IM "interviews offered" thread 2008-2009

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So far:

Hopkins
Columbia
Cornell
UWashington
UCSF
Duke
Wash U
UMaryland
UCLA

Waiting on:
Stanford
UPenn
Harvard hospitals
 
Old Invites:
Duke
UNC Chapel Hill
Yale
Ohio State
Minnesota
Wisconsin Madison
Northwestern
GW
UCSD

New:
Hopkins

Waiting On:
Stanford
UCSF
U Chicago
Michigan
MGH, B & W, BIDMC
 
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Old: Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh, UVa, Duke, UNC, Emory, Brown, Wake Forest, East Carolina, Univ of Colorado

New: Hopkins

Waiting: BIDMC, Brigham, UPenn, Hopkins Bayview
 
i got my hopkins rejection too 🙁 is it because i don't have research? I have AOA, good board scores, great 3rd year. i don't care too much about hopkins but i wonder if thats how mgh, brigham, and ucsf think too..cause those i do care about.
 
old
unc, duke, vandy, uab, stanford, colorado

new
hopkins

waiting
mgh, bwh, ucsf, ucsd
 
Yes I also got a Hopkins "interiw"

Old:
Stanford
Colorado
Duke
Baylor
Emory
Northwestern
Chicago

Waiting: UCSF, UCLA, UCSD, Harvards, Penn...
 
randomname, i dont think there's always a rhyme or reason to who gets invited/rejected. i'm not AOA and got invited. i think AOA matters big time to the harvards though, especially brigham and MGH, so you'll probably get interviews there.
 
Heard from: Brown, Rochester, Case, Cleveland Clinic, Maryland, Albany Med, Mayo Roch, University of Rochester, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth.

New: Johns Hopkins (main program).

Waiting on: Some others.
 
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Old:
Baylor, UTSW, Duke, WashU, University Washington, Michigan, Mayo-Rochester, Emory, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, Mt. Sinai, UCLA-Harbor, UCLA-Olive View, Santa Clara Valley, UPitt, California Pacific, AECOM-Montefiore, UNC, Cornell, Cedars-Sinai

New:
Northwestern
 
New: Yale-Traditional

Old: Lehigh Valley Hospital, UMDNJ-Newark, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson, UMDNJ-Camden, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein (Philly), Creighton, Minnesota, Christiana Care (DE), Washington Hospital Center (DC)

Waiting: UPenn
 
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randomname23 said:
i got my hopkins rejection too 🙁 is it because i don't have research? I have AOA, good board scores, great 3rd year. i don't care too much about hopkins but i wonder if thats how mgh, brigham, and ucsf think too..cause those i do care about.
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I don't think it is your lack of research. I have published 5 papers and have 9 poster presentations at national meetings, and I got the old rejection email also.
 
I think the Hopkins stuff must have a lot to do with geography and med school pedigree. I got rejected; no research, but great boards, good grades, AOA. My LOR's are from full professors, and I think they're pretty good, although obviously I haven't read them. I go to a mid-tier school in TX.
 
thanks for the responses people. i guess its just hit or miss. its a hard process to understand though. u work your butt off and still u may just not be good enough for them. its not even hopkins i care about but more when the match process comes around..u may love a place but just not make the cut. good luck to all!
 
OLD: UF, UAB, Emory, Vandy, UTSW, UNC, Duke, Stanford, UW, USCD, Colorado

NEW: Hopkins

WAITING: MGH, BWH
 
Has no one else heard from MGH? I'm from U of KY , non-AOA, non-PhD and got prelim invite -- so for all of you guys that are human like me, keep the faith, invites are on the way!
 
KYLove said:
Has no one else heard from MGH? I'm from U of KY , non-AOA, non-PhD and got prelim invite -- so for all of you guys that are human like me, keep the faith, invites are on the way!
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MGH sent an email explicitly stating prelim invites this week, categorical, etc. next week.

Plus, prelim is a bit different than choosing residents who will be staying for 3 years and then going onto fellowship. MGH occasionally takes a human...but by and large it is the super-humans that get invited/ranked.
 
