University of Chicago vs UPenn for Anes/CCM

[wickedskillz]

Any thoughts, advice or opinions? Please feel free to PM. Thanks.

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[wickedskillz]

This is for the 1 year CCM fellowsip after anesthesia residency

 

[pseudoknot]

I don't know anything about Chicago, but I'm finishing this year in the EM/CCM program at Penn. The anesthesia, surgery, and EM critical care fellows do most of the same rotations and are functionally interchangeable in the ICU. Briefly, there is great acuity here, a lot of call (which is both a plus and a minus), some great faculty, but also a lot of silos and egos, and very much a Penn way of doing things to which you will conform. PM if you have more questions. I can also put you in touch with some of my anesthesia colleagues who will be very candid.

 

[aspergilloma]

but also a lot of silos and egos

"silos"?

 

[wickedskillz]

@pseudoknot thanks a lot, i actually ended up matching pitt.

 

[pseudoknot]

"silos"?

Turf battles that are won by specialists. IVC filters have to be placed by vascular, only thoracic can do VATS, etc. It can be less than ideal as a generalist (EM, CCM).