Need help with ROL please

[medsight]

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I am looking for a program with national visibility, plenty of fellowships including derm, and the chance to proceed to either academics or private practice. Secondarily, I would like a good balance between AP and CP, and to live in an urban area with suburban options.

In no particular order, here are my top choices/thoughts:
Emory - good AP and CP, nice city.
UPMC - plenty of fellowships, ??city
Northwestern - committed PD, in nice part of city
UChicago - renown faculty, in bad part of town
Duke - good reputation, great residents, weak CP??
Cleveland Clinic - only do AP for a year, then CP for a year... bad city
Vanderbilt - concerned about Surg Path hours
Indiana - plenty of fellowships, laid-back residents
UTSouthwestern - awesome PD, nice city, plenty of fellowships

Thank you for your thoughts!

 

[Sulfinator]

Which one(s) are at the top of your list right now?

 

[SkinPath]

All very good programs. The city and its climate are very important to me so if this were my rank list, I would list them in this order:

1 and 2. UTSW or Emory --- depends on where you want to live; DFW and ATL are very similar; both have dermpath fellowships but UTSW has a lot more spots.
3. Duke
4. Cleveland Clinic
5. UPMC
6. Chicago
7. Indiana
8. Vanderbilt
9. Northwestern

 

[Parts Unknown]

All very good programs. The city and its climate are very important to me so if this were my rank list, I would list them in this order:

1 and 2. UTSW or Emory --- depends on where you want to live; DFW and ATL are very similar; both have dermpath fellowships but UTSW has a lot more spots.
3. Duke
4. Cleveland Clinic
5. UPMC
6. Chicago
7. Indiana
8. Vanderbilt
9. Northwestern

Good list. I would agree with your top 2, although personal bias leads Emory to edge out UTSW for the #1 spot.

 

[superkeith]

any subspecialty interests yet?