Anesthesia match

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Match Experience
Some schools never responded until you contact them. This is of no consequence to me because I ultimately got my first choice.


St. Luke (http://slranesthesiology.org/education/note_from_the_chiefs.php)
Interview Experiences
 terrible, 20 or so applicants crammed in a small room. PD didn't try to sell anything
 Seems to be good program. New chairman is excellent. Apparently instituting changes to decrease resident hours (was told currently avg 55hrs/wk and going down). New categorical program. Bizarre interview format. New chair emphasizes research by residen
 standard
 Interesting PD, doesn't really try to sell the program but just outlines his teaching philosophy and says take it or leave it. Great housing right across the street in a great location in Manhattan. Excellent regional experience. I ranked this #3 but d
 Presentation in the beginning, lunch, then take turns getting interviewed by the PD and an attending. Really laid back. Make sure you bring questions.

Program Advantages
 not sure, didn't get a good feel
 Nice facility. Great chairman and Program Director. Subsidized housing next to hospital (decent enough).
 good hours
 Pays well. Good overall experience

Program Disadvantages
 residents seem overworked
 no didactics
 Residents were working long hours.


Temple U.
Interview Experiences
 UGGH! On my interview day one of the residents asked me if I walked from the parking garage to the interview. when I said yes she told me that I could have gotten killed. I didn't notice anything else for the rest of the day.

Program Advantages
 Didn't matter given the above.


 UMDNJ-New Jersey:- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:

Interviewers were friendly, basically chatted.

- Program Advantages:

Residents get great fellowships. New Chair (Delphin) has been bringing in some great faculty from excellent institutions (MGH, Columbia, Sinai, etc). Great research opportunities, and amazing pain management experience.

- Program Disadvantages:

Not very competetive, older attendings not very good   UMDNJ-New Jersey:- Applied - Attended interview - Interview Experience: Saturday interview. Very well organized. PD gave tour. - Program Advantages: Train ride away from NYC - Program Disadvantages: Out in Newark New Jersey, rotate at 4 different sites  Cleveland Clinic Found: - Applied - Attended interview - Interview Experience: Horrible. 4 interviews with Faculty and residents each 5 min long. - Program Advantages: Networking - Program Disadvantages: Surgery factory.  UMDNJ-New Jersey: - Applied - Attended interview - Interview Experience: Half day.... - Program Disadvantages: University Hospital is a hole and they totally know. PD spent 40 min going over an online tour of Hackensack Hospital to show how beautfiul it was.