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I will split it but I dont have an interview there.TiggerJSA said:Anyone goin to Louisville in 2 weeks wanna shack up with this stud? I work out . For serious, anyone wanna split a hotel??
I will split it but I dont have an interview there.TiggerJSA said:Anyone goin to Louisville in 2 weeks wanna shack up with this stud? I work out . For serious, anyone wanna split a hotel??
GatorDMD said:I will split it but I dont have an interview there.
GatorDMD said:I will split it but I dont have an interview there.
S Files said:2nd try: Kings County (NY) any 411 on the program?????
Yeah man, been sweet seein all you studs out there , especially the Toolman and Lip-GlossOMFS2012 said:hey hiccup, i'd stay away from the gator...he will eat you alive
on a lighter note, great to see all the cool guys out interviewing! the tool to stud ration is good, but be on the lookout...
toothdr said:My interview at Pitt is coming up. Can anyone tell me something about it, since Im trying to weed out a couple of interviews (its getting really expensive). I heard on the interview trail from several people that they try to fill their vacant spots by accepting residents from programs that close or by accepting their non-categorical interns .
Really? I didn't interview there, but I never heard this reputation before. Why is it so bad?OMFSter said:I know that they accepted 4 residents from the St. Francis program when it closed. They also tried to get the LSU-NO people to fill all their empty spots. This is the only way they survive their resident shortage. When everything else fails, they accept their own dental students and make a special 4 year tract since they need to have 2 chiefs every year.
Another thing is that every year they try to get their non-categorical intern to accept a position out of match and ALL of them, with the exception of one, refused to stay and took their chances in Match. I heard their non-categorical intern from 2004-2005 hated the place so much that he left mid year to another program after a position was opened. So, I'd think very hard about it if I were you......
I second that--what's so bad about Pitt? Who's the faculty there?toofache32 said:Really? I didn't interview there, but I never heard this reputation before. Why is it so bad?
OMFSter said:I know that they accepted 4 residents from the St. Francis program when it closed. They also tried to get the LSU-NO people to fill all their empty spots. This is the only way they survive their resident shortage. When everything else fails, they accept their own dental students and make a special 4 year tract since they need to have 2 chiefs every year.
Another thing is that every year they try to get their non-categorical intern to accept a position out of match and ALL of them, with the exception of one, refused to stay and took their chances in Match. I heard their non-categorical intern from 2004-2005 hated the place so much that he left mid year to another program after a position was opened. So, I'd think very hard about it if I were you......
i thought it was a good program when i interviewed there. only thing is the way the program is structured your there 1st yr and u dissapear and basically come back 6th year and operate like crazy. they have ochs as chairman, and costello as program director. very nice people. they are very selective in who they invite for interview so u should take the opportunity to check the program out if u received an interview.tx oms said:I second that--what's so bad about Pitt? Who's the faculty there?
King drew is the worst hospital that i've been to. its a lot worse than usc-lac, and charity in my opinion. located in very rough neighborhood in the south central. traditionally a very trauma heavy program. they just lost their trauma center so i imagine the only trauma they get are walk in mandibles?? their outpatient clinic used to be busy because they used to be walkins, but now everything is by appointment so less cases for extractions. not a very strong program in my opinion.Bifid Uvula said:My friend from dental school just received an interview on King-Drew in LA. And he's debating on whether to go to the interview, despite having a few other good interviews. He asked me to find out a little more info on it, but I just don't know much aside form where I've externed and the program I'm in.
All I know about King-Drew is that its in a really really really really bad part of Los Angeles.
Anybody got any input?
Bifid Uvula said:Bad parts of town... where esclavo would literally soil his pants if left alone to fend for himself....
