UC Irvine vs. NYU vs. Northwestern

[sra79]

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What's the consensus about UC Irvine vs. programs like Northwestern and NYU? How would you guys rank Irvine, NYU, and Northwestern?

 

[gaspass2008]

depends on where you want to be I guess. but if i were to rank those, NYU>Northwestern>UC Irvine

 

[gaspass2008]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=494441

 

[GalaxySystem]

Northwestern and NYU are highly respected, highly recognized medical institutions with a history of excellence. UCI has been mired in controversy, is a much smalled medical institution, and is not regarded as highly by residency directors - UCI transplant program faced a hearing by the Senate, and was under FBI investigation.

"The FBI has launched an inquiry into problems with the liver transplant program. A subpoena was served that requested documents associated with the liver transplant program. The FBI is working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the investigation. On behalf of those who lingered on the waiting list, a number of wrongful death lawsuits have been filed."

See: [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]http://www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/COMMITTEE/STANDING/HEALTH/_home/UC_IRVINE_BRIEFING_PAPER.doc

[/SIZE]."A recent controversy in the UCI liver transplant program and the program’s subsequent closure has focused attention on UCI medical programs. UCI has made headlines before, particularly with problems at their fertility clinics and sales of body parts from the willed body program. The controversy was heightened with the start of a still ongoing federal investigation surrounding the liver transplant program. "

• Dr. Thomas Cesario, Dean, UCI School of Medicine. Dr. Cesario recently announced his retirement which will take place November 1 of this year, a time expected to coincide with the appointment of the new Dean and Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs.

• Dr Ralph Cygan, CEO, UCI Medical Center. Dr. Cygan has since resigned.

 

[UCI GAS MAN]

You may have read a press report regarding UC Irvine Dept of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care record keeping and a MediCare audit. The audit occurred in May and MediCare issued their report in August. The correction plan offered by UC Irvine has been accepted by MediCare. The vast majority of problems outlined in the MediCare report were from 2005 - 2007. As of September 26, 2008, all problems have been addressed and remedied. To date UC Irvine has spent approximately $4 million on new equipment, new personnel, new leadership and a new electronic record keeping system that will prevent the issues raised in the MediCare report.

For more on UC Irvine’s response, please visit http://www.anesthesiology.uci.edu/safety_update.shtml

Hopefully this link and our new website will help to answer questions applicants may have regarding previous posts on this thread. As a CA-2 resdient, I can assure you that patient care and safety always comes first. I strongly encourage interested applicants to have a look at our program as I have had a positive experience both at UC Irvine, and the additional outside rotations. There are a lot of rumors going around on this site, so please have a look at the link posted above. I look forward to working in our new state of the art hospital opening in the near future. Take care and I hope to meet some of you throughout the interview season.

Best.
UC Irvine CA-2 Resident,

 

[huktonfonix]

Its not a bad program, but unless you really want to be in orange county I would set your sights on UCLA or UCSD in southern cal.

 

[UCIResident]

I have to agree with my colleagues' response to the recent events that were reported in the OC register. There isn't one program that is perfect. Currently absolutely all of the deficiencies that were found by CMS have been remedied. Also, regarding the liver transplant program closing down, it's over with and in the past. Our department was not involved in it and we do not feel our training is compromised because of it. You know, a department's strength and character is seen through trying times. It's easy to function and move along when you're not under scrutiny, but I firmly feel that we have come out of all this stronger. We've had the opportunity to demonstrate to CMS our superior documentation with the new electronic anesthesia records we now have. They really liked what they saw. It has helped streamline documentation tremendously. Our patient care has never been compromised throughout this entire time. We have a lot going for us in this department. I second my colleagues' recommendation of checking out our website and applying to come to our program for an interview. Although we may not have the history some other programs have and are a relatively young program compared with others, we do have a lot of exciting things going on in our department. We're moving into the new hospital in a few months here and we're all excited about it. Any questions I'd be happy to answer. All the best to all of you in your searches for the right program for you.

CA-3 resident at UCI