up audition rotations at both UMDNJ - Stratford and Doctors - Columbus in General Surgery. After all the calling, emailing, and following up, they ended up at the same time period. So I have to pick one of the other.

I know elective/audition rotations are a big deal in AOA world, so I was hoping if anyone with any inside knowledge of these two institutions could offer any advice?!
I've been following these posts and from what it looks like, both are good programs:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=812886&page=2
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=639489&page=2

Thanks

 

[Banned]

I have set up audition rotations at both UMDNJ - Stratford and Doctors - Columbus in General Surgery. After all the calling, emailing, and following up, they ended up at the same time period. So I have to pick one of the other.

I know elective/audition rotations are a big deal in AOA world, so I was hoping if anyone with any inside knowledge of these two institutions could offer any advice?!
I've been following these posts and from what it looks like, both are good programs:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=812886&page=2
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=639489&page=2

Thanks

They're both decent. I would pick based on your preference for location.

 

[PeepsLove]

Doctors consistently has excellent scores on their inservice plus they do really good out of house rotations at large facilities like Ohio state. Doctors program is solid

 

[DwightSchruteDO]

I think doctors may be more boards heavy than umdnj (based on word of mouth). If you feel both programs are equal, choose based on location. Also, do both programs interview everyone that rotates there?

 

[SurgeDO]

Doctors

 

[dozitgetchahi]

I was a UMDNJ student and I'm gonna say Doctors. The UMDNJ surgery program has problems. They've burned through several PDs and chairs over the last few years (for reasons unclear) and at one point had a pathologist acting as chair of the department. Talking to residents, it sounded like the SOM surgery program was once very good but had definitely gone downhill recently.

 

[biggiesmall]

I'm pretty sure the UMDNJ program didn't fill this year in the match.

Is there a resource that shows the programs that did not fill?

 

[Banned]

Is there a resource that shows the programs that did not fill?

I only have 2012. I'd be interested in seeing the 2013 data.

 

[DwightSchruteDO]

I'm pretty sure the UMDNJ program didn't fill this year in the match.

They definitely had 1-2 spots open in the scramble; not sure if they filled after that.

 

[CrileDO]

When people say Doctors is "boards heavy", what do they mean? What is the range they're looking for generally?

 

[Bacchus]

Go to Doctors. One of the top DO GS programs.

 

[CrileDO]

Go to Doctors. One of the top DO GS programs.

Do you have any idea what board scores they're looking for? Are you safe above 550?

 

[Bacchus]

I'd say no, but I'm not sure. Hopefully someone who applied there can answer. I'm basing this post on no knowledge of their qualifications look for.