Interviews

[FoughtFyr]

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Poor Harriet... no answers yet?

"Carolinas" is Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Has a high ratio of attendings to residents. Gets all pediatric trauma in the area. High rate of GSWs and, for some odd reason, seizures. Active aeromedical program. First years were required to teach in the paramedic program when I was there. Carolinas has an INCREDIBLE EMS fellowship - the AMD for Charlotte EMS gets a fully-loaded, fairly new Explorer with lights & sirens, your own radio, jump any call you want... pretty sweet compared to some other fellowships.

I doubt it is a requirement, but Carolinas tends to have very attractive residents. Take that for what it is worth.

Well the question was sort of answered, see:

EMS is a big deal for me. Here are some of the programs(in no particular order) that, from my perspective, are good for EMS wennies like me:

Oregon
Pitt
Cinncinnati
Indianapolis
Carolinas

I know there are lots more but my brain is out right now and not expected back in anytime soon.

As an EMS weenie myself, add Mayo to the list. Flight program with resident as flight crew (not observer), EMS assistant directorships, and EMS call handling. All in all, I couldn't be happier!

Don't forget Yale. We have a very strong EMS program here. We offer a one or two-year fellowship and have several faculty involved with EMS on the local, state, and national levels.

Unfortunately we have no aeromedical program. (That's the only downside.)

We do a lot of EMS-related research here.

MetroHealth in Cleveland has the second busiest helicopter program in the country, now with some rumors that we're the busiest. We handle citywide med command calls. The director of EMS is one of our attendings and you can get fairly involved with medical direction. You can do EMS ridealongs at your leisure.

The helicopter is physician + RN with the opportunity to moonlight on it as much as you want.

We give EMS lectures, etc.

mike

ff,

As a fellow former student (class of '95) and TAMU EMS member...I am an equally big EMS weenie. UMass is VERY EMS friendly. We have an EMS/disaster medicne fellowship, residents staff UMass Life Flight 24/7/365, we are online medical control for about 15-20 regional EMS services (2nd and 3rd year residents handle all medical control calls), and we do teaching of EMT/Paramedic courses.

If you can bear the thought of leaving Texas, experiencing 4 seasons, give UMass a look. If you interview here, you can even stay at my house!

Gig 'Em! 👍

So, with you describing Carolina's EMS, I think there are pretty good answers out there. Harriet, if you want or need more discussion either a. search old threads (this is an oft discussed issue) or b. start a new thread on EMS "friendly" residencies. Of course, IMNSHO, you can't beat Mayo 😍

- H

 

[bemused]

FoughtFyr, you're right in that there is plenty of EMS info here. The specific question I was answering was:

which Carolina program were you referring to?

Thanks!

"Carolina" in the thread Harriet referred to = CMC

But, I did get off the track of the original thread, so I deleted the description. Sorry to thread-jack 🙂

 

[MS05']

Has anyone heard from Wake Forest? (sorry, I'm just too lazy to do a search, plus I'm post call which just adds to my laziness...) 😴

I got this from them yesterday by email...hope it helps if there are people out there still waiting to hear from Wake...

"Thank you for your application to the Emergency Medicine Residency training
program at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Applications are
currently being reviewed and this process will continue for the next several
weeks.

Invitations to interview will be extended by email during the review process.
The program's deadline date for completed applications is 11/15/04; please
note that you should expect to be notified whether or not you are to be
invited for an interview shortly after that date.



Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina"

 

[thierryh]

Some hope for you still waiting by the e-mail box. A fair number of programs that I know of (including mine) don't send out invitations until after the Dean's letters (Nov. 1) come out. Then some start inviting just because the package is complete and others (including mine) have faculty review all the Dean's letters and don't send invites until mid to late November.
So get excited but don't stress. And oh yeah, come to Denver. We just got sponsored by Patagonia (b/c of medical advisorship to national ski patrol). Now we're waterproof.
-TH

 

[Hercules]

Has anyone heard from Wake Forest? (sorry, I'm just too lazy to do a search, plus I'm post call which just adds to my laziness...) 😴

I got this from them yesterday by email...hope it helps if there are people out there still waiting to hear from Wake...

