Rochester vs. BU

Ditto with what my homie frx/dsl has to say. The college chicks here dig the docs-especially the orthopods.

Thanks for all of the thoughful replies. Both are strong programs, despite what recent rumors have been floating. However, as I am soon to be married and in mo debt from five years in manhattan, my been made easier.
-Bent HoMan

As a recent away rotator at BU, I feel that I have to jump in here. The clinical experience I received there was second to none. Dr. Tornetta is an AMAZING trauma surgeon and is 100% dedicated to his residents operative training. He has refused fellowships in trauma so he can concentrate on resident training. The work is extremely hard while on the trauma service (even as an MS IV) but I learned a lot. More than on any other rotation. The residents, despite all this work, are very fun and layed back. They have weekly basketball games (with Tornetta) and go out as a group every once in a while. I have declined 3 other interviews that fell on the same date as BU so that I could be sure to interview there. I, unfortunately know nothing about Rochester. Hope this helps

This is a tough subject and i'm happy to read how the above poster earmarked his comments as second hand or "rumour". I went to medical school at BU and obviously rotated there in ortho. On the trail, most who asked where i'm from immediatly followed it up with "ohhh, gezz, i heard that place is malignant". Thing is, it's really not. Like all the programmes (medicine, ER, Surgery) you work hard as a med student or as a resident at BU. Like what the guy above said, if you come to bu as a med student, it's not just for a month long tour of the facilities. You actually have to do something. When i was there, a visiting med student who had just roatated at tufts (down the street) and I overlapped. He hated BU, and absolutely loved tufts. Another rotator did the same rotations and hated tufts but loved BU. Different strokes for different folks. Both of the guys were good guys who ended up mathing in their top 3 i believe. You have to figure out what you want (trauma vs. elective base, academic vs. community base) by going on interviews and visiting the places yourself, then the decision will become much easier. Although i am no longer at bu i would reccomend it. As the above posters said, the faculty are truly outstanding.
canucklehead