Interventional Cardiology fellowship July 2016

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By when is it safe to assume that most programs are done offering interviews and that "it is what it is"?
Mid Feb? March? Now?
 
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Any advise on what to do if a program offers u a spot and you have not heard from or not interviewed with another program you might be interested in. Thanks.
 
jliya said:
Any advise on what to do if a program offers u a spot and you have not heard from or not interviewed with another program you might be interested in. Thanks.
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Take the spot.

Still places sending out interviews last few days so regarding the timing I think there are still more positions being offered.
 
Hey everyone... good luck with the interviews

I got (a rather late) interview invitation to Emory, Rush and Cleveland... any thoughts about their interventional or structural program?

thanx

J
 
Do u mean cleveland clinic EBU?-I thought they were filling in-house.anyways-congrats.I liked Emory-strong clinical training, nice city.Peripheral volume may be a little low.Good CTO.They have started a new structural year-but 1 spot only.Pretty high volume TAVR.They have a surgical TAVR fellow too.
 
katang said:
Do u mean cleveland clinic EBU?-I thought they were filling in-house.anyways-congrats.I liked Emory-strong clinical training, nice city.Peripheral volume may be a little low.Good CTO.They have started a new structural year-but 1 spot only.Pretty high volume TAVR.They have a surgical TAVR fellow too.
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Yes, Cleveland Clinic. I agree with comments re Emory... but not sure how much hands on experience with the TAVR!

I have also got invitation for NYU! Any advice/opinion re NYU interventional/structural training?

Thanks

J
 
EBU said:
Yes, Cleveland Clinic. I agree with comments re Emory... but not sure how much hands on experience with the TAVR!

I have also got invitation for NYU! Any advice/opinion re NYU interventional/structural training?

Thanks

J
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I thought NYU filled already from what I know (one internal and one external), unless something unusual happened like someone changed their opinion or something.
 
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Nyu filled with one cards fellow from Nyu and the other person was a resident there.dont know if anything changed-but this was the case as of last week.and yes, I am sure of the above.
 
Heard that Lenox Hill has filled its 3 spots today. Someone can confirm it? Interviewed there on the last interview day. Good program
 
St Lukes/Roosevelt invite. Anyone have information on program? Website is limited.

Also curious about Lenox hill, interviewed there also and have not heard anything.
 
harper14 said:
St Lukes/Roosevelt invite. Anyone have information on program? Website is limited.

Also curious about Lenox hill, interviewed there also and have not heard anything.
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Lenox Hill is a good program but has recently filled all its spots.

St Lukes/Roosevelt is a very weak program. Very low coronary volume with minimal peripheral or structural exposure. Only one fellow who is on call every day of the year except 2 weekends a month.
 
Also would beg to differ abt lenox-its a pvt hospital, so while volume is there, the attendings dont let fellows do much....ppl better off going to community or Univ progs.
 
Guys any one interviewed at university of tennessee at memphis and mount sinai new york?
any inputs on these programs?
what are they looking for?
 
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This thread was extremely helpful to me given the limited info about the process and lack of a match. Though it might be late, I just consolidated the list below and added some info that I received over the past few weeks. Good luck.

Ohio State (4/3)
Mount Sinai - Miami Beach (March interview)
Michigan State (heard from a few friends on the trail)
Mount Sinai – NY (3/11)
Mount Sinai – St. Luke’s Roosevelt (Mid Feb)
University of Miami (2,27, 3/2)
University of Texas – Houston (2/27)
University of Cincinnati (3/3, 3/10)

Filled internally:
Thomas Jefferson
University of Alabama (?)
Cleveland Clinic
U Penn
Henry Ford
Washington University-St. Louis
UTSW
Baylor (Houston)
Texas Heart Institute
UCLA (?)
Allegheny General

