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Baylor Coll Med-Houston-TX

Baylor Houston

Houston, TX

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Applicant sentiment — from 86 anonymous posts, 2016–2027

5.5 / 10

What anonymous posters said

Anonymous posters frequently discussed Baylor College of Medicine's interview process, noting invites often went to internal applicants first and describing the process as somewhat disorganized or confusing with Baylor Dallas. Several posts described the program as solid but more clinically than research focused, with mixed impressions about faculty turnover and a few commenters noting a perceived lighter workload during their interview day.

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are there any opening spots for baylor houston? <maybe! I am waiting to hear back from but may have a conflict so may cancel< I too may cancel this interview, waiting on a couple things

#15792020-2021 DermMar 22
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those with ut houston interviews, when are you interviewing and what time

#15182020-2021 DermMar 22
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UT Houston II x6

#10812020-2021 DermMar 22
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Baylor College of Medicine II x8

#9532020-2021 DermMar 22
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Baylor College of Medicine II x9

#9512020-2021 DermMar 22
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ANY ERAS NOTIFICATIONS NOT FOR DERM NEED TO FUCK OFF TODAY< LOL< Thought it was a BCM derm rejection, only IM

#9282020-2021 DermMar 22
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Does UT Houston only take applicants from Texas? x1

#24732019-2020 DermMar 23

No

Mar 23
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For anyone who interviewed at Baylor COM/BCM/The one in Houston, did you catch information like salary and whether they are recruiting for 3 or 4 spots? The website says to reference the "residency benefits brochure" for salary, but we didn't get any paperwork...

#24302019-2020 DermMar 23

One of the residents said they are recruiting 4 this cycle. No word about salary from the program itself, but this is on their website fwiw: https://www.bcm.edu/education/schools/medical-school/graduate-medical-education/trainee-resources/stipends

Mar 23
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How late did the day go? Most people were done by like 2:45-3ish. Thanks.

Mar 23
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<< Thanks for posting the link!

Mar 23
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No prob :)

Mar 23
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Can we get a ranking/breakdown of all the TX programs? (MD only)

#23072019-2020 DermMar 23

<i feel like someone asks this every single day. scroll down.

Mar 23
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<nah, it's just more talk about UTSW, looking for a more complete discussion

Mar 23
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<UTSW, UT Houston, Baylor Houston, UT san antonio, texas a n m, texas tech, dallas baylor <thanks!

Mar 23
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<Austin???

Mar 23
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< why are there so many Baylors but they're not event the same institution...

Mar 23
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UTSW >>>> UT Houston > Baylor >>>> UTHSCSA = Texas A&M > Tech > Dallas. Austin's too new to say but I figure it'll end up similar to UT Houston.

Mar 23
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Besides UTSW (#1) and UT Houston (#2), how would y'all rank the rest of the texas programs: (San Antonio, Austin, Galveston, Tech, Baylor Houston, Baylor Dallas, A&M/Temple)

#22792019-2020 DermMar 23

UTSW wouldn’t be my #1 though so.... (I guess I mean purely based on quality/reputation, not location or personal preference)

Mar 23
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lol its the reputation among residents that's bringing it down...good medicine though

Mar 23
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the only residents who seem to say bad things about UTSW are those not at UTSW. Those at UTSW have wonderful things to say about their program

Mar 23
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Can anyone elaborate on UT Austin?

Mar 23
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it's in Austin, nuff said. basically #1 selling point of the program <They hired a lot of great faculty from other good schools. They will be a strong program with all that they are putting into it.

Mar 23
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As a non-Texan, I don't understand the difference between Austin, Houston, and Dallas

Mar 23
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Can we get an insider perspective on how the Texas programs rank similar to the CA discussion earlier? Seems like UTSW is the easy #1, but what about after that?

Mar 23
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Does anyone know if invites have come out for Baylor Dallas? I saw Baylor Houston a few days ago and noticed that Baylor Dallas was marked on the interview invites tab as well.

#22292019-2020 DermMar 23

away rotator, haven't heard anything. possible that invites came out but I'm betting that it's just a mistake and BCM was confused for baylor dallas (again)

Mar 23
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Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)

#21952019-2020 DermMar 23

only one rejection? <<<any update on that? <<<<<OP here, OOPS just realized it was for the prelim program, I'm so numb to rejections now I assume they're for derm lmao

Mar 23
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Predications for this week? Maybe UCLA, Brown?

