applicant
Unregistered User
(6/28/00 2:37:09 pm)
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HSS, HJD, Mt. Sinai, Columbia etc..
I'm considering NYC for ortho.
What's the word on HJD, Mt. Sinai and Columbia. Are their residents happy, are they well trained at the
end? I already know HSS is the ivory tower but what about these other ones?
would appreciate the input!
slk
Local user
(6/28/00 4:10:35 pm)
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Re: HSS
Is that the same way for HJD as well?
Kent
Unregistered User
(6/30/00 11:35:00 am)
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Don't know!
Sorry, I don't know anything about that program.
CS
Local user
(7/3/00 7:49:00 pm)
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Re: HJD/HSS etc.
If you're from NYC, you probably already know this, but the HJD program is huge (10 per year plus 2
research) so they can't really fill it with just NYU folks. Supposedly, a guy from my school matched there
without doing an elective and another guy who did an elective there did not get an interview. C'est la vie.
Remember also that you get to do your general surgery in the program voted most malignant in the city
by anyone I've ever talked to. And (for those closely following the other thread), I think it was 2/58
residents are female.
BTW, I suppose mere mortals get into HSS, but did you notice at least 2 of the 5th years on the website
list have last names that are suspiciously familiar (it helps if dad is a famous orthopod). Saw one asian
female resident from HSS win the POSNA-NY resident research forum last year and I know of another
black female from Stanford who is there now. I think you need to be good _plus_ have a killer hook to
get in there.
And did you mean Columbia Pres or St Lukes/Roosevelt? Lotta Columbia kids go ortho so lots of
competition from the home school applicants. St Lukes seems high volume, Roosevelt good for
performing arts (eg ballet) injuries, Columbia Pres has lots of interaction with the grad school PhDs if
you're into biomechanics or have an engineering background.
These are just shreds of anecdotes - caveat emptor.
