Whats the best EM program in New York City?

[amojan99]

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Where should I be focusing if I want to see a wide variety of stuff and receive the training and research needed to eventually be a leader in the field? Columbia, NYU, Downstate? Anyone have the skinny on the best in the city?

 

[hyperbaric]

Where should I be focusing if I want to see a wide variety of stuff and receive the training and research needed to eventually be a leader in the field? Columbia, NYU, Downstate? Anyone have the skinny on the best in the city?

You'll never get a 'best program' answer here. You will, however, plenty of help with specific questions. Check the Emergency Medicine FAQ sticky at the top of the EM forum.

 

[StudentDoc327]

Where should I be focusing if I want to see a wide variety of stuff and receive the training and research needed to eventually be a leader in the field? Columbia, NYU, Downstate? Anyone have the skinny on the best in the city?

I don't think you are going to get a general consensus on this topic. The 3 you mentioned are great programs that would help you accomplish your goals and you can throw Jacobi and Lincoln in as well. I'm not from NY but I interviewed there and I liked Downstate a lot. You are probably going to just have to rotate and decide for yourself which one is right for you. There is a lot of information about the NY programs posted in the past few years. Searching would probably be a good start to get some background info on the programs.

 

[deleted109597]

The one run by Dr. McFattypants.

 

[SoCuteMD]

I think In 'n out is going to come in and wipe out all the other NY programs any day now.

 

[ditch doctor]

I think In 'n out is going to come in and wipe out all the other NY programs any day now.

In 'n Out is west coast.... the best program in NYC honestly is 5 Guys. You can even do a Jalapeno fellowship. Not to mention all the free peanuts you can eat.

 

[substanceP]

If you have a specific question about Jacobi, let me know.

 

[BadVB750]

In 'n Out is west coast.... the best program in NYC honestly is 5 Guys. You can even do a Jalapeno fellowship. Not to mention all the free peanuts you can eat.

The Jalapeno fellowship might require a trip for some two-ply and viscous lidocaine.

 

[amojan99]

well, I have found some background info about EM programs in the city, but what about for leadership positions? Are the big name places like Columbia or Cornell gonna do it, or is real experience the key? So what is it, publications or patients?

 

[docB]

Hmmmm....

Ok. I think we should cut this guy a small bit of slack because his question was more specific than the usuall "best program" deal. Asking about who's the best in a single city is reasonable. Having said that I know nothing about NYC so I'm useless.

Now, for the semi megalomaniacal stuff about needing to be "a leader in the field" an so on. Every program is about turing out good EPs. No one that I know of in geared toward producing the next Grand Poobah of EM. That just happens and it's more about personal drive and ability than which program you go to.

I highly suggest that you would be better off figuring out what you like best about EM and working to excel at that. That's a better path to success than a vague desire to be a leader without any real desire to lead toward anything.

 

[Rugby MD]

Does anyone know the best residency program in Morgantown, West Virginia? Somewhere that would really give me the experience to graduate early and rule the Emed kingdom with impunity.
anyone?

 

[amojan99]

Man oh man, everyone reads so much into everything in this site. Whats wrong with having a little ambition? I'd like to practice EM in an academic setting and hope to perhaps be a chairman or program director. Don't see anything wrong with that. Just wanted to know if anyone felt there was a program in NYC that could help me achieve these goals better than others.

Seems to me that any time someone expresses some ambition on this site they're labeled a gunner or something and shouted down. It breeds mediocrity, people.

 

[FISKUS]

Yes - I agree. There is too much mediocrity on this site and in EM in general.

I vote to ban any further sarcastic remarks.


( by the way, rumor has it that they are starting a Skyline fellowship in Cincinnati with special emphasis on the 5 way - has anyone else heard anything?)

 

[FISKUS]

amojan99 s post 5/07

Hey, I'm a student at City University of New York and I'm going to apply for med school this year. The following are my numbers/stats. I'm interested in either infectious disease or orthopedics. I'm also interested to do social medicine work and I have some experience abroad. My career goals are to live a good lifestyle like I'm used to (I'm rich), but to be a leader in medicine and do a lot of public good here and abroad.

What a dweeb..........

Is it just me, but I thought this forum was for EM docs/residents and interested med students?

We seem to be getting a lot posts from:

1 "pre meds" - ie I have a few college classes and I am thinking about going to medical school.
2. Anyone who has touched an AMBU bag and therefore is an expert on airway management. especially EMTs who are "pre med" (see above)

 

[Apollyon]

Whats the best EM program in New York City?

