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First time post but long time lurker. I want to thank everyone for posting throughout the years, this forum has been a wonderful source of information throughout the season, even if some of the info was anxiety inducing. I matched yesterday at my first choice. I am a US IMG. I wanted to share information for future applicants about some of the places that I interviewed because there has been little posted on this forum about most of them. Hopefully this will help our future colleagues.
Syracuse - Overall excellent program. Mostly a clinical program but research opportunities were readily available with the right motivation. The city was charming as well. The fellows seemed very happy. One of the odd things was that fellows had to pay for parking, which I found a little weird.
Lehigh Valley - Wonderful program. Great clinical program with research opportunity available for those that are motivated. Faculty was awesome, we had great conversations. Fellows do BMT at Penn State. Didn't really get to see much of the area but it seemed like a nice place for raising a family with low cost of living.
Nassau University Medical Center - Didn't have a good feeling about this program. The fellows seemed happy but clinical training seemed like it may be lacking and research wasn't really possible. 2 full time faculty members. I got the impression that any complicated case would get transferred. Program structure was continuity clinic every AM and consults every PM, which I am not sure that I would have liked. BMT at SUNY Stony Brook. Cost of living was a big barrier.
SUNY Downstate - Not a bad program but there was a lot of inpatient rotations(~10 months during the second year alone). Starting to increase their research presence but not there yet. Would be great clinical training. Cost of living is an issue and traveling throughout Brooklyn to the 3 hospitals that they serve would be taxing. BMT at MSK.
Drexel University - Clinically oriented program, albeit small. Didn't have any red flags. Increasing the faculty size and trying to grow the research presence. Electives and research possibilities at the competition were easy to come by.
St. Elizabeth - Clinically oriented program but I got the impression that the clinical training might be lacking. It seemed like they only got the bread and butter cases and everything else went to the local competition. New PD seemed very nice and wants to improve the program. Fellows had to pay daily for parking which was a big deterrent for me in a city where cost of living is already an issue. Fellows also had to attend lectures at other hospitals and were expected to pay for their travel and parking(up to 20$ day) at those places as well. Research possibilities were plentiful though as it would be easy to partner up with DFCI on any project.
Syracuse - Overall excellent program. Mostly a clinical program but research opportunities were readily available with the right motivation. The city was charming as well. The fellows seemed very happy. One of the odd things was that fellows had to pay for parking, which I found a little weird.
Lehigh Valley - Wonderful program. Great clinical program with research opportunity available for those that are motivated. Faculty was awesome, we had great conversations. Fellows do BMT at Penn State. Didn't really get to see much of the area but it seemed like a nice place for raising a family with low cost of living.
Nassau University Medical Center - Didn't have a good feeling about this program. The fellows seemed happy but clinical training seemed like it may be lacking and research wasn't really possible. 2 full time faculty members. I got the impression that any complicated case would get transferred. Program structure was continuity clinic every AM and consults every PM, which I am not sure that I would have liked. BMT at SUNY Stony Brook. Cost of living was a big barrier.
SUNY Downstate - Not a bad program but there was a lot of inpatient rotations(~10 months during the second year alone). Starting to increase their research presence but not there yet. Would be great clinical training. Cost of living is an issue and traveling throughout Brooklyn to the 3 hospitals that they serve would be taxing. BMT at MSK.
Drexel University - Clinically oriented program, albeit small. Didn't have any red flags. Increasing the faculty size and trying to grow the research presence. Electives and research possibilities at the competition were easy to come by.
St. Elizabeth - Clinically oriented program but I got the impression that the clinical training might be lacking. It seemed like they only got the bread and butter cases and everything else went to the local competition. New PD seemed very nice and wants to improve the program. Fellows had to pay daily for parking which was a big deterrent for me in a city where cost of living is already an issue. Fellows also had to attend lectures at other hospitals and were expected to pay for their travel and parking(up to 20$ day) at those places as well. Research possibilities were plentiful though as it would be easy to partner up with DFCI on any project.
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