Originally posted by Orioles
Thanks for your comments on the MGH - anybody for the Brigham?
Thanks.
I graduated from the brigham two years ago. The residency director, Joel Katz MD, is outstanding, and a true advocate for the housestaff.
Also, in regards to autonomy, there is plenty of autonomy for the housestaff. However, to paraphrase an idea from our former residency director, if the patient has pneumonia, autonomy is great. if the patient is having hemoptysis from diffuse alveolar hemorrhage after bone marrow transplant and is hypoxic, some help would be nice.
truthfully, if you went to the mgh, bwh, hopkins, ucsf, duke, or any of the top programs, your training will be outstanding. i can't honestly say that any of these programs will train you better than any other program. what i can say is, choose the brigham for an outstanding quality of life, attendings that are awesome, and fellow housestaff you can rely on, trust, and be friends with for life
j