Where should I be focusing if I want to see a wide variety of stuff and receive the training and research needed to eventually be a leader in the field? Columbia, NYU, Downstate? Anyone have the skinny on the best in the city?

Man oh man, everyone reads so much into everything in this site. Whats wrong with having a little ambition? I'd like to practice EM in an academic setting and hope to perhaps be a chairman or program director. Don't see anything wrong with that. Just wanted to know if anyone felt there was a program in NYC that could help me achieve these goals better than others. Seems to me that any time someone expresses some ambition on this site they're labeled a gunner or something and shouted down. It breeds mediocrity, people.

You didn't say that - you asked the same, worn-out, tired, over-used, under-researched question that - literally - hundreds of others have asked.

And, you know what? In many (or most) medical circles, "ambition" (to you) DOES = "gunner" (to everyone else). You can be all the gunner/ambitious you want, but you don't have to verbalize it. You can get the same information by looking, or by asking the question in a different way. And, as for being "shouted down", you have been painted with the same brush, because you asked the same question as the gunners.

 

[hyperbaric]

Man oh man, everyone reads so much into everything in this site. Whats wrong with having a little ambition? I'd like to practice EM in an academic setting and hope to perhaps be a chairman or program director. Don't see anything wrong with that. Just wanted to know if anyone felt there was a program in NYC that could help me achieve these goals better than others.

Seems to me that any time someone expresses some ambition on this site they're labeled a gunner or something and shouted down. It breeds mediocrity, people.

Uh oh...

 

[Arctic Char]

while i concur that you are definitely a dweeb, or at least very similar to my own admitted douchebagginess as an undergrad, i sympathize with asking a question and wanting some feedback. so, i'm not a resident or in NYC, but i do know a lot of 4th years and residents in the city and St Lukes Roosevelt is a well respected and frequently complimented program. i hear good things about it, thats all i can say. don't know whether it will provide you with the crown you're looking for, but, check it out and see if you like it . . .

start with FREIDA, and then look for what you like in the programs you find. god knows you have enough to figure them all out.

good luck mate

 

[Dr. Will]

( by the way, rumor has it that they are starting a Skyline fellowship in Cincinnati with special emphasis on the 5 way - has anyone else heard anything?)

Gold Star Chilli is trying to do the same in Cinci. Right now it's a race for who will get the grease truly rolling first. I'd bet a couple of cheese coney's on skyline first...especially with the 5 way emphasis.

 

[emmd06]

Be aware that New York is a very 4-year-program-centric town. When I was a student in New York, the head of the emergency medicine department at my school told me that I should only apply to certain programs in New York. I was looking for more "academic," less "community." The ones he listed were Jacobi/Monte (my home program), NYU, Downstate, Columbia/Cornell (the new program at the time), Mt. Sinai, and St. Luke's/Roosevelt (per him, "the best 3-year program in the area").

I hope that was helpful.

 

[Painter1]

Be aware that New York is a very 4-year-program-centric town. When I was a student in New York, the head of the emergency medicine department at my school told me that I should only apply to certain programs in New York. I was looking for more "academic," less "community." The ones he listed were Jacobi/Monte (my home program), NYU, Downstate, Columbia/Cornell (the new program at the time), Mt. Sinai, and St. Luke's/Roosevelt (per him, "the best 3-year program in the area").

I hope that was helpful.

i have a friend at new york hospital queens. apparently, it's a little known secret. it's a relatively new program only been around for four years. since it's in one of the most diverse areas of the world you see alot of pathology. it's a mix between community and county-type patients. so u get to see how it's in the real life (calling PMDs etc) and seeing people without health insurance. i think as soon as the word gets around, it'll get a bigger name and harder to match there, but if ure in NY, give it a shot.

 

[c.bear]

I am an intern at New York Hospital Queens and will be happy to answer any questions about my new program which is 3 years. But just a warning I absolutely love it academically and socially (we have a great bunch of residents).

 

[Hard24Get]

Be aware that New York is a very 4-year-program-centric town. When I was a student in New York, the head of the emergency medicine department at my school told me that I should only apply to certain programs in New York. I was looking for more "academic," less "community." The ones he listed were Jacobi/Monte (my home program), NYU, Downstate, Columbia/Cornell (the new program at the time), Mt. Sinai, and St. Luke's/Roosevelt (per him, "the best 3-year program in the area").

I hope that was helpful.

I think we should have a residency program question thread. I found it useful to get an idea of which NY programs are academic, for instance, but could use the same for Chicago, Cali, MD