Interview Invites 2020-21

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(12-13-2020, 03:47 PM)Guest Wrote:

(12-13-2020, 03:28 PM)Guest Wrote:

(12-13-2020, 02:59 PM)Guest Wrote:

(12-13-2020, 01:48 PM)Guest Wrote:

(12-13-2020, 01:22 PM)Guest Wrote: You should have said "not you" ahhahaa

Not sure who posts this stuff, but I can't imagine changing my ranking based on one faculty member asking me a question like that. The best program for you is the best program for you. I wouldn't let some stupid little thing cause you to make a bad decision

I did. You realize it is a joke to the illegal question right? No interviewer should be asking what applicants top 3 are.

Neurosurgery out of all specialties is probably the one that respects rules like these the least. When I was an applicant I was asked verboten questions at every single interview. It continues on with work hours once you match and doesn't get any better. If you're a med student trying to match and looking at 7+ years ahead of you, the sooner you come to accept this, the less painful it will be. When you're a resident and your colleagues in peds and medicine are complaining about violating duty hours once, you will resent them.

Once again, it is a joke. Chill down. Jesus so uptight. How about you need to learn to joke every now and then and less uptight...it will also make neurosurgery easier...if you are this uptight on every matter, you won’t survive in medicine let alone

♀️?.....Damn son the cowardice of the anonymous poster is truly a sight to be marveled  

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... says the anonymous poster

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I interviewed at Methodist a few years ago. The same person I imagine everyone is referring to also asked me the same question. I was honest, and after a few seconds of silence was handed back my packet (during in person interviews they had a printed out packet application they printed from ERAS) and asked "So what questions do you have about Methodist?" lol.

I wouldn't get offended by these questions, in a way they give you better insight into what it would be like to be a resident at this program. Which is honestly the whole point of the interview. It's a nice hospital, they have lots of money, but they play third fiddle in Houston. Unless you grew up in the Houston area its highly unlikely to be anyone's first choice, they know that, and they just want to match residents to their program since they have had some trouble with people leaving years ago.

Don't take it personal, they aren't trying to pick on anyone, they just are doing the best the can with the environment their program is currently in. Rank as you see fit, and move on.

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(12-13-2020, 07:01 PM)Guest Wrote: The point about the work hours is that the disregard for certain rules is not limited to interviews and the match. Asking illegal questions is not as much of a sign of a malignant program as it is in peds or whatever. Outside of truly offensive questions, it's best not to get too worked up about them because it doesn't end there. I don't know much about the Methodist program but I've heard it's pretty non-malignant.

Curious about your buyer's market comment—you mean because the top applicants are getting more interviews and holding onto them instead of canceling because they don't have to travel? That probably changes the calculus a little but I don't think it's ever a buyer's market in the neurosurgery match these days.

Non-malignant but has no graduating class this year?

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u think this is a marker of malignancy or incompetency?

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"they aren't trying to pick on anyone" "they just are doing they best the can" lmao this thread has textbook examples of how this program has blatantly violated the match without applicants ever stepping foot inside the city of houston. y'all are fucked up trying to justify any of this

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Damn Vandy and UCSF with 7 home applicants

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I think 8 from Hopkins as well

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Resident here:
With all the chaos this year, home applicants are a “known commodity”. We know them, we worked with them, we interacted with them in clinics, the OR and while on-call. If they are competent and reliable on their rotations and sub-I’s, they are the safest bet for most programs this year. This is particularly important if they are geographically committed to where the program is.

I know this sounds unfair to applicants with smaller or no home programs but I feel this is how my program will view known applicants this year. I haven’t had a formal discussion with our PD, but usually in the rank meetings they ask us about whom we would like to work with. Honestly, the ones we know well are the ones we interacted with the most.

There are still shining stars amonst external applicants and I bet they will be ranked high on our list.

My advice is:
1. If you have a home program, try to be on good terms with them.
2. If you absolutely want to move to a certain location or go to a specific program, make sure you tell ONLY that program that you are interested and WHY this means so much to you. Would it help? Probably, if you have good reasons.

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(12-14-2020, 10:40 AM)Guest Wrote: Resident here:
With all the chaos this year, home applicants are a “known commodity”. We know them, we worked with them, we interacted with them in clinics, the OR and while on-call. If they are competent and reliable on their rotations and sub-I’s, they are the safest bet for most programs this year. This is particularly important if they are geographically committed to where the program is.

I know this sounds unfair to applicants with smaller or no home programs but I feel this is how my program will view known applicants this year. I haven’t had a formal discussion with our PD, but usually in the rank meetings they ask us about whom we would like to work with. Honestly, the ones we know well are the ones we interacted with the most.

There are still shining stars amonst external applicants and I bet they will be ranked high on our list.

My advice is:
1. If you have a home program, try to be on good terms with them.
2. If you absolutely want to move to a certain location or go to a specific program, make sure you tell ONLY that program that you are interested and WHY this means so much to you. Would it help? Probably, if you have good reasons.

What if we didn't enjoy our home program?