SUNY Downstate EM

[Dr. Dukes]

Does Downstate EM's residency have a good reputation among EM residencies in NYC?
Thanks.

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[emmd06]

Yes.

Is that really all you wanted to know?

As a med student, I rotated at Jacobi/Monte and Downstate/King's - PM me if you have specific questions.

 

[met19]

Does Downstate EM's residency have a good reputation among EM residencies in NYC?
Thanks.

easy question:
i second the previous post: YES

 

[dlung]

Sorry...I think I should have asked better questions.
What are the best and worst parts of the program? Where do residents end up afterwards (academia, big hospitals, small hospitals, fellowships)? How competitive is it to get in (do you need AOA, what are step I scores)? How good is the clinical training (I assume pretty good)? What are the popular elective options?
...and, anything else that people want to add would be very helpful.

I only met a handful of grads who were attendings/fellows in California...

Pro: they were f***in' studs... in fact, train at any of the war-zone county programs and you'll be a stud, too.
Con: one told me to interview there just to see "the most dysfunctional ED in the whole world"

 

[drakken]

Did anyone interview this year or last at Buffalo and if so what was your impression? Thanks.
Drakken

 

[roja]

Downstate has a very solid reputation in NYC. Thier faculty is outstanding. Thier residents are well trained. I imagine they don't have a hard time getting jobs/fellowships. (we have had a few of them as fellows in previous years).

The patients are great.

I hear the new er is stellar but unfortunately staffed by the same majority nightmare ancillary staff.

 

[BklynWill]

I brought patients into this ER on a daily basis for a year and I can tell you that the variety of medical pathology and trauma is astronomical. I witnessed this ER handle 4 GSWs and a helicopter crash simultaneously without batting an eye. The clinical staff members are extremely friendly and were even happy to teach a few things to a lowly EMT.

 

[Dr. Dukes]

How does Downstate EM compare to NY Methodist in Park Slope? They both seem to have new EDs and are busy, but I was wondering if anyone with first hand experience at either/both could comment.
Thanks!

 

[met19]

How does Downstate EM compare to NY Methodist in Park Slope? They both seem to have new EDs and are busy, but I was wondering if anyone with first hand experience at either/both could comment.
Thanks!

4 year level 1 trauma, academic city hosp vs community 3 year with better ancillaries

 

[awdc]

-war-zone experience. It is one of two or three level1 trauma center for a state of 3.x million.

Actually, I can think of at least three level 1 trauma centers in Brooklyn alone (Kings Co., Brookdale, and Lutheran) and at least several more throughout NYC and Long Island. Not all of them have EM residencies, though. NYC has a total of 8 million residents so NY state can't be 3.x million.

 

[Dr. Dukes]

Actually, I can think of at least three level 1 trauma centers in Brooklyn alone (Kings Co., Brookdale, and Lutheran) and at least several more throughout NYC and Long Island. Not all of them have EM residencies, though. NYC has a total of 8 million residents so NY state can't be 3.x million.

Brooklyn as a borough has ~3 million people, so I think that is what f_w meant. NY Methodist's EM website says that their residents get their trauma experience at Brookdale, not Methodist. I know Brookdale is a Level I trauma center, but I don't know whether Brookdale or Kings Co. is the "better" trauma center (i.e. if your mom was shot and you were half way between Kings County and Brookdale, where would you head?).
Thanks!

 

[The Tolf]

Hi. I'm just starting to think about where to set up showcase rotations for my 3rd and 4th year, and I'm currently looking into these EM programs:
NY Methodist Hospital
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Maimonides Medical Center
North Shore University hospital
St Luke'-Roosevelt Hospital

I was wondering if anyone with any exposure to any of these programs could give me their two cents. Thanks!

 

[f_w]

Actually, I can think of at least three level 1 trauma centers in Brooklyn alone (Kings Co., Brookdale, and Lutheran)

I was talking about the state of Brooklyn, and yes there are the 3 trauma centers you listed.
(The census shows a population of something like 2.48mil for Brooklyn, however this number is widely believed to be incorrect as it doesn't count certain populations that chose to lay low during census week out of an interest not to be known to the goverment. The actual based on utility company figures is probably closer to 3mil)

 

[f_w]

(i.e. if your mom was shot and you were half way between Kings County and Brookdale, where would you head?).
Thanks!

Whichever direction got me further away from the Brookhole (Kings county residents used to go there, the experience was so abominable that the PD pulled the plug).

 

[awdc]

I was talking about the state of Brooklyn, and yes there are the 3 trauma centers you listed.

Sorry, never heard of Brooklyn refered to as a state. I thought you were referring to the state of New York.