"Thank you for your application to the Emergency Medicine Residency training
program at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Applications are
currently being reviewed and this process will continue for the next several
weeks.

Invitations to interview will be extended by email during the review process.
The program's deadline date for completed applications is 11/15/04; please
note that you should expect to be notified whether or not you are to be
invited for an interview shortly after that date.



Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina"

I got the same e-mail from Wake. I don't think anyone has posted hearing anything else from them so far.

 

[UHSDOMBA]

I got the same e-mail from Wake. I don't think anyone has posted hearing anything else from them so far.

Same here. Got SUNY Buffalo today. Get chills thinking about Upstate NY.
Keep the posts rolling.

 

[Jeff698]

That Wake Forest email must have had a pretty wide distribution; I got it, too.

BTW, I want to go to a program that gets sponsorship from Porsche. Patagonia is pretty cool, though. 🙂

Take care,
Jeff

 

[WakeMedHeel]

I go to Wake and got the same email. They're not offering until after the 15th..

 

[8744]

Has anyone heard from Wake Forest? (sorry, I'm just too lazy to do a search, plus I'm post call which just adds to my laziness...) 😴

I got this from them yesterday by email...hope it helps if there are people out there still waiting to hear from Wake...

"Thank you for your application to the Emergency Medicine Residency training
program at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Applications are
currently being reviewed and this process will continue for the next several
weeks.

Invitations to interview will be extended by email during the review process.
The program's deadline date for completed applications is 11/15/04; please
note that you should expect to be notified whether or not you are to be
invited for an interview shortly after that date.



Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina"

I got that one, too. I don't really expect to get an interview but you never know.

 

[roja]

For the few that asked: St. Lukes-Roosevelt sent out the first batch of invites this morning... or hit the magic button, whatever that means...


🙂


Good luck.

 

[EM-DoctorJ]

I got Brown today. I wonder if they are considering bringing suit against UPS?

This time I counted twice to be sure and I am in fact sporting Isiah Thomas interview numbers.

I did not apply to Wake but now I wish I had just to be part of the email fun.
Hopefully all the anxiety for you guys works out, I think it will.

 

[Seaglass]

A little bird told me that Wake would begin offering interviews in the next couple of days.

 

[po' boy]

cincinnati, by email this afternoon

 

[EM-DoctorJ]

Cincinnati in the "favorable." These things seem to go in streaks.

 

[EMApplicant]

Cincinnati this afternoon.

 

[EMApplicant]

For the few that asked: St. Lukes-Roosevelt sent out the first batch of invites this morning... or hit the magic button, whatever that means... 🙂 Good luck.

🙂 Thanks for the update, Roja. Anyone hear from St.Lukes-Roosevelt?

 

[MS05']

A little bird told me that Wake would begin offering interviews in the next couple of days.

Now my email checking OCD is really going to show through in the next couple of days 🙄

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[dlung]

Uh, I don't remember if anyone's posted about this program yet, but I got an invite from Saginaw this morning. Cook County sent a "howdy, got your stuff" email this week too.

😴 Anyone else having a hard time staying awake studying for Step 2? amenorrhea 😴 glomerulonephropathies 😴

 

[paisley05]

Just got an invite from St. Lukes. Hooray!

 

[EMApplicant]

St. Lukes-Roosevelt! 🙂

 

[roja]

St. Lukes-Roosevelt! 🙂

Waaaaaaaaaaaahooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Now, you have to make sure you let me know when you guys are interviewing here. You need to come to the resident party the night before (its always in one of our places and is very very casual!) And also that way I can search you out. 🙂



Send me PM's with your dates if you want someone to know who you are.

