University of Washington interview

I'm not an insider... but I interviewed there. U of Wash is undoubtedly one of the top programs in the nation, probably the top in the west (very closely matched with UCSF). I had a hard time deciding which was the best in the west.

Reputation, operative experience and research are all top-notch. Trauma experience is THE best in the nation. The call schedule during trauma averages q6-7 (I think?, someone verify this) because there are several programs like (NYU-HJD) that sends their residents to U of Wash for trauma rotation. So you are not overworked, but plenty of stuff to do in the OR. Other rotation are also very strong and plenty of autonomy and teaching.

The city is awesome. U of Wash overall is a top notch program. It was lower on my list purely due to location, and nothing to do with the strength of the program.

Hey

thanks for the reply.

I imagine UWash is one of the most competitive programs to match to then, given their reputation....

It would be cool to hear some current UW residents boast about their program a little...

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Does anybody have any wisdom/ info regarding the Ortho program at OHSU?

T

Hello everyone,

Well, I am an intern here and I did do an away rotation here last year prior to matching...

When I was here last year I thought this place was really awesome and I still believe that today. I think the most important part is how great my fellow ortho residents are and how well everyone gets along. There are always barbeque's, weekend drinks, and other social functions. Did I mention the training is phenomenal? When I rotated here I was very impressed by the 3's, 4's and 5's in the OR.

I think the posts on www.scutwork.com are very accurate on what the program is like here. They are posted by one of the current Chiefs and they are right on.

Best of luck to everyone. Maybe in a few months I will have more insight, but for now... I am just a gen surg intern doing my time.

Cheers,
WISC-ite

I'm an R2 at University of Washington. One of the reasons I chose the University of Washington was the quality of residents. When I did my away rotation as an MS 4, I was impressed by how well the R2's handled the immense volume of orthopaedic trauma in the ER. Not only did they excel in multi-tasking, but they found multiple opportunities to teach me basic orthopaedics. Although tired, they seemed to care about my learning. I still remember vividly a resident starting to quiz me on an x-ray. Before I could answer, he stopped, said "why would you know that" and proceeded to teach rather than make me feel dumb. Now, I'm not trying to suggest that learning here is free and easy or soft. Anyone who has sat through a Monday Fracture Conference knows the high expectations demanded of the residents. What I'm trying to suggest is that the chairman, program director, attendings and senior residents all have a great desire to teach and make a great deal of effort to do so. Orthopaedic Residency is hard and it pays to have a strong support system. My class has gone out of its way to celebrate holidays, have dinners, and go to bar-b-ques together. I feel like we are there for each other in the trenches. I know there are a lot of outstanding programs out there. I just want to say that I am glad I'm here.