Help ... list of programs

[Complications]

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Hey everyone,

Well ... I'm a 4th year and have bounced back to peds after my first few rotations of the year. I've actually already completed an application for another subspecialty ... but have decided to come back to peds. I think it was where my passion was all along ... but I just needed a few extra rotations.

So ... I need help with a list and I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm interested in a strong academic program with a strong record of placing residents into fellowship ... additionally, I'm very interested in advocacy and would love to find a program that is active in both the community and politically.

Here's the list (so far).
CHOP
Boston Childrens
Dartmouth?
DC Childrens
Hopkins
UNC
Emory
UF
USF
Duke
Vanderbilt
UT-Memphis
Texas Childrens
Northwestern
Yale

I've put all my effort into my other application and I'm getting a late start so I appreciate any comments.

Thanks.

 

[blanche]

awesome, welcome to the group!

Do you have a regional preference?

You might want to look at Rainbow or Cincy unless you are against the midwest. also, Pittsburgh is another I'm interested in because I think they are good with matching into fellowship. I know for a fact Rainbow has opportunities for advocacy and some good people to work with.

I wouldn't worry about being 'late' in the process, I've only applied to some of the uber competitive ones at this point while I try to figure out where else I'll be applying. I haven't heard anything back yet, and some programs haven't even downloaded my app yet. I completely understand about 'bouncing around' with different things, I've been on the fence about choosing a specialty but peds it is!

 

[Complications]

awesome, welcome to the group!

Do you have a regional preference?

You might want to look at Rainbow or Cincy unless you are against the midwest. also, Pittsburgh is another I'm interested in because I think they are good with matching into fellowship. I know for a fact Rainbow has opportunities for advocacy and some good people to work with.

I wouldn't worry about being 'late' in the process, I've only applied to some of the uber competitive ones at this point while I try to figure out where else I'll be applying. I haven't heard anything back yet, and some programs haven't even downloaded my app yet. I completely understand about 'bouncing around' with different things, I've been on the fence about choosing a specialty but peds it is!

I'll check them out for sure. My preference is east cost ... Philly south ... though I'd love to stay in the SE. I'll definately check out those three programs. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[notstudying]

Hey everyone,

I'm interested in a strong academic program with a strong record of placing residents into fellowship ... additionally, I'm very interested in advocacy and would love to find a program that is active in both the community and politically.


Thanks.

Please consider looking at the University of Rochester as well. It has strong academics and excellent faculty, about 50% of residents go onto fellowship; many stay here (we have 12 or so fellowships at this point), but we've sent residents to Brown, Chicago, Yale, etc (and CHOP as a hospitalist). Rochester is also outstanding in community pediatrics and advocacy. Our department has always been active in the community, and one of our former chairs, Bob Haggerty, was one of the pioneers of both examining non-biological impacts on health (i.e. stress), and the creating of community health centers. We were one of the first programs in the country to institute a required community rotation (all interns do 2 weeks on Pediatric Links with the Community (PLC)), and an optional track called CARE: Community Advocacy Resident Education. CARE track residents do a 2 week block at the beginning of 2nd year, where they do a "mini MPH" and learn about community based research and evaluation, and how to become engaged in community advocacy. Then they have 1/2 day per week instead of a second clinic, where they work on their advocacy projects and have monthly afternoons with speakers on community advocacy topics. One of our faculty is the national PI of the Community Pediatrics Training Initiative. Our faculty and residents tend to be pretty politically active in advocacy as well-just the other morning I caught one of my fellow resident on the phone during illness clinic calling up local legislators and urging them to vote against a particular bill 🙂.

PM me if you want more info (I've gone long enough...)

 

[Complications]

Thanks for the info on Rochester!