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what are peoples thoughts on penn vs harvard?
Hosp of the Univ of PA (Dermatology/3 yr)
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Anonymous posters frequently grouped this program among a small set of highly regarded dermatology programs, citing strong research output and academic focus. Several commenters described procedural/reconstructive training positively and characterized the culture as supportive with happy residents, while some posts suggested connections or away rotations may help with interview chances.
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Does anyone know if Penn splits group into AM and PM interviews?
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Does anyone have friends in the Harvard residency program? Someone on the WWYD thread posted the following comment and I was hoping to get more insight on whether residents are happy there: "Harvard puts on a great show on interview day from what I've heard, but the reality of the program isn't what is portrayed. There are some very strong personalities in both the residents and faculty. From a friend in the program, they haven't been enjoying their time there as much as they'd hoped. I think Penn residents seem to be much happier (also have a friend there) and the faculty are much nicer, more supportive, and very involved with residents from what I hear. I'm interviewing at both, so we'll see! "
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Did anyone else get an email from Penn besides the OP above?
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For what’s its worth, I don’t think UCSF or penn have done any RTM calls or emails. This is trolling my friends
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R2M from UPenn ... wtf just happened
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Can anyone confirm R2M from Penn?
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Has anyone who received RTM from penn been external (not a Penn student)?
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What makes Penn the best program? What is it doing right that other programs must still look to improve?
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Did any externals get RTM from Penn?
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Now that all is said and done: did any external non 2s get RTM from Penn and did anyone other than the original poster get emailed by Hopkins?
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Looks like the hard hitters are HMS, Penn, Stanford, UCSD, they have so many people ranking them first
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Penn's def got the most #1 overall though
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Did anyone rank NYU over UCSF, HMS, Penn or stanford??
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^ over stanford maybe, but why would anyone rank it over UCSF...and certainl not over Penn unless your family is in NYC and you can't be 90 minutes away and therefore want a program that is, no question, less clinically/academically strong
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