Dazed said:
Where would you rank these in terms of reputation, geography, and non-malignancy all factored in together:
1)UW
2)Wash U
3)Michigan
4)Cornell
5)NYU
6)Northwestern
7)Duke
8)UTSW
9)Vanderbilt
Well, the answer depends on whether you're sinlge or married, don't mind the cold weather, looking for a big city, and to an extent what you're interested in going into. Here's a list if you are looking for the best fellowship matching and training, with minor modifications for location
1) Duke- probably the best training on the list and definitely the best IM reputation, esp if you like Cards; durham is great unless you're single, but raleigh is not too far away
2) Michigan- cold, and in a college town, but great match list and training
3) Wash U- In St Louis, not a great city, didn't fill last year... strong basic science
4) Vanderbilt- Nashville? didn't fill last year, but people love it there
5) UW- great if you like the west coast
6) UTSW- heard it's pretty malignant, even after the 80 hrs
7) NWU- great city, great hospital, cushy call schedule comparatively, not as academic as other programs but a solid match list
8) Cornell- it's great name is a little misleading...Columbia still has the best training in NY
9) NYU- haven't heard much about them, but not as highly regarded outside of NY