UNC vs. UTSW vs. UAB vs. UK
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I can't comment on the other programs, but I was very impressed at the UK interview last year. I know a current UK resident and he doesn't have any complaints and is very happy he matched there.
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All these programs are good-rank according to where you want to live.
Best of Luck
Best of Luck
All I know is that UNC just got MESSED UP by FSU. w00t.
Uab, but I am biased, I have heard good things about uk, interviewed at unc way back when and it seemed like a good place, don't know anything about utsw. But from a training standpoint you cant go wrong. Good luck.
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I interviewed at these programs 4 years ago now and they're all sound--the clinical exposure at any of them is going to be there to give you the opportunity to be good.
That being true and echoing the sentiments of others here, go where you want to live. If the big city is your bag, Dallas is where you should be. If you grew up in a more rural setting like me, Chapel Hill is fantastic. I always look forward to coming home to North Carolina.
http://www.ired.com/news/2000/0006/haveitall.htm
That being true and echoing the sentiments of others here, go where you want to live. If the big city is your bag, Dallas is where you should be. If you grew up in a more rural setting like me, Chapel Hill is fantastic. I always look forward to coming home to North Carolina.
http://www.ired.com/news/2000/0006/haveitall.htm
Honestly, I found Chapel Hill to be amazing, and I grew up in a medium-ish city (Kansas City). It's really a great place to be with a ton of stuff going on. I highly recommend it. As for their program, I hear good things but did not get an interview there (, damn it).
The only one I can attest to from experience is Kentucky, and I got a great feeling from it. The residents all seemed very happy, got great fellwoships/job when they graduated, and had good experience. The chair and PD both seemed like rock-solid connections and advocates of their program in addition to being cool people. Two recent UAMS graduates are there currently and say they enjoy it immensely.
The only one I can attest to from experience is Kentucky, and I got a great feeling from it. The residents all seemed very happy, got great fellwoships/job when they graduated, and had good experience. The chair and PD both seemed like rock-solid connections and advocates of their program in addition to being cool people. Two recent UAMS graduates are there currently and say they enjoy it immensely.
The only thing that worries me about UNC is the back to back 2 year accreditations and the fact that they only filled 5 out of 10 spots last year in the match. They also have new leadership in place now. Seems like a lot of risk if you have another choice, though am sure the training would be fine.
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Whoa, didn't know about that. I heard they didn't fill last year, but the accreditation thing is a bit worrisome.
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Zooby, you are right to not be concerned.
I cannot imagine having gone elsewhere for residency. I came to Chapel Hill at the advice of a pediatric fellow at Mayo in Rochester who had trained here--"you have GOT to check it out!" Often I think that was the only reason I did an away rotation in Minnesota...to get that bit of insight on UNC.
Having been here almost 4 years, I completely affirm the insights of that pediatric fellow: the people in this program are amazing. The location is spectacular. My days are intense but a ton of fun! My hours are reasonable--not so much that I think about it but not so little that I wonder if I'm getting enough experience (~55/week).
Knowing that the average lifespan of a program director is 5 years and having some idea of how difficult it is to be a director in this bureaucratic age of medical education, it's hard for me to bat an eye at this transition.
Accreditation is accreditation...whether 2 years or 5. We're not on probation...we're not at risk of being on probation. To be at risk of probation, it seems that you've got to pretty much disregard the ACGME's recommendations (they've been implemented aggressively here). I would go so far as to say that the accreditation cycle is irrelevant, as long as there is accreditation. You might be shocked to know that you can teach residents to look compliant with ACGME site visits! Ever seen a JCAHO site visit?
I cannot imagine having gone elsewhere for residency. I came to Chapel Hill at the advice of a pediatric fellow at Mayo in Rochester who had trained here--"you have GOT to check it out!" Often I think that was the only reason I did an away rotation in Minnesota...to get that bit of insight on UNC.
Having been here almost 4 years, I completely affirm the insights of that pediatric fellow: the people in this program are amazing. The location is spectacular. My days are intense but a ton of fun! My hours are reasonable--not so much that I think about it but not so little that I wonder if I'm getting enough experience (~55/week).
Knowing that the average lifespan of a program director is 5 years and having some idea of how difficult it is to be a director in this bureaucratic age of medical education, it's hard for me to bat an eye at this transition.
Accreditation is accreditation...whether 2 years or 5. We're not on probation...we're not at risk of being on probation. To be at risk of probation, it seems that you've got to pretty much disregard the ACGME's recommendations (they've been implemented aggressively here). I would go so far as to say that the accreditation cycle is irrelevant, as long as there is accreditation. You might be shocked to know that you can teach residents to look compliant with ACGME site visits! Ever seen a JCAHO site visit?
As someone who went to med school at UNC, I'll support hudson. UNC is a great program, and Dr. Mayer is quite possibly the nicest PD you will ever meet. I wouldn't be too worried about the 2-year accreditation cycle; the administration is pretty proactive about addressing issues (as you can tell by the website talking about the accreditation issue; I was impressed.) It's obviously been a few years since I was there (graduated 2010), but vascular numbers weren't an issue, it was more CT numbers, so it sounds like that was more a reporting issue.
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Any new info about these programs. Especially UTSW?
Thanks!
Any new info about these programs. Especially UTSW?
Thanks!
What would you like to know specifically? I'll be happy to answer openly. As a current resident, I feel that the clinical training is superb. Your intern and CA1 years aren't a cakewalk, but it gets significantly better as you advance.
