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hey guys!
I’m a radiology applicant and recently interviewed at the boston programs for diagnostic radiology and I was shocked at what I heard during my interview day by residents. I would love some comments from other applicants or current residents.
So during my interview day compared to other programs, I noticed that residents were worked much harder at these programs compared to other “top” programs in the northeast. Definetely more worked than programs on the west coast and the south. To me they had much more call and harder and longer work days than the typical resident with a lack of benefits.
For example, there was a skimpy education fund of $700 a year, very little moonlighting (just contrast oops no extra call), travel for conferences is only reimbursed after production Of a manuscript (wtf??), inflexible vacation policy (week blocks only), strict call schedules, program directors really don’t seem to know their residents, interviewers didn’t really put any effort on impressing applicants or reading their application (which is unique because all the big name programs did).
All the residents are happy to be there and get great education but agreed that they were kind of worked too hard. Did I just get a bad impression during interview day or am I not understanding something? What’s going on here? I wanted to like these programs so much but it seems I’ll be going elsewhere for residency.
I’m a radiology applicant and recently interviewed at the boston programs for diagnostic radiology and I was shocked at what I heard during my interview day by residents. I would love some comments from other applicants or current residents.
So during my interview day compared to other programs, I noticed that residents were worked much harder at these programs compared to other “top” programs in the northeast. Definetely more worked than programs on the west coast and the south. To me they had much more call and harder and longer work days than the typical resident with a lack of benefits.
For example, there was a skimpy education fund of $700 a year, very little moonlighting (just contrast oops no extra call), travel for conferences is only reimbursed after production Of a manuscript (wtf??), inflexible vacation policy (week blocks only), strict call schedules, program directors really don’t seem to know their residents, interviewers didn’t really put any effort on impressing applicants or reading their application (which is unique because all the big name programs did).
All the residents are happy to be there and get great education but agreed that they were kind of worked too hard. Did I just get a bad impression during interview day or am I not understanding something? What’s going on here? I wanted to like these programs so much but it seems I’ll be going elsewhere for residency.