Unmatched programs

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Hey Guys, saw the unmatched programs on SF and was surprised by how few there were.
I saw that U of Mississippi was on the list. I interviewed there and was really pleasantly surprised by how great it was. Even though I would have loved to stay in the South, it was geographically too far away from everything for me. As a program it was my favorite group of residents, favorite PD and favorite hospital.
They just built a brand new hospital (about half of which is open now), they have a beautiful neuro ICU that they run with pulmonology, their PD is a Neuro-intensivist so they are a big fan of that, the neonatal ICU is really impressive with 90 beds, the PD is really cool and very involved and fun.
The residents that I met were awesome. A great bunch of people- best people I met on the trail. A few from their med school, Tulane med school, a few women from Indian med schools.
The town of Jackson is definitely small but has lots of new restraunts and shopping. It is a nice town that is growing by leaps and bounds. The people were soooo nice as well. I had been worried that is would be old Southern racism but that didn't seem to be the case at all and I talked so as many people as possible about this.
The PGY-1 year is included too.
There is a VA right across the parking lot. They have a clinic in a nice converted strip mall a few blocks away.
They do not pay as much as other programs because of the area. However, all the residents live in nice houses on the lake or on a golf course. The cost of housing is ridiculously cheap. Living like a rich person in a 100K house on the lake.
It was the greatest hidden gem on the trail and won several awards in my "favorite" category.

Just my 2cents!!!!
 
penguins said:
Hey Guys, saw the unmatched programs on SF and was surprised by how few there were.

Wow, I just saw the list and thought it was rather lengthy considering how many applicants there likely are...
 
I thought the list was lengthy, too! And there are some neurology powerhouses on there, too- Yale, Tufts, and WashU.

I hope some of you who didn't match will end up at one of these fine places. Good luck!
 
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Plesso said:
Wow, I just saw the list and thought it was rather lengthy considering how many applicants there likely are...

I guess it is because I always hear reassuring statements about how "you can always scramble" and from the perspective of someone who doesn't have a spot yet...
Sympathy pains, I guess 🙄
 
Bob Loblaw said:
....there are some neurology powerhouses on there, too- Yale, Tufts, and WashU

Damn ! wish i had't matched ! 😉 Good luck guys at scrambling into the best possible institute !
 
Bob Loblaw said:
I thought the list was lengthy, too! And there are some neurology powerhouses on there, too- Yale, Tufts, and WashU.

I hope some of you who didn't match will end up at one of these fine places. Good luck!


Wow, i'm really surprised...WashU was my #2 choice of 9 ranked programs and I thought it was truly an amazing place to train for neurology, not to mention you are guaranteed a prelim IM spot at one of the top Medicine programs!
--good luck to whoever gets this spot, and really enjoy it :luck: 🙂