I know a lot of you heard from montefiore prior to dean's letter, but im wondering if anyone has heard since the release of the dean's letter. Let me know. Thanks
 
New: Penn

Old: Stanford, Hopkins, Baylor, Duke, Emory, Chicago, NW, Colorado
Declined: UNC, UMD
 
I got an interview at Yale - PC Track but got a rejection today for Yale - Traditional Track. What is that supposed to mean? I'll be a great PC physician but they don't think I should do a fellowship and specialize? lol
 
Looks like the giants have awakened

Old: Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh, UVa, Duke, UNC, Emory, Brown, Wake Forest, East Carolina, Univ of Colorado, Hopkins

New: Hopkins Bayview, Penn

Waiting: BIDMC, Brigham

Anyone else think its odd Penn only has nine interview days????
 
New: BIDMC

Old: U Wash, OHSU, Virginia Mason, Colorado, Mayo Rochester, U Minn, HCMC, U Wisc, Michigan, Vandy, Utah, Dartmouth, Vermont

Waiting: UCSF, Stanford, BWH
 
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Invitations: Johns Hopkins, Brown, Emory, Case, Cleveland Clinic, Maryland, Albany Medical, Mayo Roch, University of Rochester, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth.

New: Beth Israel (Boston).

Waiting on: Some others.
 
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VandyMed2009 said:
Looks like the giants have awakened

Old: Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh, UVa, Duke, UNC, Emory, Brown, Wake Forest, East Carolina, Univ of Colorado, Hopkins

New: Hopkins Bayview, Penn

Waiting: BIDMC, Brigham

Anyone else think its odd Penn only has nine interview days????
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They have more just depends on the track, but its definitely not much more.

Old: UPitt, Temple, Jefferson, Cleveland Clinic, Yale-Bridgeport, Dartmouth, Cooper, Case Western, University of Maryland, Ohio State, Lehigh Valley Hosp, St. Lukes(bethlehem), Geisinger, Washington Hospital Center, Howard University
New:Columbia, Penn
Waiting: Yale, MGH, NYU, Cornell
 
Old:
Baylor, UTSW, Duke, WashU, University Washington, Michigan, Mayo-Rochester, Emory, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, Mt. Sinai, UCLA-Harbor, UCLA-Olive View, Santa Clara Valley, UPitt, California Pacific, AECOM-Montefiore, UNC, Cornell, Cedars-Sinai, Northwestern

New:
BIDMC
 
Heard from:

Texas Tech - Lubbock
Baylor College of Medicine
UT San Antonio
University of Colorado
Univ of Alabama
Texas A&M/Scott & White
University of Texas - Southwestern
Mayo Clinic - Rochester
University of Cincinnati
Washington University - St. Louis
University of Michigan
Vanderbilt
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Virginia
University of Texas - Houston
Brown
EVMS
University of Louisville
University of South Florida
Duke
University of North Carolina Hospitals Program
University of Connecticut Program

New:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Program
Johns Hopkins University Bayview Medical Center Program
Northwestern/McGaw/NMH/VA-IL

Rejected:
Johns Hopkins University Program (rumor has it Osler personally came back from the dead to take a $%#^ on my application .... :laugh: ... Step 1 99/Step 2 99, AOA ... darn you JHU!!!! At least my school would destroy them in football :laugh: )

Waiting on:

Yale-New Haven Medical Center
Brigham and Women's Hospital Program
Massachusetts General Hospital Program
 
So far:

Penn
Hopkins
Columbia
Cornell
UCSF
UWashington
UMaryland
UCLA
Wash U
Duke

Waiting on that people have heard (come on, you bastards):
Yale
Stanford
BIDMC

Waiting on otherwise:
BWH
MGH
 
OLD
Tulane, UTSW, Baylor-Houston, Mayo-MN, Loma Linda, USC, UCLA-Olive View, Scripps Green/clinic, UAB, Northshore LIJ, Mayo-FL, Mt Sinai - NYC, UNC, Duke, Cedars-Sinai, UCLA-Harbor, University of Washington