You mean your offspring? That would be scary....esclavo said:The disturbing part was there was a couple thousand "esclavos" running around...
i am going there... I heard they make you take a test about OMFS knowledge Seriously i heard it was a "malignant" interview. Should be fun!!shariq said:anyone interviewed in the past at UMKC oral surgery
any advice, input abt the program will be most appreciated
I interviewed (somewhere else) with a dental student from there. He said the exam is just a "formality" the med school requires because it's the same test the med students take (for some reason). Apparently the OMFS faculty don't even see the results or care. But it does suck to spend a whole day taking a test.GatorDMD said:i am going there... I heard they make you take a test about OMFS knowledge Seriously i heard it was a "malignant" interview. Should be fun!!
oms22 said:I interviewed there last year and they do not make you take a test anymore, but it is still a malignant interview. They do not even ask the usual 'get to know you' questions. Every 20 min interview is a pimp session. Even the resident's pimp you. Overall, the program had some nice aspects to their scope, but I felt that the resident's were unhappy.
The art of "pimping" involves someone higher on the totem-pole belittling those lower on said totem-pole by asking questions they aren't really expected to know the answer to. It's a way for insecure faculty/residents to "establish" the pecking order over lower residents/students. Mostly done in med school, in my experience. But done correctly, it can be a useful teaching tool. But not many people do it correctly.shariq said:"pimp session" pardon my ignorance but what does a pimp sessions mean. also could you elaborate on what sort of questions they were asking
toofache32 said:Faculty: "Toofache, who was the first surgeon to perform a complete gastric resection?"
toofache32 said:Faculty: "Toofache, who was the first surgeon to perform a complete gastric resection?"
Toofache: "Umm...what does this have to do with teeth?"
Faculty: "That kind of attitude and response won't get you a good evaluation on this med school rotation."
Toofache: "Umm....I've kind of already matched and stuff."
UNLV OMS WANABE said:I'm not sure where you're getting all your info but I don't think it's as bad as you're making it sound. I externed there this year. They didn't take the st. francis people to fill spots. They did take a 4 year guy to fill a spot but it's not like it happens every year. If you were a 1 year intern and a program offered you a categorical spot in their program you'd go too.
DDSism said:OMFster is right, I believe one of the chiefs is a St. Francis guy since the original guy transferred to my program. They filled one of their spots with the four year guy they accepted from their own school (the one youre probably talking about), right now one of their 3rd year spots is empty and one of their 2nd or 1st year spots is also empty. Im not sure which one. Just ask them about it when you go there or go to the aaoms website and look under open positions. I know for a fact that during the last two years they lost five residents, which would concern me. Im not trying to put it down, just giving out the facts Im aware of. I know that I would appreciate knowing the pros and cons if I was applying right now. Basically, dont believe everything that you hear, do your research before choosing a program.
A few people from USC will be going to Rochester as well...OMFS hopeful said:anyone going to the interview at Rochester? Any info on the OMS program there? Thanks in advance.
Yah-E said:Has anyone heard from Miami yet? I know someone posted that they heard from Miami a while back, but my classmate who also had applied to Miami claimed that they haven't invited anyone yet according to the dept secretary (this was last week).
If you've already received an invitation from Miami, then can you please post the interview date(s) and method of the invite (email, phone, snailmail)?
Mucha gracious!
Yah-E said:Has anyone heard from Miami yet? I know someone posted that they heard from Miami a while back, but my classmate who also had applied to Miami claimed that they haven't invited anyone yet according to the dept secretary (this was last week).
If you've already received an invitation from Miami, then can you please post the interview date(s) and method of the invite (email, phone, snailmail)?
Mucha gracious!
Yah-E said:Now that nearly all interviews are over, do you boys have your #1s in mind? I have my top 3 carved in stone already! Rank finally opens this upcoming Monday for us and I'll probably loose many nights of sleep thinking if I'll match or not in the next month!
Why January 30th, why?
Is it unhealthy that I have already reserved a stool at the local pub for 9am on Jan 30th? Good news or bad news, my liver's gettin a beat downWestCoast said:I remember last year to it being the longest month... especially since the ortho people matched already. its a torture.
TiggerJSA said:Is it unhealthy that I have already reserved a stool at the local pub for 9am on Jan 30th? Good news or bad news, my liver's gettin a beat down
PTL said:Does anyone know if Mt Sinai has sent out interviews?