Interviewing:
Ohio State (4/3)
Michigan State (?)
Mount Sinai – NY (3/11)
Mount Sinai - Miami Beach (March interview)
Mount Sinai – St. Luke’s Roosevelt (Mid Feb)
University of Miami (2,27, 3/2)
University of Texas – Houston (2/27)
University of Cincinnati (3/3, 3/10)
UAB 2/20 (3/3, 3/10)
Brown (?)
Montefiore (2/24)
Kentucky (?)
Oklahoma (?)
University of Toledo (2/17,2/24)
University of Arkansas (1/23, 2/6)
Utah 2/3 (2/23,3/04)
University of Florida (?)
Westchester Medical Center (?)
St. John Hospital / Detroit 1/30 (3/27)
NY Methodist 1/29 (3/23, 3/24, 3/27, 3/30, 4/6, 4/7, 4/10)
Mount Sinai (Miami Beach) 1/29 (2/2)
Johns Hopkins 1/28 (2/18, 2/25, 3/10, 3/11)
Temple 1/28 (2/17)
Case Western (?)
Loyola (2/7)
USC 1/16 (2/3, 2/10, 2/17)
Harbor-UCLA 1/15 (2/2-2/5, 2/9-2/12)
William Beaumont 1/14 (3/6)
University of Wisconsin 1/14 (2/4, 2/18, 3/4)
Lenox Hill 1/14 (2/3, 2/5, 2/9, 2/11)
Scripps 1/14 (1/27)
Emory 1/13 (1/23)
KUMC 1/12 (2/5)
MGH 1/12 (1/24)
NYU 1/9 (1/22, 1/23, 1/29, 1/30)
BIDMC: 1/8 (1/28, 2/3, 2/4, 2/10)
Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center: 1/6 (1/21)
Houston Methodist: 12/16 (1/12, 1/19, 1/23)
Mayo Clinic: 12/19 (1/15)
Ochsner Clinic: 12/18 (1/7, 1/14)
OHSU: 12/17 (2/24, 3/4)
SUNY Stony Brook: 12/22 (02/25, 03/03)
UMass: 12/22 (1/13, 1/20, 1/27)
University of Oklahoma: 1/7 (2/23)
University of Washington 12/29 (1/10)
Winthrop NY 12/30 (02/04, 02/11)

Rejecting:

University of Washington
Northwestern: 12/17
William Beaumont: 12/29
Mayo: 12/31
University of Illinois - Chicago 1/26
University of Minnesota 1/28
Mount Sinai NYC 1/29
 
Winthrop has given its spots out.

Has anyone else had the experience of a program saying one thing but doing the opposite? I doubt im the only one who has experienced this. I had one program tell me they would offer a spot but they landed up not. The second program asked me not to accept a spot so they can offer one. I am still waiting to hear from them.

Lastly, if we are offerred a spot and accept it but then a month or so later you are offerred a spot from an additional program that would be better for your family can you ask to be released from other program? I know its not the best thing to do but given that there is no match this puts the applicant at the mercy of the programs. It's unfair if you ask me.
 
Hey guys! thanks for all the information.. I have been keeping an eye on this thread for last few months. Would congratulate everyone who has been offered a spot. I have had few interviews .. no luck yet. It would be great if we can have thread were people can mention how many Interviews they had, where they have matched and what was main reason they accepted the offer.. ( program was excellent, home program, didnt have other great options.. yada yada..)

It just gives an insight of what are reasons for landing into a specific program.

1. How many interviews?
2. Where u matched?
3. Top reason you said yes!

Cheers!
 
UMass has great coronary volume but autonomy may be a little bit of an issue-also they donot do much peripheral or structural-hence that will need one to go to a different program at the end of another year.
 
IMDoc607 said:
Winthrop has given its spots out.

Has anyone else had the experience of a program saying one thing but doing the opposite? I doubt im the only one who has experienced this. I had one program tell me they would offer a spot but they landed up not. The second program asked me not to accept a spot so they can offer one. I am still waiting to hear from them.

Lastly, if we are offerred a spot and accept it but then a month or so later you are offerred a spot from an additional program that would be better for your family can you ask to be released from other program? I know its not the best thing to do but given that there is no match this puts the applicant at the mercy of the programs. It's unfair if you ask me.
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I don't think anyone should let go an offered spot for a possible spot however sure you are they will offer... There are no certainties ( bird in hand....)....what if, at the last minute, ur sure thing does not workout!
 
