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Posted on behalf of a student who interviewed there last year:
New York Methodist Hospital
1/11/11:
Pre-interview Social: None, though residents were available throughout the day. Very nice, down to earth people, made funny jokes throughout the tour. They themselves admit that this is not a "strongly academic" program, but that there are "enough academics to pursue if that's what you want." During lunch, everyone was very friendly and approachable, came down from all their different rotations. Generally they were pretty happy. Though, when i asked about "hanging out" the two people on our tour hesitated a little, but other residents conversations seemed to suggest they were very social. Overall people seemed very happy with their residency experience.
Interview: Solid community/kinda academic program. Definitely has a community feel, but is academically associated with cornell medical school. 18 x 12 hr, 17 x 12 hr, 16 x 12 hr shifts. ED is VERY nice, pretty hospital. Get roughly 85K visits and going up. Level II Trauma, not Level I, but stated "we still get occasional trauma by being the closest hospital." "Good nursing staff, but understaffed, like all of new york city hosp." Park Slope is great and resident housing is available across the street from hosp, but some feel that they can't escape the shadow of the hosp that way. Mostly rotate though methodist, but also do trauama at brookdale in east new york, and do a peds month there. 2nd and 3rd year, they distribute a few peds shift each adult ED month. Tox month an NYU. Faculty all seemed very friendly and approachable, easy to talk to, and had a good sense of humor. Elective in third year, many seem to do ultrasound because it is favored in the program, some do go abroad, others do more trauma. "FBI" remediation program in place if needed if a resident struggles.
New York Methodist Hospital
1/11/11:
Pre-interview Social: None, though residents were available throughout the day. Very nice, down to earth people, made funny jokes throughout the tour. They themselves admit that this is not a "strongly academic" program, but that there are "enough academics to pursue if that's what you want." During lunch, everyone was very friendly and approachable, came down from all their different rotations. Generally they were pretty happy. Though, when i asked about "hanging out" the two people on our tour hesitated a little, but other residents conversations seemed to suggest they were very social. Overall people seemed very happy with their residency experience.
Interview: Solid community/kinda academic program. Definitely has a community feel, but is academically associated with cornell medical school. 18 x 12 hr, 17 x 12 hr, 16 x 12 hr shifts. ED is VERY nice, pretty hospital. Get roughly 85K visits and going up. Level II Trauma, not Level I, but stated "we still get occasional trauma by being the closest hospital." "Good nursing staff, but understaffed, like all of new york city hosp." Park Slope is great and resident housing is available across the street from hosp, but some feel that they can't escape the shadow of the hosp that way. Mostly rotate though methodist, but also do trauama at brookdale in east new york, and do a peds month there. 2nd and 3rd year, they distribute a few peds shift each adult ED month. Tox month an NYU. Faculty all seemed very friendly and approachable, easy to talk to, and had a good sense of humor. Elective in third year, many seem to do ultrasound because it is favored in the program, some do go abroad, others do more trauma. "FBI" remediation program in place if needed if a resident struggles.