NEW
AECOM-Montefiore, Scripps Mercy Hospital

REJECTIONS
Johns Hopkins (I can feel the other big ones coming.... the funniest lines from the rejection letter --> We want to emphasize that from the information we have received, it it clear that many people think very highly of your capabilities and potential, and we sincerely trust that our decision will not discourage you in your pursuit of a career in Internal Mediicne. We wish you every success in this endeavor. --> and i was like ... really ... I also need whatever u r smoking as well LOL)
 
CanIMakeIt said:
We want to emphasize that from the information we have received, it it clear that many people think very highly of your capabilities and potential, and we sincerely trust that our decision will not discourage you in your pursuit of a career in Internal Mediicne. We wish you every success in this endeavor. --> and i was like ... really ... I also need whatever u r smoking as well LOL)
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Hey wait ... that is exactly what mine said as well.

On further consideration ... screw this ... I'm quitting internal medicine!

Are they serious they think someone would quit IM because they didn't get a JHU interview?

and OMFG ... they actually misspelled "Internal Mediicne" on that craptacular rejection and didn't they misspell interview on the interview invitation?

Application fee ... $25
Cell phone to receive communications from JHU instantaneously ... $65/mo
JHU misspelling "Internal Medicine" on your rejection letter ... priceless

Its so fun being bitter.
 
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viostorm said:
Hey wait ... that is exactly what mine said as well.

On further consideration ... screw this ... I'm quitting internal medicine!

Are they serious they think someone would quit IM because they didn't get a JHU interview?

and OMFG ... they actually misspelled "Internal Mediicne" on that craptacular rejection and didn't they misspell interview on the interview invitation?

Application fee ... $25
Cell phone to receive communications from JHU instantaneously ... $65/mo
JHU misspelling "Internal Medicine" on your rejection letter ... priceless

Its so fun being bitter.
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Yep lets quit together... If we can't do our residency from JH, we better quit now LOL

LOL @ spelling mistake. I didn't even notice it until you pointed it out. 😀
 
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Interviewed at so far:
Tulane
UMichigan
Georgetwon

Old:
Baylor, UIC, Rush, Emory, UTSW

New:
NYU, Hopkins, Northwestern (since Nov 1st)

Probably not going to UIC and Rush. Hopefully I'll get 3 more strong programs before I call it a season.

If anyone wants to know what I thought of where I've interviewed at so far, just hit me up.
 
medmess09 said:
Interviewed at so far:
Tulane
UMichigan
Georgetwon

Old:
Baylor, UIC, Rush, Emory, UTSW

New:
NYU, Hopkins, Northwestern (since Nov 1st)

Probably not going to UIC and Rush. Hopefully I'll get 3 more strong programs before I call it a season.

If anyone wants to know what I thought of where I've interviewed at so far, just hit me up.
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I would like to hear about them--would you mind starting a new thread for 2008-9 post-interview impressions? I found last year's thread really interesting. Everyone contribute! I will once I go on a few interviews.
 
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Invitations: BID, Johns Hopkins, Brown, Emory, Case, Cleveland Clinic, Maryland, Albany Medical, Mayo Rochester, University of Rochester, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth.

New: Cornell.

Waiting on: 4 more. I'm going cancel a few of the above, though.
 
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Invitations: Cornell, BIDMC, Johns Hopkins, Brown, Emory, Case, Cleveland Clinic, Maryland, Albany Medical, Mayo Rochester, University of Rochester, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth.

New: Yale (main program).

Waiting on: 3 more.
 
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Old: University of Colorado, Rush, UIC, Georgetown, Tufts, Emory, NYU, UCI, Duke, UC-Davis, Brown, UNC, Cedars-Sinai, Mt. Sinai (NYC), UCSD

New:
UW
 
Old: University of Colorado, Rush, UIC, Georgetown, Tufts, Emory, NYU, UCI, Duke, UC-Davis, Brown, UNC, Cedars-Sinai, Mt. Sinai (NYC), UCSD, UW

New:
BU
 
New: BU

Old: UW, OHSU, Providence--Portland, UCSF, UCSD, Colorado, Michigan, Chicago, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Wash U, Tufts, BIDMC
 
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