Hey Surfer, I am glad you have had such a great experience with us. You are spot on about or residents and training. Well there are plenty of things that make an applicant stand out. Of course we look at Your steps and EM rotation grades and evaluations, but besides that we are looking for individuals that truly want to train here. Shoot Sal (our program director) an email and express your sincere interest and that will help alot. One of the reasons we are a happy bunch is because we all realized what you did and wanted to come here. Sal loves hearing that.
As long as you look good on paper (did well on your steps and rotations)
and you were a friendly guy who was interested in learning while you were here you shouldnt have a problem. We look more at the applicant as a whole package than as a step score. We have a very well rounded cast and look to continue that tradition in next years interns.
I didnt rotate here and I ranked Orlando #1. I sent Sal an email expressing my interest and it worked out for me. Granted, I'm a stud, but it did not hurt me. Just kidding by the way......... well kind of.
Orlando Downtown is a beautiful place to be all year round. Well this January has been strangly cold but it is normaly pretty darn perfect from november to may. Gets steamy June to September but I love the heat.
I have had a great time in residency so far. The people are the biggest contributers to my happiness for sure. You will get your ass kicked here right away. We work fast and hard but I feel very comfortable even being only half way done. As you know we are a private hospital but over half of our patients are "County" type patients so it is a good mix butu makes for a full ED. Good news is we are funded and our ancillary staff is top notch so we do not do Scut.
Anyway, good luck in the match. Where ever you end up will be great just remember that. Hopefully I'll see you this summer. If you pm me your name I can pass on your interest to our program director.
-ephedra
