I'm wondering what these programs look like. I'm considering dropping these interviews because they sound like community programs and I'm looking for urban academic programs. Help would be appreciated.
VCU, Penn State, JHU-Sinai
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gforce said:
Like the other person I am not sure if youre joking or not but none of those programs are community. I know about VCU for sure. Its a university program w/ the full range of fellowships and also has a complete range of residency programs. Its hospital itself is located in the city of Richmond making it very urban and academic.
I guess I should have written some detail. PSU, of course is academic, but it's located in Hershey PA, and I'm wondering how urban the pt population actually is.
JHU-Sinai is a separate entity from the JHU hospital program and I'm wondering how close is it's affiliation with JHU. Is it a community hospital that is owned by the JHU health system and do they share faculty?
JHU-Sinai is a separate entity from the JHU hospital program and I'm wondering how close is it's affiliation with JHU. Is it a community hospital that is owned by the JHU health system and do they share faculty?
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gforce said:
I am not familliar with PSU but is a university based program. I do not understand the question about an urban pt population. If you want to be in a hip urban setting, PSU may not be the program for you. I would look at it this way. If you plan to do a fellowship you should go to the most competative program possible. You may want to be a PCP. That would change things , I suppose.
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I worked at PSU Hershey for over a year between college and med school. Hershey is only 10 minutes from Harrisburg so and they see a good number of patients from there. Also, pts were LifeLioned (helicoptered) in from major accidents throughout the state several times a day. Don't know if this helps or not. Overall it is a less "urban" population, but because of its location patients often are sent there in emergencies (Philly too far, etc).
It is considered a top hospital, and I personally know several oncology patients who were told to go to Hershey over UPenn. Also excellent for cardiovascular work.
It is considered a top hospital, and I personally know several oncology patients who were told to go to Hershey over UPenn. Also excellent for cardiovascular work.