#21452019-2020 DermMar 23

arent those the only two left? what about casewestern?

Mar 23
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there's a lot left (loma linda, case western, einstein, brown ucla, fsu, temple, baylor in dallas, etc.)

Mar 23
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I have about 10 places I applied to that have not sent invites/external invites...and I did not apply everywhere x2 <just look at the interview invites spreadsheet to see who's left

Mar 23
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has baylor come out? (it seems that baylor houston already did)

Mar 23
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baylor houston came out for internals only so far (pls correct this if I'm wrong)

Mar 23
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How big of a role do interviews play in ranking applicants? I find it hard to imagine they rank all several dozen solely by just subjective interview scores that may differ marginally...

#20702019-2020 DermMar 23

After you're invited, the interview is what matters most. It seems unfair, but because the dermatology department is so small, you will work with most of the people that you see during the interview. For that reason, people want to see that you can work well with everyone and most importantly, that they'd want to work with you. << who is this coming from? someone on inside of process? I can't imagine them ranking applicants based solely on these very surface level 10 min conversations, anyone can pretend for 10 mins. << you're talking about people who would grant external applicants interviews based on their resume compared to away rotators who they've known for 4 weeks, so yeah i can completely see these people making decisions based on 10 minutes of talking to them.

Mar 23
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< Do you think courtesy interview applicants have an equal chance as everyone else?

Mar 23
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It really depends on you and whether your scores and apps are comparable to the non-courtesy interview candidates.<<this suggests that interiews arent the end all be all in ranking then? because presumably even if you have a couresy interview, you still have an interview, and would be on the same playing field as everyone else --- NO, true courtesy interviews do not have an equal chance. Courtesy interviews are for when a program hates a rotator or home student, but rather than outright reject them, they interview them anyways, with no intention to rank or with the intention of putting them dead last. It is just a way to avoid drama and hurt feelings, rather than cause drama. The definition of a true courtesy interview is an interview granted to assuage feelings without actually giving the interviewee serious consideration. Anything else is a real interview and not a courtesy interview. <- What about if a mentor reached out to a program and you received an interview? It's not a technical courtesy invite, but you don't know if you would have gotten it otherwise

Mar 23
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how the heck would someone even know if they were a courtesy invite?

Mar 23
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OP poster here about courtesy interviews. I guess I was using that term loosely to include away rotators since some aways interview all candidates...but can't answer that question << there's almost no way to know if you're a courtesy interview unless you know you didn't perform well on the away rotation. its exactly what you said, most likely behind-the-scenes you'll be taken off the list but they can say they interview all away rotators. the moral of the story, as in every interview, is everyone lies all the time. Agree with what wa ssaid above that unfortunately you'll never know if you were a courtesy interview or not, so not matter what don't sweat it.

Mar 23
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<- good example is UTH. They interview all rotators in the rotation, but in their current class only 1 of the residents was a rotator (the rest were external). They sometimes have up to 10 rotators in a month, so if you do the math, they should have > half of their residents from rotators, but this is not the case << im going to play a lot of devils advocate here. it is possible - NOT PROBABLE, but POSSIBLE - that the away rotators ranked them a bit lower on their own list and matched higher, so the rotators list and UTH list did not match up, and the effect is what you're seeing. but yes i agree it was most likely courtesy interviews so UTH could say that they interview all rotators, and appear attractive to new applicants selecting away rotations. for every story about a program burning an applicant, there is a story about an applicant burning a program. i think it's the derm law of ranking or whatever other clever name it should be called. --> True!

Mar 23
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->does UTH stand for Utah? -> hoping it stands for UT Houston, but not sure > yes UT Houston is UTH. abbreviating Utah by one letter would be not kewl

Mar 23
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Hold up did BCM invites go out???

#18112019-2020 DermMar 23

must be internals! no need to worry

Mar 23
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apparently n=1

Mar 23
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Could either of the now n=2 please clarify details

Mar 23
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Yes, BCM did send out invitations today. I think it may have been for internal applicants only. // Thank you! // Word on the street is you have double digit internals?? Only 12 not too bad

Mar 23
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12 is a ton LOLx2

Mar 23
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i have pressed F in the chat for double digit internal applicants

Mar 23
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what?

Mar 23
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https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/press-f-to-pay-respects <lol thanks for the education!

Mar 23
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