Laughing at the Fame and Shame for UT-Houston's (now McGovern) Derm program for their MS-4 audition rotation. Kind of funny how nothing has changed in terms of the faculty (even w/one prominent faculty member having retired) which kind of transfers to the residents after awhile. And the program has really great institutions like MD Anderson Cancer Center. I always wondered how those outside of Texas saw the program when they rotated because as home students, we were so used to it and I agree, they don't do a good job explaining the different sites and faculty weren't very understanding on the commute between sites.
I feel like knowing where to do your audition rotations is so critical to matching but if you're outside of the state, you only know if you have inside information on how the actual residency program runs, which it seems like only home med students know.
I feel like knowing where to do your audition rotations is so critical to matching but if you're outside of the state, you only know if you have inside information on how the actual residency program runs, which it seems like only home med students know. But I feel like only certain types of students can rotate at places like Penn, Harvard, UCSF, etc. and have a reasonable chance of getting an interview. For most of us, it's a waste.
the cliquiness is sooo true. I felt put off at the social event because the residents would specifically interact and be super friendly with all the rotaters/internal students they knew, and no one knew me in the zoom call