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anyone know anything about this program?😕
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Great program in an awful city.
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would you elaborate?
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Worcester is an hour or so west of Boston. Close enough that the MBTA commuter rail goes there, but too far to commute every day as a resident. It's an old run down industrial town. Kind of sleepy with probably average crime. Not as bad as Springfield farther west, but not great either. I thought it was a nice program in a not so nice area. Depends on your social situation as to whether you'd like it.
Thought the same as above.....one of the crappy cities when interviewing, but if you want to be in the northeast, not a bad option. Absolutely nothing terribly wrong with the program, but could not get past living in that city.
Here was my 2005 interview rewiew:
UMASS Small to medium prgram that is up and coming. Building brand new Or's and construction is going on everywhere around the hospital. Small and boring call rooms. Do not pay for Hotel, but took me out to a very nice restaurant. Strong didactic training with Dr Dershwitz (author of the MGH board review book). All residents were happy.....I was waiting for a resident to give me the inside info, but every resident had nothing but good things to say so far.
Interview Started at 9:30 with Dr. Duduch the program director for an introduction...very nice lady. From 10 to 11:300 you interview with Duduch, the chair Dr Heard, Dr. Dershwitz, and the chief resident. After the interviews you have lunch with the residents and tour the hospital. Done by 1:30. These interviews went pretty deep into things I put in my CAF and talked about all the interesting things that were in my folder. Make sure you can comment in depth about anything you put on your application as they ask many secondary questions about the same topic.
COST OF LIVING is absurd after being in the midwest. 200k for an old shack. Not sure if I will rank yet because of the cost of living...actually cheaper to live in Chicago when you run a few "cost of living calculators"
Here was my 2005 interview rewiew:
UMASS Small to medium prgram that is up and coming. Building brand new Or's and construction is going on everywhere around the hospital. Small and boring call rooms. Do not pay for Hotel, but took me out to a very nice restaurant. Strong didactic training with Dr Dershwitz (author of the MGH board review book). All residents were happy.....I was waiting for a resident to give me the inside info, but every resident had nothing but good things to say so far.
Interview Started at 9:30 with Dr. Duduch the program director for an introduction...very nice lady. From 10 to 11:300 you interview with Duduch, the chair Dr Heard, Dr. Dershwitz, and the chief resident. After the interviews you have lunch with the residents and tour the hospital. Done by 1:30. These interviews went pretty deep into things I put in my CAF and talked about all the interesting things that were in my folder. Make sure you can comment in depth about anything you put on your application as they ask many secondary questions about the same topic.
COST OF LIVING is absurd after being in the midwest. 200k for an old shack. Not sure if I will rank yet because of the cost of living...actually cheaper to live in Chicago when you run a few "cost of living calculators"
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Yup, even Wistah is wicked expensive compared to the midwest.
