medsbg
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(9/14/01 4:32:24 pm)
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Texas, Florida and Southeastern Programs
For those of you who are currently rotationg through or training at these different programs, I would like
to hear your opinions on the residencies in this area. I intend to do my residency in this region if at all
possible. Please comment on any area that is important in evaluating various programs. Thanks.
g2001
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(9/15/01 11:14:22 am)
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Miami
If you are looking for a great clinical program with tons of operating and a fun atmosphere, Miami is one
place you should check out. The residents are a tight bunch, go out all the time, basically there is a work
hard-play hard philosophy here, kind of like a fraternity. The sun shines all year round, the beaches are
great, the nightlife is similar to Manhattan and cost of living is definitely affordable on a resident's salary.
Overall, it is one of the best places to train and have a great life outside the hospital.
Spirit Mike
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(9/15/01 8:18:06 pm)
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Re: Miami
I definitely have to agree with the earlier comments about Miami. I'm currently doing an away rotation
there and the residents are very tight . . . Dr. Eismont likes it that way and wants to keep it that way.
They do go out a lot and have plenty of time outside of residency to have a life. Their call schedule is also
pretty great, even during the 2nd year. It's mostly q4-q5. The hardest rotation is spine which you do 2
months of during your 2nd and 4th years. Talking to the residents, the minuses are a lack of many
didactic lectures, little research emphasis, and early operative experience and responsibility which can be
a plus minus (you operate early and often, but its usually under the direction of a more senior resident
than an attending (applies to operations during the night and also some during the day).
The pluses are a great call schedule, early and plenty of operative experience, and if you're single . . . the
location, Miami.
