Official PM&R ROL

[medfun]

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Too early?

 

[medfun]

Any interest in getting this started...

 

[Rehab706]

Any interest in getting this started...

Why don't you tell us your's first?

 

[predodoc]

Why don't you tell us your's first?

Haha, nobody wants to be the first. Once it gets started we'll have lots, just look at anesthesiology. I think the reason people are so bashful is b/c PM&R is such a small specialty. So maybe we should list our top 5 (or 3) in alphabetical order.

Here it is in alphabetical order:

UAB
Carolinas
ECU
Emory
UVA

I want to stay in the South East.

 

[Taus]

Alright I'm in....my top 5 in alphabetical order:

Jefferson
Kessler
RIC
Temple
UMich

My top criteria:
- Personal fit/gut feeling (would I be happy there, thrive in the atmosphere, see myself hanging out w/ their residents)
- Well-rounded quality training
- Location (near friends & family....and of course has my wife's approval😉)

 

[Rehab706]

Ok, I'll participate too....
In alphabetical order:

RIC
Spaulding
UC Davis
Univ. of Washington
Stanford

Top criteria: Location (stuff to do)/Personal Fit, well-rounded training/opportunities, where people go when they graduate

 

[PMnRJunkie]

Here are my top 5 (again in alphabetical order):

Columbia/Cornell
NYU
RIC
TIRR
UW

I couldn't begin to tell you other than location why I ended up with these choices. Everything seemed so arbitrary in the end... because I really liked most places I interviewed. Family/ Friends / opportunities in various cities / future plans within PM&R, all these I guess were the biggest reason I ranked these programs.

 

[pete27]

i'm sorry this maybe a stupid question...but which program is TIRR?

 

[Taus]

i'm sorry this maybe a stupid question...but which program is TIRR?

baylor

 

[pete27]

thanks taus

 

[2mannings1cup]

I'm in

in alphabetical order

mayo
pitt
stanford
u. michigan
u. washington

 

[PMRpocketpedia]

1. Cornell/Columbia
2. Kessler
3. LIJ
4. Mount Sinai
5. NYU



Reasons: Location

 

[Llenroc]

1. Cornell/Columbia
2. Kessler
3. LIJ
4. Mount Sinai
5. NYU



Reasons: Location

Good strip clubs within walking distance of all of them. 👍

 

[JerseyTomato]

Here's mine (alphabetical as well)

Columbia/Cornell
RIC
Spaulding
Temple
UW

Reasons: Personal fit, location, scope of program.

 

[PMR2008]

Come on guys we all know that the gunners are getting all the top interviews. I am not sure how just listing your unordered rank list will help anyone. Give some feedback even if it is 2 lines long. Talk about your impressions, updates etc

Examples of how it should be done

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=372355&highlight=ROL

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=107047&highlight=ROL

Here's mine (alphabetical as well)

Columbia/Cornell
RIC
Spaulding
Temple
UW

Reasons: Personal fit, location, scope of program.

 

[Rehab706]

Come on guys we all know that the gunners are getting all the top interviews. I am not sure how just listing your unordered rank list will help anyone. Give some feedback even if it is 2 lines long. Talk about your impressions, updates etc

Examples of how it should be done

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=372355&highlight=ROL

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=107047&highlight=ROL

Ok then, in reverse order:

