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Anyone have any comments on Vandy's path program. I am really trying hard to decide between Vandy and CCF. Thanks!
 
vada said:
Anyone have any comments on Vandy's path program. I am really trying hard to decide between Vandy and CCF. Thanks!
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I had a hard time figuring out what CCF stood for. I was guessing Central Coast Florida, but now I realize it must be Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The F should be dropped if you ask me.
 
actually, the cleveland clinic has dropped "foundation" from its name for quite sometime now (to sound more like the mayo clinic). i guess, it will take time for people to get used to this change.
 
pathstudent said:
I had a hard time figuring out what CCF stood for. I was guessing Central Coast Florida, but now I realize it must be Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The F should be dropped if you ask me.
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another brilliant post by pathstudent . . . always on topic!!

to the OP: i have no significant experience with the path department at vandy, but spent almost 2 years at their GCRC (general clinical research center) and so interacted with a lot of different departments, and collaborated with their toxicology department often (not sure if its related to their path dept though). anyway, what i can tell you is that although i am a mountain/coastal dweller - and this is almost a requirement for me - i still really enjoyed my time living in nashville. the university community at vandy (especially the medical) is very welcoming and although they can often be pretty self-congratulatory and pompous, there are a lot of very friendly people there. many of the academic departments i know are very research oriented, and very proud of that fact. compared to most medical campuses i think vandy stands out as one of the most attractive (all that red brick . .. gotta love it), and again, nashville offers a lot in terms of enrichment outside of the hospital. great parks, sports, museums, arts, and of course music . . . housing if i can recall was pretty fair, although if you live in the nicer neighborhoods it can get steep.

well, anyway, thats my input for what its worth. congrats on being in a position to choose between two great programs! good luck in your decision
 
BigD said:
actually, the cleveland clinic has dropped "foundation" from its name for quite sometime now (to sound more like the mayo clinic). i guess, it will take time for people to get used to this change.
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True but writing CC instead of CCF is even more cryptic.
 
djmd said:
True but writing CC instead of CCF is even more cryptic.
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And misleading. Where I'm from CC is short for that sweet, moderately priced nectar of the gods--Country Club malt liquor. I'll take a 40 of CC or that OE8 please.
 
Ziehl-Nielsen said:
And misleading. Where I'm from CC is short for that sweet, moderately priced nectar of the gods--Country Club malt liquor. I'll take a 40 of CC or that OE8 please.
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i recently made a comment to Ventdependent - a regular poster from the Gas forum - that i thought his avatar was in SDN's top 10 of all avatars . . . if there were indeed a ranking, ladies and gentlemen, if i may declare, Ziel-Nielsen takes the award . . . or his Zielness, or Ziel-Nielserino if you're not into the whole brevity thing . . . he's . . . the Ziel . . . so thats what ya call him . . .

long live the lebowski

sorry for the off-topic comment . . . and especially for being off-topic within the same thread in which i criticized someone else for being off-topic . . .
 
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