Are there any residents here that might be able to give some feedback on their programs if they happen to be in the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, etc.)...there doesn't seem to be a strong representation from the programs that are not in the Northeast or California (as far as feedback about interview, program, etc.). I can find the numbers for all the programs but there isn't much out there about the subjective side of the residencies. If someone doesn't want to post to the thread, you can PM me! I'd really appreciate any feedback! Thanks!
P.S.-I am currently a rising 4th year and plan to start applying in the Southeast this Fall...very exciting!
Not a resident in any of these states but applied pretty broadly and interviewed at these places. Also have a few friends who are residents/fellows at these places.
Florida:
USF (Tampa Florida) Decent academic program. Program director (Spellacy I think) is pretty old but still very active. They have an assistant PD, a younger guy who just graduated from the program who is big on research. They have an interim chairwomen right now and depending on how things work out they may have her stay on (she is an in house replacement). The residents are pretty friendly and overall had nothing really negative to say. I'd say this is one of the more "cush" residencies in terms of hours and how you get treated.
As an intern you only generally do vaginal deliveries while on OB. C-sections are for PGY 2s. In addition you only take CREOGs as a PGY 2 and PGY 3 I believe.
They have an ONC fellowship and an MIS program as well. They did have an MFM fellowship but it ran into some problems but they are attempting at resurrecting it.
Good research opportunities. Nice facilities located right on the water. Overall friendly place with good academic support.
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Winnie Palmer (Orlando Florida)
Huge hospital in Orlando. One of the nations busiest in terms of deliveries. Fairly community based although one could probably do MFM from here. Probably not ONC or REI. New program director who is a recent graduate from the program.
The labor and delivery service is really busy and post partum rounds seemed kind of nuts as they have almost 4 floors of post partum patients at times.
The residents seemed happy. Teaching was adequate. Their morning report had attendings offering pertinent teaching from the cases with non-malignant pimping of interns and residents.
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University of Alabame (Birmingham)
-Very high powered academic institution. Have fellowships in ONC, MFM, REI, and Urogyn as well.
If you want to do GYN Oncology, one of the best places to go. They have a 100% fellowship match rate for all of their applicants incuding MFM, REI, Urogyn etc.
Residents work hard but are well trained. Since it's the south you do get a lot of forceps training, I think they have one of the highest numbers in the country. They also get you operating early on in your intern year in terms of Hysterectomies.
Lots of research opportunities. Services are generally fairly busy, specifically MFM and Onc (but this is how it usually is in academic places).
Great new facilities. They just opened up a new women/childrens hospital a few months ago.
Residents are very friendly. Program itself is kind of formal and is a bit inbred in terms of the applicants they do take.
They have a relatively new PD (a lady in MFM) and their Chair is MFM as well.
From what I remember, PGY2s (or maybe 3s) have to take an inhouse oral exam in order to progress into the next year. But because of this they all apparently feel well trained for boards.
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Emory (Georgia)
Big academic institution. Strong on REI and MFM and have good success matching people in those fellowships. Only 1-2 have matched ONC in the last several years.
You get a chance to work at Grady which is appealing (huge hospital that takes the anyone and everyone thus you get a lot of pathology). Even a lot of Gyn/Ob trauma (gunshots etc) that you will participate in.
They recently had some turnover in terms of leadership in the last few years. Also I believe they didn't match 1 spot this year and I know a person who scrambled into that spot. From my interview day, Emory is a good program but they do think of themselves a bit too highly if that makes sense.
I know of two faculty at my current medical school who are now fellowship trained and have nothing but good things to say about the program. It's busy but you will get well trained with opportunities to do fellowships if you so desire.
Downside is that Grady isn't that nice of a facility, which is to be expected. It isn't a dump but compared to UABs new hospital, it is.