Add:
Kettering Medical Center/Ohio (3/10)
Albert Einstein Medical Center/PA (3/19)

I would like to know more about Mt. Sinai NYC also-- anyone interviewed there?
Any feedback from prior visits, word of mouth, etc.?
 
Interview season is officially done for me...cancelled my remaining 5 interviews and will decline any other if they come.....Received 5 offers and decided!! Woo-hoo for women interventionalists! Also, met Dr. Mehran at CRT and will be corresponding with her in order to try to do research! Good luck to all of you!!
 
cathqueen said:
Interview season is officially done for me...cancelled my remaining 5 interviews and will decline any other if they come.....Received 5 offers and decided!! Woo-hoo for women interventionalists! Also, met Dr. Mehran at CRT and will be corresponding with her in order to try to do research! Good luck to all of you!!
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cathqueen said:
Interview season is officially done for me...cancelled my remaining 5 interviews and will decline any other if they come.....Received 5 offers and decided!! Woo-hoo for women interventionalists! Also, met Dr. Mehran at CRT and will be corresponding with her in order to try to do research! Good luck to all of you!!
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Congrats! Do you have any reviews of the places you visited and what made you choose where you want to go?
 
uselessmember said:
Congrats! Do you have any reviews of the places you visited and what made you choose where you want to go?
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UConn hartford - fellows were so unhappy that they had to fake happiness, zero autonomy, really nice program director who does let you do the cases but the other attendings from what I heard don't even let you engage the guide catheter, also fellows do all the prepping of the tables (which is great to know but not for every single case), they cath Monday through Sunday even elective cases, has coronary/peripheral/structural

Mount Sinai St. lukes - awesome faculty and very supportive program director, good amount of autonomy, numbers reached and they get Stemi's but overall not much complex, high risk cases...fellow is pretty happy overall And program director lets you rotate through BI in Union square and mount Sinai proper for more experience, no peripheral or structural

Banner Good Samaritan - great program with awesome numbers of cases and great faculty and cath lab staff, mostly complex chronic/stable CAD but not many STEMIs, has a structural year optional, low cost of living in the area, just took over UofAriz due to financial troubles so is now a university program (name has officially changed to banner university of Arizona - phoenix

Stanford - very strong name, has coronary and structural, can rotate with vascular surgery to get peripherk experience, is not a two year prog (on website states first year interventional and second year research but this is optional), has stemi population, just make your numbers but consists of complex coronary, tons of research available, very high cost of living

Univ of Kentucky - great program with both coronary and structural years, research is available, program director and faculty are very supportive, great numbers also

Mayo - what can you say...its Mayo!

Beth Israel deaconess - the fellow this year had to be sent to a different place to obtain numbers (pretty nerve wracking considering you go into fellowship and shouldn't have to worry about this)

Cancelled a few including mount sinai proper and brown univ due to committing. There's a couple of places on here that I didn't write about because most places I recieved interviews at were pretty similar to those I already wrote about and really the only place that I was very concerned about was UConn.

I choose based on numbers, great feel from faculty and prog director, a good amount of autonomy coupled with a good amount of teaching, strong name, research availability as I plan to go into academics, and coronary and structural fellowship training present.....
 
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cathqueen said:
UConn hartford - fellows were so unhappy that they had to fake happiness, zero autonomy, really nice program director who does let you do the cases but the other attendings from what I heard don't even let you engage the guide catheter, also fellows do all the prepping of the tables (which is great to know but not for every single case), they cath Monday through Sunday even elective cases, has coronary/peripheral/structural

Mount Sinai St. lukes - awesome faculty and very supportive program director, good amount of autonomy, numbers reached and they get Stemi's but overall not much complex, high risk cases...fellow is pretty happy overall And program director lets you rotate through BI in Union square and mount Sinai proper for more experience, no peripheral or structural

