I am a medical student, so I don't know if this will be any help, but I did my Internal Medicine core rotation at Raritan Bay. The residency program there is EXCELLENT, but be ready to work hard for it. The attendings there are inspirational -- there were 5 main attendings that lead morning report monday-friday. Dr. Middleton. Dr. Sen, Dr. Chiramida, and Dr. Gil are four of those five and they are as dedicated a group as I have ever seen as far as teaching residents and breadth of knowledge. Dr. Speilar is also very good, but comes across very punishing and has been known to degrade the residents and staff on occasion. However, I believe that is his way of pushing the staff to a higher level of excellence. Dr. Ortiz, who I believe will be working with residents starting this year, is a graduate of the program and has such a wide range of knowledge in both surgery and medicine that you would be hard-pressed to find his equal. The faculty give more lectures than the residents know what to do with, and are very interested in making sure the residents become competent.
The hours there are rough for residents -- q3-4 on floor, q5 in ICU for PGY-1. Not so bad, but they handle a lot of patients so on an average day usually the residents don't leave the hospital until about 5-6pm. If you are in service with an attending like Dr. Middleton, be prepared to get there between 5 or 6 am to pre-round as he starts his rounds at about 7-7:30. And on his service, don't expect to leave for the first couple days until 8 or 9 pm (it gets better with time, though). That's about as bad as it gets without being on call. Overall, the residents can work up to 90-100 hour weeks easy, but that should change with the new rules.
The residents get along really well with eachother. They are almost all FMG's, and come from a wide range of countries (mainly Latin America and India/Pakistan). Almost all of them have practiced before in their respective countries, though not all in medicine, and so the knowledge of the residents coming into the program is impressive and almost intimidating (for a third-year med student). They all get along really well and it is a friendly place to work. Within the surrounding area there is a big Latin American and Indian/Pakistani population, so there are enough cultural events and good food to keep you satisfied.
By the time you leave, you will see a WIDE range of pathology as the patient population is very cosmopolitan. You will get immigrants from all corners of the Earth coming into the hospital, and you will learn medicine well. The last passing board rate for the outgoing residents was 100%. The attendings all are solid in their knowledge, and in fact teach Board Review classes.
I was very impressed as a med student with the residents and the finished product coming out of Raritan Bay. I think if you are considering it as a possible residency, it should probably be near the top of your list. Though it is a community program, you will learn medicine and come out as confident in your ability as any University program. I highly recommend it.
