Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Florida

UF- Jacksonville, Anesthesia: 4 spots, advanced. But link their surgery prelim.

PROS
Small program
Residents happy, supportive
Education focused. They don't need residents for manpower.
Call is once/week, maybe 3 times/month. No call first 6m. 24 hour call on T/F/S/S for trauma exp.
Level 1 trauma, high risk obs
Transplants at Mayo, CCU rotation at UF Gainesville, Peds rotation at Proton(bread and butter,one of 6 in the country) and at Wolfson (big peds cases)
CHAIR is very resident-oriented, strong contacts, will get a job anywhere
Aspire to be the 'best small program' by next year
Lots of nurturing, good city, happy residents.
STRONG scheduled didactics. Seperate CA1 lectures. Largest SIM center across the street. CSESAR, Regional and USG workshops.
Cases: inner city hospital, large variety of cases, uninsured, no work up etc. Similar to case diversity in NYC.
CA3: 2m rotation 'transition to practice': Running the OR, Lectures and practice on how to schedule and run the OR
EPIC EMR
Residents lounge: gym, free food
Food: 1200/year, they don't run out, use to buy food for patients
2 bedroom apartment $850/month



CONS
Only J1 available, H1B visa not clear
Program director has changed twice, and is changing again. LOOK IT UP
No in house transplant

Interviews: Behavioral. lots of challenging questions. I feel I like them more than they like me.

CURRENT RANKING:
1. Metrohealth Anes, Cleveland. H1B possible, requires prelim
2. Henry Ford Anes, Detroit, H1B possible, categorical
2.5. UF-Jacksonville Anes, Jax, J1 only, Advanced with linked Surgery prelim
3. New York Methodist Anes Brooklyn, out of match, H1b only if already sponsored, req prelim
4. Metrowest TY, Framingham, only J/ Griffin Hosp, Derby Int Med, H1B possible
5. UIC MGH Surgery, Chicago, only J
6. St Agnes, Baltimore Int Med, H1B possible
7. Uni at Buffalo Sisters of Charity, Buffalo Int Med, J1 only
8. Hurley Med Ctr, Flint TY. H1B possible
9.Bronx-Lebanon, NYC, Surgery H1B possible

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