 

[cowbydoc]

SUNY-Syracuse today. It is towards the bottom of my list just because I don't want to live in Syracuse-no offense to you Orangemen out there. I know this has been asked a zillion times before but how hacked off do prgrams get if you accept and then decline, and more importantly does it travel through the grapevine.

 

[la gringa]

upenn today, guess i was in the 2nd batch but very happy nonetheless!!!

i leave tomorrow for my first interview (vandy), so wish me luck!!!

 

[EMApplicant]

upenn today, guess i was in the 2nd batch but very happy nonetheless!!!

i leave tomorrow for my first interview (vandy), so wish me luck!!!

Congratulations and good luck at Vandy! Let us know how it goes. 👍

 

[Seaglass]

I know this has been asked a zillion times before but how hacked off do prgrams get if you accept and then decline, and more importantly does it travel through the grapevine.

Not pissed off at all. They would rather you be up front and leave the spot available for someone else who is interested than use up an interview slot and not rank them at all (not that they could tell). AFAIK it does not travel down the grapevine, I mean it happens so often who could keep up?

 

[dchristismi]

Got Mayo this afternoon... hope the airfare isn't outrageous. (Or I suppose I could just drive. Ug.)

My list so far:
Mayo
U of IL at Peoria
UMKC Truman
Texas A&M/Scott & White
Ohio State
Vanderbilt
Nebraska
Orlando

 

[jonahhelix]

Christiana Care -- yay!

So far:
BIDMC
BW/MGH
UMD
UVA
UCI
Christiana Care

 

[jannakins]

Jacksonville, Fl today

 

[Jeff698]

😴 Anyone else having a hard time staying awake studying for Step 2? amenorrhea 😴 glomerulonephropathies 😴

Yeah, you wouldn't believe what a bad case of amenorrhea I've been having for the past, well, let's say lots of years. 🙂

Take care,
Jeff

 

[MasterintuBater]

So far:
UMKC-Truman
UICOM-Peoria
St.Vincent's-Toledo
PennState-Hershey
York
Morristown
Maimonides

Board Scores:
COMLEX I: Sucked
COMLEX II: Much Better

 

[Hercules]

Jacksonville, FL today.

So far:
University of Alabama in Birmingham (Already done)
University of Virginia
Orlando
WashU
Medical College of Georgia
Vanderbilt
Charity, New Orleans
Mississippi
Jacksonville, FL

Hope to see some of you on the trail. Anyone else going to be at UVA in 2 weeks (11/12)?

 

[las olas]

finally getting into the mix. I was starting to get nervous.

Jax yesterday
Tampa today
MCG

 

[WakeMedHeel]

University of Illinois Chicago by email today...

 

[Uncle Rico]

Looks like things are picking up right before the Dean's letter goes out. So far:


Orlando
Vandy
Yale
Brown (two days ago)
USF Tampa (today)

When are people heading up to Yale/Brown?

 

[EMApplicant]

University of Illinois Chicago by email today...

Ditto for me. Don't know much about this program, you?

So far:

Univ Mich
Wash U
Advocate Christ Chicago
Univ Illinois Chicago
Yale
BIDMC
Brigham & Women's
New York Presbyterian
UT-Southwestern
St. Lukes Roosevelt
Mount Sinai
Albert Einstein-LIJ
Cincinnati

It's time to start making cuts here soon...any suggestions? 😕

Good luck to all with the release of the Dean's letter in a couple of days I bet this thread is gonna get real busy for a while!

 

[usfgator]

So far:

USF
Orlando
UMD
York
St lukes
Allegheny
Morristown
Camden
Buffalo
Syracuse
Rochester
Grand Rapids
Northshore

No love from any southern programs so far.

 

[WakeMedHeel]

Ditto for me. Don't know much about this program, you?

It's time to start making cuts here soon...any suggestions? 😕

Good luck to all with the release of the Dean's letter in a couple of days I bet this thread is gonna get real busy for a while!

No, I really don't. My EM research advisor trained there though. I'll ask him about it and let you know.

