OHSU vs Iowa

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i went to OHSU last year and thought the people there were very nice and the numbers were decent 150 ish cataracts with good numbers in the other surgeries. They had a simulator and nice facilities. Columbus seems decent for a young family (not sure of lifestyle for singles). The VA is very far away (70miles or something if I remember correctly). I didn't go to Iowa, but my impression is that Iowa is a top 5 or 10 program that all the superstars were going to so..sorry no specific info on it, but there you have it for what it's worth..
 
Both are really good. Not talking about location, I might go with Iowa though because I heard that cataract volume might be down this year at OHSU because of changes at the VA.
 
Iowa's a top 5 program. Oregon is a top 20 program. In the long run both are fantastic programs, go where it fits you best.
 
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