14. UTSW - an up and coming program for sure, solid burn rehab training, lots of changes made in the past 4 years, great program coordinator (the nicest one i've seen on interview day), lots of money into the program for fellowships, new faculty, etc., VA training experience (including SCI inpatient care)
13. Univ. of Utah - very good program, lots of procedures, great facilities, lots of outdoor stuff to do, residents and attendings are great, not as diverse (population wise and university wise) as I would like
12. Ohio State - great emg training, opportunity to moonlight as a pgy4, have to search out opportunities if you're interested in fluro procedures, VA training not the same as others (no inpatient training), residents were mostly from ohio (i'm not) - u'd prob have to learn how to be a buckeye fan
11. UTHSCSA - Very good program, many of the faculty of written chapters and even books, very personable residents/attendings, in house prosthetics/orthotics, great emg training, good procedure numbers - get fluoro time on the pain rotation (anesthesia based), good VA training experience (one of the few programs with inpatient SCI experience), new polytrauma center soon, not as researched focused as i would like
10. Kessler/UMDNJ -Excellent top notch hospital, very strong in neurorehab/sci care, seemed like senior residents weren't racking up the same #s as other programs (emgs/procedures), lots of traffic and driving, don't like jersey much (expensive to live there and not sure why)
9. Mayo - Very good program, nice facilities, good emg training, great msk training, so freaking cold and small town there (can't imagine living underground/indoors for 1/2 the year), no VA training experience (this is important to me since many PM&R jobs are in the VA system-esp Neurorehab and SCI care), the way mayo cares for patients isn't the same anywhere else (has +'s and -'s)
8. Univ of CO - great location - lots of outdoors stuff to do, interviewed on a Sat so seemed very isolated (no one there), great faculty, rigid structure-no elective time, don't get to rotate at craig until your pgy4 yr-not as much as I would like
7. BCM/UT Houston - very good program, PDs genuinely interested in adapting the program to the changes in demands for PM&R, lots of experiences since you rotate at the most hospitals in PM&R residencies (but also a pain in my opinion), still seems like there may be future conflict between the baylor/ut system although they tried to encourage applicants that it wouldn't impact training
6. Univ of MI - ann arbor is one of the best college towns out there, lots of graduate students and professionals in the city, very good training program, excellent exposure to outpt PM&R, emgs, procedures. VA hospital experience (not as much VA inpatient experience though)
5. Stanford - great location, strong training in acute SCI/neurorehab and chronic (palo alto va is one of the polytrauma centers), good procedural exposure (msk), not so great emg exposure (senior residents were getting btwn 50-150 - but they are in the process of increasing more exposure), peds experience changing to more formal rotations (traditionally weak)
4. UC Davis - small program but everyone there is awesome, good training in peds/msk/emg/outpt pm&r, very good location (close to mountains, bay area), housing not as expensive as other areas in Cali
3. Spaulding/Harvard - great program, very progressive/forward thinking by Zafonte, tough pgy2 yr but one of the strongest inpatient experiences too (you're running the hospital when on call!), programs cares about the residents and is very invested in residents research interests, great program coordinator, expensive city tho (and cold), VA experience
2. Univ. of Washington - great program, lots of outdoors stuff to do, one of the best in didactics, you will know your rehab when you finish this program - strong in all the PM&R allied health training programs too, great emg experience, relatively progressive (much more msk exposure compared to several years ago), very good VA experience (with SCI inpatient exposure), parking expensive (not subsidized whatsoever!), housing relatively expensive too.
1. RIC/Northwestern - one of the best programs in the country, strong in pretty much every area (great if you don't know where you will end up in 4 yrs), good research support, excellent/personable faculty, residents seem genuine and skilled, excellent expensive city tho (and cold), VA experience

 

[PMR2008]

Good job!!!

 

[topwise]

5. Stanford - great location, strong training in acute SCI/neurorehab and chronic (palo alto va is one of the polytrauma centers), good procedural exposure (msk), not so great emg exposure (senior residents were getting btwn 50-150 - but they are in the process of increasing more exposure), peds experience changing to more formal rotations (traditionally weak)

Actually, I'm a senior resident at Stanford and I've done over 300 EMGs.

 

[Rehab706]

Actually, I'm a senior resident at Stanford and I've done over 300 EMGs.

that's good info to know - prob should've asked more residents when I interviewed there.

 

[Admiralk83]

Alright, I will put my unordered list down with a little feedback.

In general I am looking for program strength without too much geographical location bias (although I only applied to the northeast/midwest). I interviewed at a total of 11 places and ranked them all. I didnt really encounter a "bad" program that I could tell from the interview day, although its obvious some programs DO hide their bad sides.

Ohio State - Tremendous EMG training, very good resident interactions, also opportunity to generate significant moonlighting income in PGY4 year

Jefferson - Large amount of self motivated learning and opportunity to take your residency experience and move it in any direction you like. Also has a very nice facility.

Temple - Loved the resident interactions, obviously they are all happy at the program. Looks to be a good challenging residency that opens all fellowship/employement doors for you.

VCU - Feel from the program director/staff was very good. Has the best VA hospital i've ever seen, and also I believe the residency would open all fellowship/employment doors.

UPMC - Program combined with Mercy, now larger, residents seemed very happy, and I believe the program is on the rise with a strong research base.

 

[tranke]

Baylor/UT-Houston TIRR
LSU
Mayo
UPMC
USF

Reasons:
1. Reputation
2. EMG training
3. Fellowships (especially Neuromuscular medicine, electrodiagnostics, and pain medicine)
4. Location (I prefer sunny weather but I'll compromise for some, e.g. Mayo and UPMC)
5. Proximity to family

 

[goodandplenty]

Here are my top 6 (in alphabetical order):

Colorado
Columbia/Cornell
NYU
Penn
Temple
UCLA

Based on gut!!!

 

[evajaclynn]

Here are my top 6, in alphabetical order:

Denver
Kessler
RIC
Temple
Thomas Jefferson
Univ of Washington

I posted tons of feedback under the interview section, so that's all for now folks. Good luck tomorrow!!!

 

[SportsMed09]

My top 6 (my ONLY 6) in alphabetical order (and yes, I did match!)


KU
Mayo
MU
UCLA
UTHSCSA
VCU

Life changing day tomorrow; hope everyone gets top 3!