Residency information

[Bearsfosho]

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I posted this in the resident section but I would like to try it here too if the admins allow me.

"Lowly pre-pod here just inquiring information. Is there a website or a documentation that states the characteristics or descriptions of the residencies available.

What I mean is that each residency has certain characteristics; some are surgery heavy, some are research heavy, some are general practice residencies, and i also have heard that some focus on forefoot/rearfoot recon. So if you know what i mean by now, please let me and the others who are looking for this type of information, let us know where we can find this information. Thanks. If I am wrong somewhere on my post please correct me and if your still not sure what I am asking please let me know and I will try to expand my question and be more descriptive. Thanks again."

 

[prettypod]

www.aacpm.org

go to residencies

go to where residencies are offered

 

[Feli]

In the end, a lot of it is just word of mouth. The best way to see what a program's emphasis and strong/weak points are is to do the clerkship, but you only get 3-7 clerkships and there are 200+ residency hospitals.

The programs have a paragraph about themself on their CASPR page...
http://www.casprcrip.org/html/casprcrip/directory.asp
As you see on the program pages, some also have a link to their hospital website with more info on the program, attendings, rotation schedule, etc. However, you will probably find that the program websites, residency fair presentations, etc will basically all be similar. They all promise to deliver a high level of surgery, high salary, good benefits, great training, etc etc.

Pod residency programs are relatively young, and especially most of the ones that are heavy on surgery have expanded or been started recently. You don't go from having maybe 25 or 50 good surgical training programs to having 200+ in a couple decades without having some that will be significantly better than others.

The programs wouldn't be accredited unless they can provide you with what you need, but some will have a lot more surgery than others, especially rearfoot and trauma experience. You usually want to get a balanced and diverse experience of surgery, clinic, rounding/medicine, trauma, wound care, etc so that you feel comfortable with all of the skills when you finish. In general, the programs with a historically good training reputation have that for a reason: they have been putting out quality grads and providing good surgical experience for years. There are some great young attendings starting new up-and-coming programs or bringing their cases to those hospitals, but IMO, you are probably best off sticking with a proven program if you have a choice. The proven programs tend to attract the best students, and you can be pretty sure your co-residents will be smart and hardworking for the most part. Here's a thread and list of some of the more highly regarded residency programs...
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=6091105#post6091105

Keep in mind that programs can change fast, though. A program can improve or decline fairly quickly if they change directors or gain/lose some of the attendings who are interested in teaching and bring in the good complex surgical cases. Use the programs' reputation, history, and reviews you get from others to narrow down your list, but you ultimately want to visit or clerk at the hospitals, meet the attendings and residents, and make the decision that fits for you. GL

 

[Bearsfosho]

Thank you so much Feli

 

[arez10]

I have a related question. Does scope of practice of a state affect training in residency in that state? When I interviewed at TUSPM, I spoke to a couple of 3rd years and they said if I go to a residency in NY I will have to deal with that scope of practice even as a resident. But I feel like I read on SDN that this isn't true??