Interview Offers Thread 2009-2010

Being new to this, I'm curious, do programs usually send out all their interviews on one day or will they continue to roll in after they send out their first wave of invites. Right now I'm specifically referring to Mayo. Thanks guys.

Turning down Case Western and Mayo for Jefferson...I hope they are worth it...

I am trying to make this same decision between Mayo and Jefferson. Why did you choose Jeff? I know very little about either program.

Akron General: email 11/3 - interview any Wednesday in Nov/Dec/Jan
Atlanta Medical Center email 10/27 - interview 12/10, 1/8, 1/15
Case Western Reserve email 9/15, 10/7,10/15 - interview 11/7, 12/12, 1/9
Carolinas Medical Center email 10/26, 11/3 - interview 12/7, 12/11, 12/18
Duke - email 10/27, 11/3; interview 11/20, 12/18
Forth Worth/JPS email 10/7 - interview 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, 1/15
Geisinger email 11/2 -- interviews on 12/10 and 12/16
Georgetown email 11/2 - interview 12/11, 12/12
Henry Ford email 11/2 - interviews 11/17, 12/3, 12/11, 1/15, 1/19
Iowa email 10/29 - interview 12/11-12, 12/18-19, 1/8-9
Marshall snail mail 10/5, 10/15 - interview 11/20-21, 12/11-12, 1/8-9
Mayo Clinic 11/6 - Interview 12/12
McLaren email 10/13 - interview 12/9, 1/13
Medical College of Georgia email 10/30 - interview 12/5, 1/9
Michigan State/Kalamazoo phone call 11/2 - interview 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, 1/2, 1/9
Ohio State University email 11/6 - 12/4, 12/11, 1/8
Penn State-Hershey email 10/23 - interview 12/4, 12/7
South Alabama email 10/01 - interview 11/30, 12/07, 12/14
SUNY at Buffalo email 10/22 - interview 12/3, 1/7
SUNY Upstate (Syracuse) email 11/4 - interview 12/19, 1/9
Texas Tech email 11/3 - interview 12/3, 12/9
Thomas Jefferson email 11/3 - interview 12/12
University of Arizona email 11/4 - interview 12/4, 12/12
University of Arkansas email 11/3 - interview 11/24, 12/1, 12/8
University of Chicago email 11/6 - interview 12/4, 12/5
University of Cincinnati email 11/4 - interview 12/5
University of Missouri-Kansas City email 11/3 - interview 12/3, 12/17, 1/7
University of Nebraska email 10/26 - interview 12/5, 12/19, 1/9
University of Vermont, email 11/2 - interview 12/4, 12/7
University of North Carolina email 11/2 - interview 12/12, 1/16
University of Wisconsin email 11/3 - interview 12/8, 12/14, 1/5, 1/11
U Pitt email 10/12 - interview 12/3, 12/4
UCONN email 11/3 - interview 12/4, 12/5
UCSF-Fresno email 10/28 - interview any Thursday or Friday between November 6th and January 31st
Wake email 10/05 - interview 11/20, 11/21, 12/11, 12/12
Wayne State email 9/18, 9/21 - interview 10/2, 10/30, 11/13
West Virginia email 11/4 - interview 12/12, 1/9
Yale email 11/6 - interview 11/20, 12/11

Turning down Case Western and Mayo for Jefferson...I hope they are worth it...

I am trying to make this same decision between Mayo and Jefferson. Why did you choose Jeff? I know very little about either program.

Location was probably the biggest factor. Rochester is terrible per everyone I know who has ever been there in the winter (6+ months of the year). Jefferson is in center city philly which is one of the nicer areas. Much better place to live and 45 minute drive from family.

Both are very highly regarded programs but I expect Jefferson to get more volume. Jefferson has been siphoning some top faculty from UPenn which may indicate they are a program on the rise (even though many consider to be top tier already).

Jefferson is probably more spine heavy than I would like because if you don't do spine you don't need to know any of it. And if you do do spine, you will undoubtably fellowship and get your exposure there.

I expect Jefferson to get more trauma than Mayo which I consider an important aspect of orthopaedic training.

I have never been to either program so this is all from what I hear so take it as you will. You will be well trained at either with a great name and unlimited fellowship opportunities. But one thing I do know is that Center City Philly >>> Rochester and I have a wife to keep happy.

wives.. always getting in the way.

wives.. always getting in the way.

Ain't that the truth