Wrote this a few years ago but I believe it still holds true....PM me if you want more specifics
Strengths - If you want to go into PP, you WILL get to know what its like to be fast, efficient, and competent. We do plenty of difficult cases including advanced hearts, livers, and anything else you can think of. We have an extremely strong regional program where you learn to do catheters and US blocks in addition to nerve stimulation. Pedi experience is excellent as we are associated w/CCMC, one of 2 pedi hospitals in the state (Yale being the other). CRNAs help out doing most of the B+B cases and no fellows so residents always get their pick of cases. Small residency program so you're never competing w/other residents for the good cases. Moonlighting shifts are also available to earn some extra $$.
Weaknesses - Research, if you're interested in doing research head elsewhere. This is a clinical program and you will be trained to be clinically competant. Homework - once a month you've gotta write up an article for journal club and do some questions for evening of didactics. They only take a couple of hours but it's still annoying to do homework in residency. Journal club consists of too much statistics and not enough time going over research articles. Hartford itself can be weakness. It's not Boston or NYC and doesn't have that kind of night life, and like the rest of the north east the weather sucks. On the plus side, you can certainly afford to buy a house or find a place to live on a residents salary.
Overall - hrs are average 7-5 m-f 4-5 calls/month, reasonably happy residents, defiantly get solid training
