Mayo vs University of Minnesota

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I loved both of these places on my interview trail, and I was wondering if anyone could help me compare/contrast. Really the only things I wasn't thrilled before my interviews were the multiple sites at UM and the large amount of time spent in nurseries at Mayo. However, Masonic is awesome and it seems like residents get more autonomy at the other sites so there's a little of both worlds. Their system for eliminating the noon conference and having a bimonthly didactic afternoon gels with my learning style too. And for Mayo, I got the sense that the PD was thinking about reducing 3rd year nursery experience to make room for electives. It also seems like their nurseries get a lot of genetic cases (it is mayo after all) so I can see how it would be a valuable learning experience vs the nursery at my school for instance, where only interns rotate there since it is just a paper pushing service with militant lactation consultants. Mayo residents also seem to get a lot of opportunities for research, which is something I would like to start building into my CV. UM seems to be more of a high volume hospital so probably less time outside of electives, but they seem to have a more robust advocacy experiences. I could go on, but I really can't decide between the two (hopefully it won't be a moot point come match day where each hospital decided not to rank me)

Both places seem great to live, but clearly Minneapolis is a more bustling cosmopolitan area with rich diversity of patients. I imagine Rochester would be a bit cheaper though for that reason. Before anyone comments, I love the cold - i am very white

 

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I also interviewed at both places and liked both a lot. My impression was that U of M residents are busier and have a more diverse mix of patients due to being at 3 different hospitals (Masonic Children's, St. Paul or Minneapolis Children's, and the County hospital). The residents seemed split - most said it was a little extra work learning 3 systems but also felt that they benefited in seeing different health systems and different pt populations. Residents at Mayo repeatedly said they saw enough general peds patients but also said they had more time to read. I think they have a higher fraction of complex patients than Minneapolis. Residents at Mayo are extremely well published and go on to competitive specialties in competitive locations. I think Mayo's schedule allows for more electives and research time.
Please PM me if you want to share more thoughts on these programs.