Rol 2009

[tig3r]

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It's been quiet in here these days.

Anybody want to start? 😀

 

[ih8biochem]

How about you?

 

[106174]

Applicants will probably be comfortable posting only after February 25.

It would be very interesting to see everyone's rank lists.

 

[Napoleon1801]

It's been quiet in here these days.

Anybody want to start? 😀

I'll show you mine if you show me yours, dirty boy. 😛

 

[podtsan]

I'll show you mine if you show me yours, dirty boy. 😛

That's what she said!

 

[PathDr]

Although, any information current residents would like to share with respect to programs they interviewed at and liked, disliked, etc. would be greatly appreciated as we lead up to the big deadline. Thanks in advance.

 

[gbwillner]

Although, any information current residents would like to share with respect to programs they interviewed at and liked, disliked, etc. would be greatly appreciated as we lead up to the big deadline. Thanks in advance.

I would be happy to give my thoughts on the programs I saw, with the rose-colored glasses that I gave relatively more importance to CP training than your average applicant (I am AP/CP).

BCM
Methodist
UPenn
UCLA
WashU
BWH
MGH
UPitt
U Wash
Yale
Cornell

 

[Nor2themax]

I'd also be happy to give my thoughts on all the programs I saw too.

Indiana
Cleveland Clinic
U Penn
Pitt
UVA
UNC
UAB
MUSC
Kentucky
Michigan

PM me if you'd like to hear my opinion =)

 

[Pianoboe01]

I would be happy to give my thoughts on the programs I saw, with the rose-colored glasses that I gave relatively more importance to CP training than your average applicant (I am AP/CP).

BCM
Methodist
UPenn
UCLA
WashU
BWH
MGH
UPitt
U Wash
Yale
Cornell

What are your thoughts on Penn?

 

[Pianoboe01]

So who's going to be bold and post first? I'm waiting until after 9PM in case I make any last minute changes. =)

 

[tig3r]

I wish they ran the algorithm, checked it a couple of times, and gave us our results tomorrow. What is the purpose of making us wait 22 days? Oh well...🙂

 

[Antoni B]

Enough agonizing! Here goes:

1. Hopkins
2. Penn
3. Emory
4. UNC
5. Vanderbilt
6. Duke
7. UAB
8. Virginia

 

[tig3r]

..

 

[Pianoboe01]

1. Penn
2. Michigan
3. Cleveland Clinic
4. Indiana
5. Iowa
6. Mayo
7. Utah
8. Duke
9. UVA
10. U Chicago
11. Stanford
12. Wash U
13. Ball

Good luck to everyone!

 

[BlueberryMuffin]

And now we wait

1. UNC
2. MUSC
3. UCSD
4. UTSW
5. UNM
6. Duke
7. Vanderbilt
8. UVA

 

[JSI124]

My wife's list (we are couples matching) if she were on her own (for joint list see my previous post in IM section):
BWH
MGH
UPenn
JHU
UMichigan
Yale
Mayo
BIDMC
UMaryland

 

[Nor2themax]

Penn
Michigan
UVA
Cleveland Clinic
MUSC
UK

=)

 

[lionel hutz]

I'll do my top 5:

1. Penn
2. JHU
3. Columbia
4. BID
5. BWH

 

[moosepatrol77]

Louisville
Scott & White
MUSC
U. Oklahoma
U. South Dakota
Utah
U. Wisconsin
U. Kansas
Milwaukee
UTSW
Evanston
U. Minnesota
U. Mass
Mayo

 

[scurred]

Medical College of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
University of Arizona
University of Chicago
Ohio State
UMass
University of Maryland
Louisville
UIC
Case Western
UTenn
LSU-S
Georgetown

 

[TMZ2007]

LSU-S'port
Baylor COM
U Arizona
U Arkansas
UT San Antonio
Indiana
Pitt County/ECU
U Maryland
U Miss
Texas Tech
UF Jacksonville
Memphis
E Tenn St
Louisville

 

[KWiz79]

Certified Couples ROL

Emory
Vanderbilt
UTSW
Duke
MUSC
Methodist
UNC
UT-Houston
Missouri

(There were some combinations also, but this is the gist of it)

 

[yaah]

It's funny that every year certain programs seem to be overrepresented in the limited sampling of the annual ROL thread. This year it already seems to be UPenn. A couple of years ago it was UVA. One year was MGH I think. It's just weird how that seems to happen every year.

 

[GlassPusherJack]

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[Pronkzilla]

Ohio State
UTSW
UVA
U New Mexico
Cleveland Clinic
U Colorado
Methodist
Wash U

 

[Pathologenius]

Did anyone get last minute contact from programs of any kind??

Anyone get letters saying they are "guaranteed to rank"?

 

[apath]

😎

Did anyone get last minute contact from programs of any kind??

Anyone get letters saying they are "guaranteed to rank"?

Guaranteed to rank yes, guaranteed to match not really.

 

[kmancrx]

Duke
Wake
UNC
UAB
Univ. New Mexico
MUSC
Kentucky
UVA

 

[ih8biochem]

Yale
Cleveland Clinic
UVA
BIDMC
Wash U
Cedars Sinai
USC
U of Iowa

 

[Kitra101]

Just curious, but when do the majority of pathology interviews take place?

 

[Psychopathology]

Just curious, but when do the majority of pathology interviews take place?

They happen over quite a wide time span. My end of the application was completed in the second week of September and my letters rolled in over the next week and a half. I was offered interviews from late October through the first week of February. The sooner your application is complete, the faster you will hear from most programs. Some programs were flexible with scheduling interviews. Others were very rigid and or provided few options. One program provided only one possible date.

Overall, it was a bit of an inconvenience, but I'd suggest you have everything finished as early as possible. Let your letter-writers know you're aiming for the September 1st deadline even if they insist that it is perfectly fine to submit them later. The number of applicants is on the rise and you want to be able to plan electives, exams, remaining clerkships, etc without asking for time off and causing undo fourth year drama.


Good luck 🙂

 

[ih8biochem]

Just curious, but when do the majority of pathology interviews take place?

The majority of my interviews took place in November and December and I would recommend taking those months off. I applied early and started getting offers early and was able to cram a lot them in the first few weeks of November. Of note, no places offered dates around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's so you can feel pretty comfortable planing your vacations early and without worrying about getting interviews around that time. I had one in October and two in Jan.