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Profile #00578
Demographics
Match Year:  2010
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Academic Information
USMLE Step 1:  247
USMLE Step 2:  261

AOA:  Selected
Class Rank:  Top 10-25%

Family Medicine:  High Pass Internal Medicine:  Honors
Pediatrics:  Honors Surgery:  Honors
Neurology:  High Pass Psychiatry:  Honors
OB/Gyn:  Honors Radiology:  Honors

Other Information
Minimal amount of research with no publications. Decent amount of volunteeer work and school involvement. Good LOR's.


Applications
Alabama
  U Alabama Med Ctr:
- Applied

Arizona
  U Arizona:
- Applied
- Received interview

Arkansas
  U Arkansas for Med:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Saturday interview with multiple applicants. I wasn't really a fan of the pre-interview party held at a resident's house (was a little intimidating compared to a dinner), and could have done without the bus tour of Little Rock.
- Program Advantages:
Children's hospital for peds.

Colorado
  U Colorado:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Saturday interview with 50+ applicants. Made it difficult to get a good feel for the program.
- Program Advantages:
Nice new facilities. Denver!
- Program Disadvantages:
Residents didn't seem quite as happy as others I met on the trail.

District of Columbia
  George Washington University:
- Applied
- Attended interview
  Georgetown U Hosp:
- Applied

Florida
  U Florida:
- Applied
  U S. Florida:
- Applied

Georgia
  Emory U:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
People were pretty friendly. Residents were helpful. Kind of a long day with the tour of Grady. You're responsible for getting to Grady yourself. Was a little intimidating since it's not in the best part of town.
- Program Advantages:
Grady.
- Program Disadvantages:
Grady.
  Med Col of Georgia:
- Applied
- Received interview

Indiana
  Indiana U SOM:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Great interview experience. Very nice dinner the night before, and your hotel is also paid for (nice hotel too). These were probably the friendliest residents I met. Would've ranked it higher if I hadn't been trying to stay closer to home.
- Program Advantages:
Large, strong program. Great PD. Friendly residents.
- Program Disadvantages:
Multple hospitals rotated at (although I also think this could be considered an advantage too).

Kentucky
  U Kentucky COM:
- Applied
- Received interview

Maryland
  Johns Hopkins U:
- Applied
- Received interview
  U Maryland:
- Applied

Massachusetts
  Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr:
- Applied
  Brigham and Women's Hosp/Harvard:
- Applied

Mississippi
  U Mississippi Med Ctr:
- Applied

Missouri
  WUStL/B-JH/SLCH Cnsrt:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Not as intimidating of a place as I thought it would be.
- Program Advantages:
Solid program with great reputation. Lots of pathology seen.
- Program Disadvantages:
No moonlighting. Favors research.
New Mexico
  U New Mexico:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Very friendly an laid back. Only 2 people interviewed per day, so it had a personal feel.

New York
  New York Presb Hosp (Columbia):
- Applied

North Carolina
  Duke U Hosp:
- Applied
  U N. Carolina Hosps:
- Applied
  Wake Forest U SOM:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
Strong program. Faculty seemed nice.
- Program Disadvantages:
Winston-Salem wasn't for me, though it was pretty and seemed like a good place to start a family.

Ohio
  Cleveland Clinic Found:
- Applied
- Received interview

Oklahoma
  U Oklahoma Ctr:
- Applied

South Carolina
  Med U S. Carolina:
- Applied
- Received interview

Tennessee
  U Tennessee Med Ctr at Knoxville:
- Applied
- Received interview
  U Tennessee/Methodistcare:
- Applied
- Received interview
  Vanderbilt U:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Residents seemed happy. Program director was a little quiet, but still the interview wasn't bad.
- Program Advantages:
Solid program.
- Program Disadvantages:
No voice recognition yet.

Texas
  Baylor COM:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Program Advantages:
TCM, lots of hand-on experience.
- Program Disadvantages:
Heavy call.
  Baylor U Med Ctr:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Friendly PD. Residents were helpful and seemed happy.
- Program Advantages:
Nice facilities, good moon-lighting, fellowship opportunities, good preparation for private practice.
  Texas A&M COM-Scott and White:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
1-2 applicants interviewed per day, with one resident assigned to take you around for the day. PD was also very warm and friendly.
- Program Advantages:
S&W is a great place to see pathology. Low cost-of-living.
- Program Disadvantages:
Temple is not the most happening place.
  U Texas at Houston:
- Rotated at this institution
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Having rotated at this institution, I felt the interview day didn't really do it justice.
- Program Advantages:
Large, solid program. PD has been there for years. Located in the TMC, with rotations at MDACC.
  U Texas Ctr at San Antonio:
- Applied
- Attended interview
  U Texas Southwestern:
- Applied
- Attended interview
- Interview Experience:
Not as intimidating as I thought it would be. Mix of both older and younger faculty.
- Program Advantages:
Solid, large program with lots of exposure to pathology at Parkland.
- Program Disadvantages:
New department chair taking over. Not sure how that could affect the residency.

Virginia
  Virginia Commonwealth U:
- Applied
- Received interview

Match Experience
Matched at my #2 and am thrilled!

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