daisygirl said:
Done
I would still love to hear from anyone out there
This is based on a friend of mine who is a non-GS surgery resident at downstate and did her intern year 2001-2002, so take that into consideration. (this is before that blasted 80 hour workweek started.)
It's a BRUTAL place.
You get the worst of the worst in there. The patients are the "scum of the earth", so to speak, and Kings County is falling apart and extraordinarily poorly run.
You will work your tail off.
You will put in all the iv's yourself.
You WILL hang fluids for patients yourself (the nurses do NOTHING.)
You will wheel patients to their CT scans at all hours of the night, as there is pretty much no transportation or ancillary services.
Many surgery residents get weeded out/leave, and they hire many foreign graduates.
The program is pure hell.
BUT... You WILL be well trained. Any trauma, you can do. And general surgery case or patient management case, you will be well trained for.
NOT for the weak of heart. But for those who can stomach it, want to WORK, you may find it well worth it.
Also, I know their peds surgery program was incredibly weak (most of the attendings left.)
Keep in mind, this is based on the general surgery program as of 2002, and the hospital as of early 2005.