Is Washington Hospital Center (WHC) really THAT bad?

[vkrn]

I've searched diligently through the SDN threads, and read the 9 reviews on Scutwork. But the comments about Washington Hospital Center and WHC's IM program are scattered, both in location and content.

So I thought it'd be helpful to have a dedicated thread about Washington Hospital Center's IM program: Is it really THAT bad?

I visited recently and had mixed feelings. First, I enjoyed morning report, and felt that it was well-structured, but on the flip-side, it seemed like they structured it that way (problem, epidemiology, syndrome, tiered differentials) possibly because their residents needed the remediation. Then I sensed that my resident was trying to hide her negative feelings about the program, yet she was genuinely friendly to her co-workers. The number of private attendings IS a real drag.

I don't mind working hard, and I actually like a county-type inner-city hospital. But not in a toxic environment where the nurses are completely INCOMPETENT with an attitude--and that seems like a real possibility at WHC. I had enough of that in medical school.

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[idiotpathic]

private patients rule. there are too many of them and the residents spend half of the thier time talking to the attendings for the plan. the chairman is a malignant guy and pimps. nurses are a pain and u do wheel ur patients and draw ur labs - as per the guy who gave the tour. not friendly to their own grads for cardiology. not a lot of research to get involved in as a resident. the seniors have big time attitudes. overall a drab place with not much push from the faculty (which is mostly private) for fships..

im rankin this place last on my list..

 

[ntmed]

WHC has a 98% pass rate on the ABIM Exam. Many of my classmates rotated there as medical students. When I interviewed there, I thought the program was reasonable.

However, the biggest limitation is that WHC is a community program (or more accurately, a quasai-academic program). Because of this, you likely will be at a significant disadvantage when you apply for fellowship.