Banner Good Samaritan - great program with awesome numbers of cases and great faculty and cath lab staff, mostly complex chronic/stable CAD but not many STEMIs, has a structural year optional, low cost of living in the area, just took over UofAriz due to financial troubles so is now a university program (name has officially changed to banner university of Arizona - phoenix

Stanford - very strong name, has coronary and structural, can rotate with vascular surgery to get peripherk experience, is not a two year prog (on website states first year interventional and second year research but this is optional), has stemi population, just make your numbers but consists of complex coronary, tons of research available, very high cost of living

Univ of Kentucky - great program with both coronary and structural years, research is available, program director and faculty are very supportive, great numbers also

Mayo - what can you say...its Mayo!

Beth Israel deaconess - the fellow this year had to be sent to a different place to obtain numbers (pretty nerve wracking considering you go into fellowship and shouldn't have to worry about this)

Cancelled a few including mount sinai proper and brown univ due to committing. There's a couple of places on here that I didn't write about because most places I recieved interviews at were pretty similar to those I already wrote about and really the only place that I was very concerned about was UConn.

I choose based on numbers, great feel from faculty and prog director, a good amount of autonomy coupled with a good amount of teaching, strong name, research availability as I plan to go into academics, and coronary and structural fellowship training present.....
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Thank you for this and congratulations. It would be great if more people review their interview places at the end of the season, as it would help people guide their decisions in this unfair process of "take it or leave it" type of deal.
 
cathqueen said:
UConn hartford - fellows were so unhappy that they had to fake happiness, zero autonomy, really nice program director who does let you do the cases but the other attendings from what I heard don't even let you engage the guide catheter, also fellows do all the prepping of the tables (which is great to know but not for every single case), they cath Monday through Sunday even elective cases, has coronary/peripheral/structural

Mount Sinai St. lukes - awesome faculty and very supportive program director, good amount of autonomy, numbers reached and they get Stemi's but overall not much complex, high risk cases...fellow is pretty happy overall And program director lets you rotate through BI in Union square and mount Sinai proper for more experience, no peripheral or structural

Banner Good Samaritan - great program with awesome numbers of cases and great faculty and cath lab staff, mostly complex chronic/stable CAD but not many STEMIs, has a structural year optional, low cost of living in the area, just took over UofAriz due to financial troubles so is now a university program (name has officially changed to banner university of Arizona - phoenix

Stanford - very strong name, has coronary and structural, can rotate with vascular surgery to get peripherk experience, is not a two year prog (on website states first year interventional and second year research but this is optional), has stemi population, just make your numbers but consists of complex coronary, tons of research available, very high cost of living

Univ of Kentucky - great program with both coronary and structural years, research is available, program director and faculty are very supportive, great numbers also

Mayo - what can you say...its Mayo!

Beth Israel deaconess - the fellow this year had to be sent to a different place to obtain numbers (pretty nerve wracking considering you go into fellowship and shouldn't have to worry about this)

Cancelled a few including mount sinai proper and brown univ due to committing. There's a couple of places on here that I didn't write about because most places I recieved interviews at were pretty similar to those I already wrote about and really the only place that I was very concerned about was UConn.

I choose based on numbers, great feel from faculty and prog director, a good amount of autonomy coupled with a good amount of teaching, strong name, research availability as I plan to go into academics, and coronary and structural fellowship training present.....
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Congratulations on signing! May I ask where you ended up choosing?
 
plumber2016 said:
What are people's thoughts on
1. University of Miami
2. Beaumont
3. University of Wisconsin

?? Thanks
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Beaumont is a very high volume program. Based on a friend's experience it's great clinical training with optional structural year. Good peripheral exposure. Long hours.

It was one of my top 3 choices but unfortunately never made it to the interview as I accepted an offer with my top choice. This interview process is frustrating.
 
jliya said:
Beaumont is a very high volume program. Based on a friend's experience it's great clinical training with optional structural year. Good peripheral exposure. Long hours.

It was one of my top 3 choices but unfortunately never made it to the interview as I accepted an offer with my top choice. This interview process is frustrating.
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Congratulations on securing your first choice, may I ask which program?
 
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