Originally posted by mountebank
Other surprises...Duke!!! that's funny. Much love to Apollyon, but I pretty sure that there's going to be some talk in the hospital come July. Duke is strong in IM and surg, and EM has to deal with both those departments....my advice don't take any ****.
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An EM senior (at Mount Sinai...) told me that the optimal year for a new program is the second (like at Duke), because the now second-years have gone through the original pains in the @$$, so the REAL problems have been covered - they are the true guinea pigs, so their pain is our benefit. I know exactly what you mean about not taking any BM - the PD told me that what she liked about me is that I am a straight shooter. I REFUSE to let ANYONE browbeat me into not admitting someone, or moving to another service. I'm too old for that.
Talk is cheap - people that talk got nothin' better to do, and that's when I am all over it. The proof is in the pudding, and, if the people are solid, the talk quickly dissipates.
And, come on - even if it is the WORST, it's still at Duke! Yeah!
I concur, though, in my surprise that BI filled, but not at NYP - like Duke last year, people follow the Cornell/Columbia name. Likewise, Maimonides got what they deserved - not interviewing/ranking enough, thinking they're more than they are.
New York is kind of surreal for EM, and residency in general, anyways...I have been telling everyone how happy I am to get the hell out.