medsbg Registered User Posts: 1 (9/14/01 4:32:24 pm) Reply 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 Registered User Posts: 10 (9/15/01 11:14:22 am) Reply 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 Registered User Posts: 13 (9/15/01 8:18:06 pm) Reply 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.