Partner's vs. BIMDC

[dl2dp2]

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I have a question regarding the two harvard programs.

The partner's program seems to have very little elective time and very clinically oriented...I'm more research oriented. Also Partner's research seems to focus on molecular genetics and less on electrophys (whcih is what I'm more interested in). I'm sure you can find anything you want at MGH, but...seems like a lot of work

The Longwood/BIDMC program seems more chill clinically. But it's not even ranked on the notorious list of 80 schools. How good exactly is the Longwood neurology program?? Is it on par with JHU/Penn/UCSF/Columbia etc. or is it more like a 10-20 program.

 

[typhoonegator]

At Partners you will have roughly 15 weeks per year in the PGY-3 and PGY-4 years to do whatever you want. You can even block the time out however you want (you make the yearly schedules with your colleagues). You can do essentially anything you want with this time. You could even edit the next edition of the MGH Handbook of Neurology.

It is unfortunate that you have gotten the impression that research at Partners focuses on molecular genetics. Literally half of the rising senior class at Partners is MD, PhD, and I don't think anyone is working on molecular genetics projects. Neuro-ID, heme, cortical volumetrics, SPOTRIAS, neuro-ICU issues, coma-stim, grids and strips, patch-clamp, path, IA therapy, etc -- but not much in the way of molecular genetics.

And getting involved in any of these projects is about as much work as saying "Hey, I saw your talk on X. I'm one of the junior residents, can we talk about my idea for a research project?"

BIDMC is a great program, with a very rigorous clinical experience and myriad high-level Harvard research opportunities. But you should not have reservations about doing residency at Partners because you are concerned about the research opportunities and time-flexibility.