Is UVA a gentlemen's program?

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(02-22-2018, 09:09 AM)Guest Wrote: There is not much there to teach you about private practice.

LOL dude private practice is a a COMPLETELY different beast than being a hospital employee. One of the most common resident complaints is they wish they would have learned more about billing during residency since ~80% of neurosurgeons go into non academic positions

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(02-22-2018, 10:57 AM)Guest Wrote:

(02-22-2018, 09:09 AM)Guest Wrote: There is not much there to teach you about private practice.

LOL dude private practice is a a COMPLETELY different beast than being a hospital employee. One of the most common resident complaints is they wish they would have learned more about billing during residency since ~80% of neurosurgeons go into non academic positions

There are only a couple programs in the country where you will learn this stuff, and guess what... They're all run by PP!!!

All the academic guys don't have a clue about billing, coding, patient selection, getting referals, ect. They've never had to worry about it. They don't know it themselves, so they can't teach it to residents.
Regardless of your career aspirations, this is something that needs to be taught more, as most graduating residents will go into non-academic positions

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(02-22-2018, 10:57 AM)Guest Wrote:

(02-22-2018, 09:09 AM)Guest Wrote: There is not much there to teach you about private practice.

LOL dude private practice is a a COMPLETELY different beast than being a hospital employee. One of the most common resident complaints is they wish they would have learned more about billing during residency since ~80% of neurosurgeons go into non academic positions

Guess my point was UVA does not even have a community hospital rotation where you might get some exposure. Everything at UVA or New Zealand. Not a bad gig but not what some other programs have either.

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(02-22-2018, 11:49 AM)Guest Wrote:

(02-22-2018, 10:57 AM)Guest Wrote:

(02-22-2018, 09:09 AM)Guest Wrote: There is not much there to teach you about private practice.

LOL dude private practice is a a COMPLETELY different beast than being a hospital employee. One of the most common resident complaints is they wish they would have learned more about billing during residency since ~80% of neurosurgeons go into non academic positions

There are only a couple programs in the country where you will learn this stuff, and guess what... They're all run by PP!!!

All the academic guys don't have a clue about billing, coding, patient selection, getting referals, ect. They've never had to worry about it. They don't know it themselves, so they can't teach it to residents.
Regardless of your career aspirations, this is something that needs to be taught more, as most graduating residents will go into non-academic positions

talk about blind leading the blind

[kitsunepixie]

I interviewed there many moons ago. One resident said to me "You better not be pregnant" when I commented about being hungry and another resident hit on me. I liked all the other residents. Dr. John Jane had told a colleague of mine's mother "Too bad you're a woman; otherwise you'd make a good neurosurgery resident" decades ago, but he was extremely affable and seemed to have changed his tune about women in the program. Things change over time. I'd give the program a look.

[Guest]

Things have changed a lot. Definitely a gentleman’s program but a rough sub internship.

[Guest]

Hmm. UVA matches two more women. Seems like some questions are getting asked and answered.

[Guest]

Is it true that UVA has fired many residents???

[Guest]

(03-17-2018, 08:09 AM)Guest Wrote: Hmm. UVA matches two more women. Seems like some questions are getting asked and answered.

They have been trying to match women into their program for quite some years and it is not until recent that they have been successful at it. You just need to look at the picture wall of graduates.

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(03-21-2018, 07:48 PM)Guest Wrote:

(03-17-2018, 08:09 AM)Guest Wrote: Hmm. UVA matches two more women. Seems like some questions are getting asked and answered.

They have been trying to match women into their program for quite some years and it is not until recent that they have been successful at it. You just need to look at the picture wall of graduates.

I’m glad the culture is changing, though.

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Matching a female into a program, while great, is not necessarily a best marker about culture. It’s in the right direction but not nearly there.

Just look at Vanderbilt. They matched 3 females last year, and are good at portraying themselves as if having a great culture but not too long ago they have given many of their past female residents a hard time and they let one of their best applicants this year fall through the cracks just for being a female with a kid. I wouldn’t be surprised if the program goes on probation.

Also, applicants talk in the trail about their SubIs and home programs and lets just say that comments weren't that great about UVA in the trail this year.