Originally posted by walrus
o.k. Im a cornell resident and I'm here to answer any questions/ set the record straight.
Cornell is a terrific program, IHO definitely the strongest in the city and one of the best in the country. The hospital is gorgeous, the residents here are all top notch (almost everyone was AOA), our match list is superb, the housing is dynamite. We all get TONS of "hands on" training in addition to academics. So yes, we know how to run a code AND we can tell you how and why each of the meds we give works AND we can cite the recent journal articles that compare one med to another.
As for other programs in the city, Columbia is outstanding as well. NYU is very good, but clearly not on the same level as Cornell and Columbia. I know many NYU residents and I've worked with many at Sloan Kettering. Yeah, they're pretty good at putting in IV's and such, but they are definitely not as medically knowledgable as Cornell residents. Bellevue is too crazy for them to be able to learn hands on stuff and book stuff. Sorry, but it's the truth.
Cornell residency applicants could all clearly match at NYU if they wanted to, but they really are a higher caliber. The NYU program is on par with programs like Sinai, BU, BI Deaconess, Tufts, Yale, while Cornell is on par with the other top programs like Columbia, Brigham, Penn, etc. As an example, simply take a look at where the AOA aplicants from NYU Med School choose to go for residency. None of them stay at NYU. They all go to places like Cornell, Columbia, Brigham, Mass Gen. UCSF. That should tell you something.
Oh and about the call schedule: NYU residents NEVER get out at 6pm on call days. More like midnight if they're lucky. In fact, they were staying so late that the program had to change around its call schedule b/c they were about the be fined for breaking the 8 hours between shifts rule of the ACGME.
At Cornell we're q4 over night and I think everyone here loves it. ACGME rules apply here too so the interns get sent home by 10 am on their post call days. I don't know anyone here who thinks they work too many hours!
NYU is a solid program and if it makes you happy, go for it!