So far:

Wash U
U Maryland
North Shore
LIJ
VCU
Thomas Jefferson
U Illinois Chi
Ohio State

When I reach twelve I'll start making cuts...I guess.

 

[jannakins]

Wake Forest! I guess they aren't really waiting until nov. 15th.
I will add my list to everyone else's:
wake
cinci
vandy
christ advocate
hennepin
regions
utsw
temple
jax
bidmc
brigham
charity
the airlines are going to love me!

 

[deleted52758]

Ditto for me. Don't know much about this program, you?

QUOTE]

i'm very familiar with uic, rotated through one of the hospitals,

program director is awesome, one of the nicest PD's around, and well known in his field (toxicology). the residents are really cool, and happy. the three hospitals are really overall really good experience, and offer a good amount of diversity. i would say that the only thing is that the didactics/conferences were average to below average. i had a hard time staying awake. but then again, i am borderline narcoleptic.

pm me if you have more questions.

 

[roja]

Ditto for me. Don't know much about this program, you?

So far:

Univ Mich
Wash U
Advocate Christ Chicago
Univ Illinois Chicago
Yale
BIDMC
Brigham & Women's
New York Presbyterian
UT-Southwestern
St. Lukes Roosevelt
Mount Sinai
Albert Einstein-LIJ
Cincinnati

It's time to start making cuts here soon...any suggestions? 😕

Good luck to all with the release of the Dean's letter in a couple of days I bet this thread is gonna get real busy for a while!

St. Lukes... that program has terrible residents.... 😀

 

[EMApplicant]

St. Lukes... that program has terrible residents.... 😀

Nice try, Roja! 😉

 

[EMApplicant]

Add another to the list:

SUNY Downstate - Kings County Hospital

Big kudos to this program as they are paying for accomadations for interviewees! 👍 👍​

Have a great weekend all! 🙂

 

[jashanley]

i would say that the only thing is that the didactics/conferences were average to below average.

I am resident at UIC and think that the lectures for the most part are very good. Like all programs, there are some lecture series that are less than interesting and some that blow me away. You will be hard pressed to find a program where every lecture is excellent, it doesn't happen.
Over all, lectures are less important than the clinical experience and work sites and we have 3 very different EDs. A tertiary care site (UIC), a true inner city ED (Mercy) and a bread-butter ED in Lakeview with level 1 trauma (Masonic).
The pathology and wide diversity of the 3 EDs that we work in along with some great off service rotations at select sites make it a great program.

 

[dlung]

Kalamazoo today.

 

[drgirlnyu]

I know it's early, so I'll try not to let feelings of inadequacy stand in the way of being really excited about getting an interview at one of my top choices, Christiana today. 😀
Got Yale last week.

Hopefully things will start picking up after Monday?! Congrats to everyone so far! 👍 👍

 

[Derek]

Anyone else granted an interview from Wake Forest?

I was only sent the e-mail about interviews goingout Nov.15th.

 

[Hercules]

Anyone else granted an interview from Wake Forest?

I was only sent the e-mail about interviews goingout Nov.15th.

Wake offered me an interview yesterday, but still no love from Tampa. I hold Quinn personally responsible... 😉

My interview offers so far:
University of Alabama in Birmingham
University of Virginia
Orlando
WashU
Medical College of Georgia
Vanderbilt
Charity, New Orleans
Mississippi
Jacksonville, FL
Wake Forest

 

[EMApplicant]

That's weird that Wake sent out that letter saying interviews would be sent mid-november...and then invites people end of october. 😕

I didn't apply to that program, but that just seems strange.

 

[jaunita]

Add george washington to the list.

 

[DrQuinn]

So far:

USF
Orlando
UMD
York
St lukes
Allegheny
Morristown
Camden
Buffalo
Syracuse
Rochester
Grand Rapids
Northshore

No love from any southern programs so far.

Tampa and Orlando aren't south enough for you? 🙂

Q