Penn State - Hershey?
I interviewed there and really liked it. I had my eye on hershey when I was scheduling away rotations because its a strong program on the smaller side, in a affordable and rural town that would be a good fit for me and my family. I did not end up rotating there, but would have
Even though its is a rural setting, it is a level one trauma center that gets a good amount of ortho trauma (motorcycle, atv, high speed MVA etc..) they have all subspecialties covered and all rotations are completed in hershey except one in harrisburg (15 minutes i think). A small number of fellows and good faculty to resident ratio make for a good operative experience early on.
All of the faculty that I met were great. the hospital is nice, and they are completing a new childrens hospital. there are research opportunitis but its not a huge focus.
I don't think you could go wrong with this program, you just have to like hershey. my wife and I loved the area, but its probably not for everyone. it'll be high on my list for sure.
