Yale VS Duke

[GoldenBoyGC]

For those who know about the programs or have interviewed there already, which IM program (in your perspective) do you think is better overall (clinical/research/fellowship match)? I appreciate anyone who is kind enough to volunteer any info - thanks.

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[jdh71]

For those who know about the programs or have interviewed there already, which IM program (in your perspective) do you think is better overall (clinical/research/fellowship match)? I appreciate anyone who is kind enough to volunteer any info - thanks.

This one is easy: DUKE - hands down.

Yale is solid, but Duke is generally considered a top 10 place.

 

[chitown82]

Agree.

Duke is hands down > Yale.

 

[GoldenBoyGC]

thanks for the help - new question as well in forum.

 

[Brachyury]

I'm just a med student so I cannot contribute anything in regards to the quality of each program, but New Haven>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Durham

 

[gutonc]

I'm just a med student so I cannot contribute anything in regards to the quality of each program, but New Haven>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Durham

On which planet? I can't really stand the South but Raleigh/Durham is a way better town than New Haven.

 

[gold&black2005]

Went back and forth between these two on a rank list - would agree Duke > Yale, but primarily due to educational innovation and stronger fellowship match. Found faculty/houdestaff quality, opps in research/global and clinical training rigor/quality to be very similar.

So Duke wins, although I don't agree that there's a huge gap between the two (except for fellowship match..Duke's is consistently stronger.

 

[styleandsugar]

On which planet? I can't really stand the South but Raleigh/Durham is a way better town than New Haven.

Having recently visited both, I wholeheartedly agree with Gutonc.

 

[HopkinsOslerDoc]

I interviewed at both programs and thought Duke was a much stronger program in terms of training, fellowship placement, comraderie, and mentoring. In addition, New Haven seemed like an awful place to live.

 

[gold&black2005]

I interviewed at both programs and thought Duke was a much stronger program in terms of training, fellowship placement, comraderie, and mentoring. In addition, New Haven seemed like an awful place to live.

To be fair, new haven and durham themselves both blow. Raleigh and Chapel Hill, however, are fantastic. New Haven's only strength is that it's a cheap train ride to nyc.

 

[danielmd06]

Duke > Yale.

 

[dragonfly99]

Duke has a lot better fellowship matches, last time I looked. I heard they used to be intense, maybe a bit malignant, though they are known for good clinical training and have some big names in cardiology and some other areas. They get respect in the SE and on the east coast to an extent. Yale is more of a regional northeastern place. It's probably good but doesn't have quite the "name" of Yale undergrad, if you want to rank versus other hospitals and residency programs. If you want to stay in the NE, there might be the same or greater opportunity to make faculty connections, etc. at Yale, though. It might matter what subspecialty you want to do also. I'm not sure what Yale is known for. Duke is known for cardiology, particularly interventional and I think also outcomes and maybe some other areas of clinical research.