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anyone else feel like BU interview was just rapid fire questions?? was thrown off
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Applicant sentiment — from 108 anonymous posts, 2016–2027
3.6 / 10
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Several posts focus on a post-residency multi-year faculty commitment, with posters offering conflicting accounts of whether it is binding, optional, or enforceable. Many commenters described the supplemental application as unusually long or burdensome. Opinions on the program overall were notably polarized, with some posts praising training, leadership, and benefits while others expressed strong reservations or discouraged ranking it highly.
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2026-2027 Derm
2 entries✅1. I rotated here and honestly this was my favorite away – great culture, very nice PD/APD and faculty, and great vibes with the residents who were inviting and very happy overall. Well-rounded training with good mix of subspecialty clinics (rheum derm, cutaneous onc, peds, etc.), and this was echoed by the residents. They do very well in the fellowship match with the last 3 Mohs matches being at Harvard, UCSD, and UCLA. Dermpath was a weakness but I heard they were revamping and just got a heavy hitting new dermpath faculty there + other new faculty. Amazing location being in Boston, and also you get close interaction with the other Boston programs which is nice. I was initially concerned about the accreditation warning people were talking about, but it looks like in the newest ACGME data from 2026 they're fully accredited.
✅2. Echoing what was said above ^ Such a kind place and was my favorite away. I would be so happy to train here. Such a good group of people. Very well rounded program
2025–2026 Derm
2 entries✅1. I rotated here and honestly this was my favorite away – great culture, very nice PD/APD and faculty, and great vibes with the residents who were inviting and very happy overall. Well-rounded training with good mix of subspecialty clinics (rheum derm, cutaneous onc, peds, etc.), and this was echoed by the residents. They do very well in the fellowship match with the last 3 Mohs matches being at Harvard, UCSD, and UCLA. Dermpath was a weakness but I heard they were revamping and just got a heavy hitting new dermpath faculty there + other new faculty. Amazing location being in Boston, and also you get close interaction with the other Boston programs which is nice. I was initially concerned about the accreditation warning people were talking about, but it looks like in the newest ACGME data from 2026 they're fully accredited.
✅2. Echoing what was said above ^ Such a kind place and was my favorite away. I would be so happy to train here. Such a good group of people. Very well rounded program
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any tea on BU interview vibes/question styles
i found them very standard plus some chill more conversational rooms!
Feb 21
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0 chill rooms for me HAHAHA
Feb 21
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Can someone take one for the team and ask at their BU interview why BU has an accreditation warning
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Did BU have a social because I did not see an invitation for one at all?
they emailed couple times> Who was the email from? also was it a thalamus event
Feb 21
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not thalamus event, just from dermtrng@bu.edu or something> dang, bummer. I didnt recieve those emails :(
Feb 21
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weird
Feb 21
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not thalamus event, just from dermtrng@bu.edu or something> dang, bummer. I didnt recieve those emails :(
Mar 7
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can someone interviewing at BU take one for the team and ask about the accreditation warning lol have been wondering for years on this spreadsheet
PLS
Feb 21
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I heard that there was an issue with faculty retention and something about asking interviewees to sign a contract that they would stay on as an attending but then residents turning back on the contract. I'm sure its a great program and I don't mean to stir anything, but I think it is worth considering.
Feb 21
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what the heck.. they did this at interviews????
Feb 21
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I interviewed last cycle and never heard of this
Feb 21
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I interviewed last cycle and never heard of this
Mar 7
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do accreditation warnings even mean anything? how does that impact the residents?
WHY DOES BU HAVE A WARNING
Feb 21
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Did BU offer any PM interviews on Jan 28th? doesn't show up on thalamaus but just wanted to double check
no they didn't
Feb 21
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Someone keeps deleting this, but does any BU home student/resident know why they have a new accreditation warning?
I also want to know this.
Feb 21
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which program also cheated on their ABD boards earlier this year?
Feb 21
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How many interviews did Boston university send?
multiple
Feb 21
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big if true>75
Feb 21
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Residency explorer says around 50
Feb 21
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iirc it was somewhere between 40-50 when i was signing up on thalamus
Feb 21
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someone reported 37 on the II tab
Feb 21
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37 II for 5 seats is pretty good odds
Feb 21
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I think it was closer to 50 when I signed up the second it opened
Feb 21
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BU says to send silver signal for away rotators, so why are people sending golds on the away and no II tab
where did they say that
Feb 21
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BU is not the same as BUMC
Feb 21
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POOP
Feb 21
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Anyone know of any programs that are notorious for not taking their internals?
I mean that HMS guy with 0 II's and always sounds like he wants to kill himself is showing Harvard to be a butcher mill
Feb 21
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lmao this made me laugh
Feb 21
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LMAOOO maybe cooper? but they also have 1 spot so
Feb 21
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Jersey is v competetive :(
Feb 21
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dirty jersey
Feb 21
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cooper is just 1 spot this year!
Feb 21
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wow omg
Feb 21
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anyone know anything about rutgers rwjms?
Feb 21
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wait they are notorious for not taking their internals? I thought they would just take their research fellow for this year
Feb 21
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rutgers appears to ONLY take internals (from both Rutgers medical schools)
Feb 21
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i just checked the spreadsheet and it looks like they actually took external applicants from 2022-2024, then 2 internals last year 2025.
Feb 21
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BU
Feb 21
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If the HMS person is real, I hope they’re ok
Feb 21
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same I see them post on here often
Feb 21
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POOP
Feb 21
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same I see them post on here often
Mar 7
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BUMC released!!!!
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Did the BU jan 28th date have a PM too? no
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can ppl comment if you got UCI, BU, or Michigan
I got BU on thalamus
Feb 21
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same
Feb 21
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same
Mar 7
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SMH did an away at BU and no II
is BU Baylor University?
Feb 21
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Boston!
Feb 21
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oh, thanks team
Feb 21
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