Is Stanford's anesthesiology residency program prestigious and good?

[clearskies101]

I know I might be getting way ahead of myself here, but I was wondering about Stanford's reputation as a place for doing one's anesthesiology residency. I keep hearing mixed reviews. On the one hand, people say its one of the best places to do your residency and on the other people say that it isn't.

I keep getting conflicting advice about Stanford and its residency program and I was hoping that someone here could shed some light into whether Stanford is a prestigious and good place to do an anesthesiology residency.


P.S. Would doing a residency in Stanford help or hinder one's chances in doing academic medicine?

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[clearskies101]

Not what I was looking for. 👎

 

[cognitus]

Silly questions get silly answers unfortunately

 

[clearskies101]

Silly questions get silly answers unfortunately

Silly answers don't really help answer the question, now do they?

Look, I thought that Stanford's good for residency, but I keep hearing from people not to go there and go to UCSF instead. I didn't understand why Stanford's reputation was low in this regard, so that's why I asked this question.

 

[madmonkey28]

No, Stanford sucks. Definitely one of the worst programs in the nation.

I agree with the other two posters. Silly question. You're pre-med and asking about Stanford and MGH. You might not even like anesthesiology 3+ years from now. I didn't even know what categorical vs advanced meant until last year. If you've got spare time, there's other ways to spend it if you wanna be prepared.

 

[clearskies101]

Your sarcasm isn't necessary.

I may be pre-med, but doesn't mean that I don't have the right to have this question answered. I may even change my mind when I enter medical school about which field of medicine I would want to go into, but that doesn't mean that my questions don't deserve to be answered.

Now can we all please be grown ups here and help me answer this question about the nature of Stanford's anesthesiology residency?

 

[madmonkey28]

Sure. MGH is a good program. Stanford is a good program. UCSF is a good program. There's plenty of very good programs. But really, you should have the debate of "which one is better than which" your 3rd year. Spend all the other time to get into a position to choose between them.

 

[clearskies101]

Point taken. By the time I get into 3rd year, the answer to the question "which program is better?" might change.

But for now, my mind seems to be pondering this question as I think that the top four best places to do one's residency are the following: MGH, JHU, BWH, and UCSF.

 

[cognitus]

Your sarcasm isn't necessary.

I may be pre-med, but doesn't mean that I don't have the right to have this question answered. I may even change my mind when I enter medical school about which field of medicine I would want to go into, but that doesn't mean that my questions don't deserve to be answered.

Now can we all please be grown ups here and help me answer this question about the nature of Stanford's anesthesiology residency?

I would wait to see what medical school you end up in, what your grades are in said medical school, and your USMLE scores before you decide between UCSF, MGH, and Stanford. You may not even have that option when you're at that point.

 

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[clearskies101]

I would wait to see what medical school you end up in, what your grades are in said medical school, and your USMLE scores before you decide between UCSF, MGH, and Stanford. You may not even have that option when you're at that point.

In retrospect, all my questions seem to be moot points.

Hypothetically speaking, if I go to a top-tier medical school, get good grades, and do well in the USMLE's, would it be unwise for me to go to Stanford for an anesthesiology residency?

 

[Arch Guillotti]

I may be pre-med, but doesn't mean that I don't have the right to have this question answered.

You certainly have the right to have this answered, but as stated previously this forum is not the appropriate venue for this sort of premed question.