Wayne State? Good or Bad?

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I was wondering if anyone had any insight into this program that i might be missing. I was very impressed with their program. There is a ton of research going on at the perinatology reasearch branch of the NIH, they have GynOnc, MFM, and REI fellowships, it's a large program with 11 per year and the residents i spoke with seemed happy. I only have 2 concerns. First, almost their entire program is made up of FMG's. I was really surprised by that since it seems to be such a solid program. Now before anyone yells at me, i have absolutely no problem with FMG's ( I went to med school in Ireland before I transferred to a US school), I just wondered why they didn't attract more US grads. My second concern was the recent departure of several faculty members, including the acting chair. Apparently there was a dispute over the university wanting to start up a practice at the hospital that the faculty members didn't want. In essence i think it came down to money, but i would be a little concerned about the stability of the program only for this reason. Can anyone offer any insight? Right now they are my first choice, as much as i hate detroit I really felt like the program was one of the stronger ones i interviewed with.

 

[OBGirlie]

Sorry that you "hate" Detroit.

Anyways, I think if you like the program and if they are accredited, then that's what you should look at. I personally did not want to go to Wayne, so I'm not. You are the one that has to train there, so if you like them, rank them.

 

[bigapple34]

Hey thanks for the reply OBgirlie. Sorry if i offended you by not liking detroit... Maybe there are parts of it I am missing 🙂. I was really just posting to see if there was something i was missing that would change my mind about ranking them... obviously if nothing comes up, I will rank them. Hope your interviews are going well, you have some excellent programs lined up!

 

[OBGirlie]

Hey thanks for the reply OBgirlie. Sorry if i offended you by not liking detroit... Maybe there are parts of it I am missing 🙂. I was really just posting to see if there was something i was missing that would change my mind about ranking them... obviously if nothing comes up, I will rank them. Hope your interviews are going well, you have some excellent programs lined up!

I have a friend who is a first year resident at this program. I also have the email address of a girl who is currently a 4th year, PM me if you are interested and I will contact them.

 

[Kalrik]

If you hate Detroit, please dont come here. We dont want you. Besides why would you want to be in a city you hate for four years?

 

[Doctor Caramel]

As you know, Wayne State is a University program with a lot of research and fellowships. If you like the program, I wouldn't rule it out because it's in Detroit. Detroit actually has a lot of positive things going on that's not broadcast on the news. I guess you'll have to decide how important location is to you. Good luck 🙂

 

[Options]

If you hate Detroit, please dont come here. We dont want you. Besides why would you want to be in a city you hate for four years?

Calm down.. we all know detroit has a bad rep.. I live in detroit and love it here.

 

[bigapple34]

Thanks Options,

I was going to reply, but didn't want to waste my time on a PRE-MED trolling the forums. I am sure that detroit has alot to offer that i have yet to see. I am counting on it since as of right now i am ranking Wayne as #1. I live in NYC, there are alot of people who "hate" nyc as well. I personally think it's great, however i don't take it personally when other people don't. I guess that is a sign of maturity? Anyway, thanks for posting.

 

[Options]

Thanks Options,

I was going to reply, but didn't want to waste my time on a PRE-MED trolling the forums. I am sure that detroit has alot to offer that i have yet to see. I am counting on it since as of right now i am ranking Wayne as #1. I live in NYC, there are alot of people who "hate" nyc as well. I personally think it's great, however i don't take it personally when other people don't. I guess that is a sign of maturity? Anyway, thanks for posting.

No problem.. I'm from the west coast and knew little about Detroit before I moved here. The truth is, Detroit proper really isn't that great of a place to live.. but I live in a town that is only 3 miles from Detroit city limits that is very nice, safe, affordable. There are so many nice suburbs of Detroit that make it fine to live here and you would be able to commute to work in less than 15 minutes because the freeway moves so well here (motor city). I'm trying really hard to match in Detroit because I like it here so much. I won't clog up this thread with more info about Detroit.. but feel free to PM me if you want more info.