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NYC GS programs
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Do you mean Columbia, Cornell, Mt. Sinai, NYU?
(I'm pretty sure you are--I kind of just wanted to bump this thread)
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i think that st vincent's is going to close and the current program director is a jerk
i liked nyu, but there's a lot of scut, no nightfloat, and the residents say it's hard to live on the salary for the 1st 2 years
i think columbia is a great name and liked the faculty, but i didn't like the residents. plus the hospital is huge and ugly, and they travel to nj for rotations a lot
i liked nyu, but there's a lot of scut, no nightfloat, and the residents say it's hard to live on the salary for the 1st 2 years
i think columbia is a great name and liked the faculty, but i didn't like the residents. plus the hospital is huge and ugly, and they travel to nj for rotations a lot
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So, it might be a bit early for me to be asking this (I'm starting med school in the fall), but which of the NYC surgery programs offer the best mix of everything. I'm currently thinking I want to end up in an academic hospital, and I want to do Trauma (yes, it is like 10 years or more before I will actually be making all these decisions), but I want to start getting info as soon as possible. It seems to me (from living in NYC and knowing some about the hospitals) that none of the hospitals/programs mentioned above have really outstanding Trauma experience (Shock Trauma or BMC type stuff). Am I wrong?
Any answers/advice would be great.
Any answers/advice would be great.
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Its too early for you to worry about this. Do well on step 1 and through your first 2 basic science years, do well 3rd year and explore everything with an open mind. If you are very interested in trauma, whatever medical school you are at will have some form of emergenecy general surgeons, so seek them out early. From my interview experience in nyc, I would say that none of the listed programs are excellent trauma programs, but all of the listed programs are excellent GENERAL surgery programs and that is what you want. You can ALWAYS do your trauma/critical care fellowship at shock trauma or miami or USC if thats what you decide in the end, but you need strong general surgery training first so do not look for a trauma heavy program, look for the best general surgery training. Once again it is too early for you to worry about this. Peace and enjoy your time before medical school.
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Agreed that it is way to early for you to start looking at this. In addition to the above good post by integra892, realize that the climate of specific GS programs can (and likely will) change dramatically in the time it will take for you to graduate medical school--chairs will come and go, influx/efflux of faculty, etc. As previously stated, find a solid overall training program that will enable you to get a good fellowship, beit in trauma or otherwise. You will likely excell at a place you will be happy at, which means find a place that has the best mix of prestige, academics, clinical experience, location, good residents and attendings--realize that this may not necessarily be the place with the most trauma exposure, but will not preclude you from a career in trauma down the road. Unlike college or med school preparation, starting early to search out a residency program is not likely to help your much or save time down the road. The ONE thing you should do right now is look to rock Step 1--you will be soooo glad you did well when it comes time to apply for residency! (I wish I had studied harder!)
(Sorry neverstopdreamn, didn't mean to hijack your thread, just doing my part to chill out the pre-MS1's)
