What to look for in a program

[N.O. LADY]

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I am 4th year student who will be doing several away rotations in anesthesia. I was wondering what sort of things I should look out for in each residency program. Are there things you know now about your program that you wish you would have known before? I guess this goes for interviews as well, but I will have 4 weeks on my away rotations to take a close look. I would appreciate any advice!

 

[Idiopathic]

Ask the seniors, especially the ones who aren't Chief, what they like/dont like about the program, and make sure and address these issues during your rotation. I cant think of anything more valuable than one-on-one time with someone who has already spent 3+ years in the program

 

[deleted50478]

Bright Eyes- nice, but what's with the new electronic album? A step in the wrong direction I think.

 

[Noyac]

When I did my residency I did not exactly what to look for in a program ( I went with a program in the mountain states because of my extra curricular interests). I interviewed and chose the program that I felt most comfortable with. It was a gut feeling. But if I were to do it again I would look for a program that did not have a lot of fellows doing all the peds, hearts, pain, etc. and taking those cases for the residents. You will be more comfortable with these cases when you get out and if you have any fellowship interests you will get a good idea of what it will be like. Next, you want to know how the past few classes did on the boards. What was the pass rate for the past few years? Do they do mock oral exams? Now some of the ancillaries. I don't think you are doing yourself any favors by looking for the residency that is easy, has very little call, doesn't work weekends, doesn't do trauma or pain. Yes pain. You will find that when you get out you will be asked to help with tough pain pts by surgeons and the hospital staff. You don't necessarily need a big chronic pain dept. but a very good acute pain program is a strong point in my book. If your program skimps on any of these then you will have to catch up on your own. these are a few points to consider. Obviously there are more. Good luck.

 

[UTSouthwestern]

Ask the seniors, especially the ones who aren't Chief, what they like/dont like about the program, and make sure and address these issues during your rotation. I cant think of anything more valuable than one-on-one time with someone who has already spent 3+ years in the program

Hey, what's wrong with asking chiefs???????

 

[VentdependenT]

Hey, what's wrong with asking chiefs???????

UT you know you fillabuster all questions. Whats the point man?

 

[anesthesiaman]

This is what to look for in a program:

1. Location
2. Work/call Schedule
3. All surgeries including transplants
4. Large University hospital
5. Other amenities (manequins, mock orals, bonuses, etc.)

2 and 3 can be switched around.
Well at least that how I ranked the places I interviewed at.

 

[UTSouthwestern]

UT you know you fillabuster all questions. Whats the point man?

Filibuster? Why would I want to do that when it is clear that I make my points clearly, clearly avoiding filibusters, which clearly are counterproductive, not to mention long and drawn out, which brings me back to the point of how points should be made clearly, therefore clearly I do not filibuster in any shape or form, but sometimes it is clearly hard to differentiate between good conversation and dialogue versus a filibuster, which I have really never had much practice at doing but I am sure that it has its role in everyday life as a way to make sure that all points are covered, clearly, therefore I clearly am not someone who filibusters his points and clearly you should know that good chiefs never use that tactic to attract attention much less recruit prospective medical students, so I think that this is clearly a point that I have already made with some . . . clarity and I think that the point of a filibuster should never be brought up again . . . unless you clearly think it has to.

 

[jetproppilot]

Filibuster? Why would I want to do that when it is clear that I make my points clearly, clearly avoiding filibusters, which clearly are counterproductive, not to mention long and drawn out, which brings me back to the point of how points should be made clearly, therefore clearly I do not filibuster in any shape or form, but sometimes it is clearly hard to differentiate between good conversation and dialogue versus a filibuster, which I have really never had much practice at doing but I am sure that it has its role in everyday life as a way to make sure that all points are covered, clearly, therefore I clearly am not someone who filibusters his points and clearly you should know that good chiefs never use that tactic to attract attention much less recruit prospective medical students, so I think that this is clearly a point that I have already made with some . . . clarity and I think that the point of a filibuster should never be brought up again . . . unless you clearly think it has to.

DUDE IF YOU SAY "CLEARLY" ONE MORE TIME I'M GONNA USE MY JEDI SHIELD AND REFLECT YOUR FORCE BACK ON YOU, EFFECTIVELY REDUCING YOU TO DUST. 😀

 

[UTSouthwestern]

DUDE IF YOU SAY "CLEARLY" ONE MORE TIME I'M GONNA USE MY JEDI SHIELD AND REFLECT YOUR FORCE BACK ON YOU, EFFECTIVELY REDUCING YOU TO DUST. 😀

Clearly you are mistaken.

 

[jetproppilot]

Clearly you are mistaken.

 

[VentdependenT]

Forget it. You can do no wrong UT. AND you can do it succinctly.