What is it about your ED residency program that made you choose it?

[EctopicFetus]

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Also think about Orlando.. I rotated at ORMC and liked it alot.. just a little FYI..

 

[vtucci]

I will keep it in mind but I am not a big Orlando fan (the city, not the hospital). I think if I stay in FL it will probably be in Tampa- however, maybe that will change after my fourth year.

 

[Dr.MISHKA D.O.]

Just an FYI about St. Louis, I really loved the hospital (its utterly incredible) , but as I didn't rotate there was unsure about living in the city. But after the last two weeks of soaking in the city with my wife (who has been here for 4 weeks) we both agree that it is quit a nice and comfortable city. (not too small, not on East Coast...perfect!) I might have found my second home, not just a "4 year adventure." (Just Repeat - Must find critical care fellowship in STL, Must find cri....... ) my 0.02

Best Wishes

The Mish

 

[EctopicFetus]

Yeah I cant say enough good stuff about Barnes and Wash U but I have been to the city a couple of times and well I would rather live elsewhere. While every place has its pluses and minuses (is that a word). StL isnt a place that is a good fit for me.

Good luck Mish and CS_22 at Wash U. Thats an awesome program!

 

[ElZorro]

I will keep it in mind but I am not a big Orlando fan (the city, not the hospital). I think if I stay in FL it will probably be in Tampa- however, maybe that will change after my fourth year.

Cost of living (mainly real estate) is pretty high in these areas isn't it? Seem like nice places to live though. My main priority is going somewhere that I can live in a house and stop living like an 18 y/o freshman (with my wife and kid being stuffed into our apt. with me!). I know money is going to be tight in residency, but I would like to be more comfortable then I have been during undergrad / medical school. Maybe get some non-particle board furniture (assembly required).

 

[EctopicFetus]

Cost of living (mainly real estate) is pretty high in these areas isn't it? Seem like nice places to live though. My main priority is going somewhere that I can live in a house and stop living like an 18 y/o freshman (with my wife and kid being stuffed into our apt. with me!). I know money is going to be tight in residency, but I would like to be more comfortable then I have been during undergrad / medical school. Maybe get some non-particle board furniture (assembly required).

Bid dreams... 😀 👍

 

[vtucci]

Duplicate post- sorry

 

[vtucci]

I can speak to cost of living in Tampa. I bought a condo 2/2 for 147,900. It has since gone up but you can still get a lot of places for under 200K. I live about 7 minutes from tampa general.

 

[EctopicFetus]

way way cheaper than chicago..1 bedrooms in downtown are 250K and up.. and thats for not much space.

 

[nvshelat]

Interesting I didn't see any posts about trauma exposure. Did any of you guys factor in trauma exposure to your decision? For instance, Ive heard that at Temple in philly EM docs get in on traumas more than at other L1 trauma centers. I shadowded at Cooper in Camden, NJ where a couple of EM docs told me that trauma runs the show and they pretty much just intubate. Just curious how you guys feel abt trauma...

 

[LifetimeDoc]

Cost of living (mainly real estate) is pretty high in these areas isn't it? Seem like nice places to live though. My main priority is going somewhere that I can live in a house and stop living like an 18 y/o freshman (with my wife and kid being stuffed into our apt. with me!). I know money is going to be tight in residency, but I would like to be more comfortable then I have been during undergrad / medical school. Maybe get some non-particle board furniture (assembly required).

You can own a home near Orlando and commute ORMC. I own a house in Clermont on the west side of Orlando and stop at ORMC to volunteer in the ED on my way back and forth from UCF on the East side. All of the freeways converge on downtown Orlando, so it's pretty quick to get on and off.

 

[southerndoc]

I wanted to match where I am because of the availability of international opportunities, a lot of critical care training (6 months), and the ultrasound training. However, I think what really sealed it was when I saw the residents calling attendings by their first name, signifying how laid back the attendings were. There were many programs where I interviewed where there was a very formal relationship between residents and attendings. Our program director insists you call her by her first name (note to applicants: don't do this until you match here 😉 ), and the section chief doesn't care if you call her by her first name.

 

[vtucci]

define big city... i'm in a city with a large population where it's all suburban sprawl, does that count? it counted in the census!

Ditto- I am in Tampa right now and I consider it to be more of a suburb. 😀 😀

No seriously, I worked a number of years in NYC so I guess to me, a large city > 1 million residents but I am trying to keep an open mind on this.