Any thoughts on the pros and cons of the various NYC Internal Medicine residency programs? I am specifically looking at Cornell, Columbia, Mt Sinai, and NYU. My take so far:
Cornell:
cons= very private, subspecialty oriented.
pros= beautiful new hospital. nice housing, of course. i like the idea of specialty wards.
Columbia:
cons= i don't speak spanish. relatively poor ancillary services.
pros= two attending system, diverse clinical experience, social mission
Mt Sinai:
cons= ????
pros= warm atmosphere, benign internship experience. diversity of elmhurst experience. everyone seems very happy.
NYU:
cons= poor ancillary services, residents hate all-private months at tisch. considered to be academically weaker than other NYC programs (for whatever that's worth).
pros= train at bellevue! diversity of experiences.
My gut feeling is with Sinai, but I don't know if that's based on unreliable factors. I'm very tempted by the perks of Cornell. But I'd appreciate any other views on these or other NYC programs.
Cornell:
cons= very private, subspecialty oriented.
pros= beautiful new hospital. nice housing, of course. i like the idea of specialty wards.
Columbia:
cons= i don't speak spanish. relatively poor ancillary services.
pros= two attending system, diverse clinical experience, social mission
Mt Sinai:
cons= ????
pros= warm atmosphere, benign internship experience. diversity of elmhurst experience. everyone seems very happy.
NYU:
cons= poor ancillary services, residents hate all-private months at tisch. considered to be academically weaker than other NYC programs (for whatever that's worth).
pros= train at bellevue! diversity of experiences.
My gut feeling is with Sinai, but I don't know if that's based on unreliable factors. I'm very tempted by the perks of Cornell. But I'd appreciate any other views on these or other NYC programs.
