University of South Carolina Columbia is a weak program but the chair and others insist that it is the best. Eastern Virginia is another program that stamps its feet, jumps up and down, and insists that it is the best.
One thing wrong with both programs is that thre are sub-specialty gaps that are satisfied on paper by having some private guy allow his name to be used on the RRC paperwork.
According to the RRC website, South Carolina Columbia has fired a couple of residents. This is a bad sign and sometimes is a hint that either the chair or the prog director has an uncontrollable temper.
I heard in the interview trail that they have a resident (who hasn't been fired) that is either blind, deaf, or mute. I'm not kidding! I think the person is not blind but is deaf or mute. The rumor is that that person almost killed (or is it blinded) several people. As far as your interview, the top 3 paragraphs are fact and the last paragraph is probably true but not triple confirmed.
