so here is the deal (from my very unprofessional vantage point) on NY programs- and my editorial on how they have responded to my app
NYU- still no word, they are real picky about their applicants. very cerebral place, lower trauma than the rest of NY, very into academic teaching. people are interesting, i don't know how "fun" they are
mt sinai- also no word for me. the thing about mt sinai is most of the clinical training occurs at elmhurst, which is in queens. Mt sinai itself doesn't have that great of an EM experience (surgery, medicine real strong), so that may be something to consider. don't know much else.
Jacobi- in the bronx, the oldest and most respected of the nY programs. 2-4, so prelim comes into effect. my interview is tomorrow, i heard it is a rather relaxed interview. the people are great, i have a few friends who are residents there and they are happy, although they work their asses off (at least in the PGY 2 year)
Kings County- already had the interview, definately a cool place. in the less desirable area of brooklyn (although that leads to better em, right?). the people are great, they all seem to truly enjoy hanging out with eachother. academics are picking up there, they have a lot of research on the horizon. clinically, there is probably no greater place in ny, but you need to be willing to push your own patients and draw your own labs because the ancillary services suck
north shore- 1-3, in long island, but having that caveat said, it is an extremely busy ED. can't comment on the interview, thats next week. ancillary services are great, the hospital has a lot of money and they treat their residents well.
LIJ: 2-4, they claim to have a decent amount of trauma, although i have not seen it for myself. don't really know much more about the program, they also have an EM/IM program that seems to be very well respected.
Lincoln: 2-4 you will work your ass off, and become a greater clinician than you ever thought possible, however that will come at the expense of your personal life. they work hard all 3 years and the academics are supposedly less than perfect
st. lukes: on the upper west side of manhattan, the residents are absurdly happy at this program. they get a decent amount of trauma and volume, but really no program in manhattan gets great numbers. i have heard the teaching is good and the residents come out well trained.
maimo, methodist: both in brooklyn. maimo is a new program, this will only be their second class. the ED there is extremely busy as well and they do their trauma at lutheran , another Level 1 in brooklyn. Methodist is a small program in a nice area of brooklyn (park slope), level 2, they do their trauma at kings county. residents are happy.
NYP- nothing to say, people seem to have high hopes for Dr. Carter (formerly of NYU, not the TV show) and his new program. I still have not received an interview there, but they seem to be slightly slow this year with the clerical stuff. the program structure looks very interesting, and it should be cool to see how it evolves.
that's it for NY, if i left anything out i am sorry. hope this helped some of you. any feeback
