What applicants said about ISMMS Mount Sinai Hospital-NY in the 2020 cycle

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<< why is there even a spot reserved for Saudi Arabia... We have so many american medical students whos parents paid american taxes that goes into Medicare-funded residency spots. It doesn't seem right to reserve a spot to someone from Saudi Arabia. Where does this funding come from? Does their government pay Tufts for this? -- Not sure the details, but supposedly along those lines <-- they are not the only program that does this, there is at least one other program that does this and everyone at the institution knows about it << If it's funded by SA, then does it matter about CMS funding? << its still a position that could go to an American, who would likely stay in the US and practice. Derm's experiencing a huge shortage and not enough residency spots for US grads. I'm sure they could get CMS funding for that spot instead of Saudi funding.

CMS funding is not easy to get! many institutions self-fund spots once they get approved to have more residents bc CMS funding is very behind

its obvious either they skrewed up their match list, or some saudi dad paid the PD/Chair $1m to hold the spot for their kid because they have oil coming out of their shower heads

If true, fuck Tufts

Yeah I think Mt. Sinai has a couple of these spots? As a rotator, I found our that they only had funding for a certain number of spots and considered taking an extra resident in the past through these sponsored spots. They didn't end up taking one last year or this year now based on the results so maybe they are moving away from it? Not sure on that part though... <-- I believe that spot has always historically been taken by an SA applicant

fuck tufts and mt sinai. two terrible programs. Hope everyone gets coronavirus in that program

extreme and slightly terrifying

It depends

You have a high chance the rotators know the program well the good bad and the ugly. Just because someone rotated there doesn't mean it's their first choice.

x4 -- Good riddance. That tab was so toxic

did not delete it myself, but wanted to. There's a reason there's burnout in medicine, and it's because none of us are ever satisfied with or grateful for what we have. Rank based on fit and where you think you will be happy/fulfilled, not based on "reputation". If you are nervous about telling family or friends you matched at XYZ program, because that's "not good enough," try to remember that you are super duper awesome (and lucky) just to even get to this point in life

I do not give a shit about tiers. I just want to match. X4

yeah that's dandy and all but pretty non-sequitur; also people who say "I don't care about tiers" can't really say "we should delete it" since by wanting it gone you clearly care << OP of this cell and I did not say anything about deleting anything and whatever you're referencing seems to be gone now so I have no clue what you're talking about.

Whoever put Mt. Sinai as tip top tier probably deleted it. I am not at all sad it was deleted though--it was stupid and a cluster

<agreed

wow congrats! --- jealous <congrats, suprised anyone dropped Sinai given no other top program conflicts<---no other "top program" lol mt sinai is over blown folks <each entitled to our own opinions on here

wow!! happy trickles are still going out!

I think trickles have just started and will continue through January!!

can anyone comment on Sinai program? have heard they take a lot of foreign graduates and research fellows but don't know anything else about program?

people say residents arent friends with each other?

>30 min commute to most sites. Residents barely know one another. Attendings are famous (which makes the program strong) but they barely play a role in resident learning. Very little autonomy as a resident. Still worth an interview and if you enjoy NY and the program go for it!

Lots of resources ability to be as engaged as you want. Residents are collegial they’re not babysitting each other’s puppies but they hangout, exercise together, and are overall friendly. They got a bad rep back in the day when their program combined with st Luke’s and there were mismanaged expectations ie Residents who wanted a sal program like st Luke’s were now in a huge hospital system - but they are not malignant.

Assigned date Jan 30

is this the only date? <only date available in my email

I got 1/31

so how many spots are available for externals/ non Sinai research fellows

I mean for the actual match in the end

great question

why do you guys ask? Is Sinai usually known for just taking internals? <Yes

based on what? <it's not just internals, but they usually do show preference to their research fellows for a portion of positions (which is not really unique to just Sinai)

<< Congrats!!!

anyone else rotate and not get an invite? <sorry no

UCLA sent externals very late in the past. A few of the others wait until this week...and a few are very very late compared to the past haha

< when is sinai's interview dates?

skin of color as in red man syndrome?

oh good question! I would like to know too

My guess: Mt. Sinai, Wake, Howard, UCSF, Harvard, U penn, NYU

< you forgot UTAH

NYU??? x2

absolutely NYU << dang one would think that best skin of color training would occur in places with high % skin of color pop (Detroit, Birmingham, Baltimore, etc)

really UTAH?

I think sarcasm

What about Henry Ford, Emory, UNC, NW? Henry Ford PD actually felt the need to reassure us during the interview presentation that they get to see skin cancer at community clinics because the main hospital is so heavily just skin of color

<I rotated at UNC and felt it was very diverse - agreed, very pleasantly surprised

Another vote for Wake Forest! Amy McMichael is an amazing doctor and person!

<- WF faculty seems diverse, but their patient population is still pretty rural and not as diverse

yes, but Dr. McMichael has an interest in SOC so tailors her teaching/clinic to that. She gave a talk to our program a few years ago, hence the fangirling.

Also, Hopkins has a specific initiative to support underrepresented minority faculty and residents.

And temple?

<< Not sure how true it is, but I have heard from multiple attendings (not at Sinai) that this is the case

x2 yes it's true

They certainly preference their research fellows/internals but they have historically taken a few outside candidates each year from what i understand

also have heard from people in the know that spots are pretty much all promised

did cornell externals go out? <just internals it seems

<unclear

Top tier: UPenn Harvard UCSF NYU Mayo Michigan, Emory, Henry Ford?) and Michigan and Mayo are not top tier. Would add Stanford, Hopkins, and UCLA instead)

would also add UTSW https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/157864/practice-management/us-dermatology-residency-program-rankings-based/page/0/1 <<what is the difference between this article and the doximity rankings? Is there more validity to one vs the other? << lol, someone put UCLA in top tier (UCLA isn't even a Department, it's a Division) >> lol UCLA low tier for sure << realistically, probably middle to low, great overall health system but will always have hands tied and no real ability to grow

UCLA is a solid program, strong surgical training, lacks the super complex patients of some more intense programs but it depends on what you are looking for in your training << I don't think anyone's saying it's a bad program, just not a top tier, that's kind of silly

UCLA is the perfect example of a low-to-mid tier program that is nonetheless quite competitive given it's in California. Again, there's often a disconnect between prestige/quality of training and competitiveness. Location, location, location.

No way that Hopkins and UCLA would be top tier over Michigan and Mayo

Mid-tier: OHSU, Iowa, Minnesota, UPMC >> Would probably put MN as low tier? >> Thoughts? Why? >> Minnesota would probably be in same tier as OHSU, Iowa, UPMC. Iowa has great faculty, but I think it does suffer from being in a relatively non-diverse, predominately white, smallish-city in Iowa. Minnesota, OHSU, and UPMC are in more urban environments with at least UPMC and Minnesota having more ethnic / racial diversity, (Portland is super white as well). Also, no one should trust that MDedge nonsense x5

To be fair they tried to make an objective measure. Many of the opinions here leave out some good programs and add in top medical schools that are not top derm programs

MN, Iowa as med-high tier? Would drop UPMC to low tier (just feel like no residents really enjoy it there but maybe that's just me lol)? And Iowa usually as a top 20 program on almost all ranking systems (though you cant always trust these things so who knows). I think its one of those places that suffers in many peoples minds because they have a not-so great med school and its in the mid west, but the derm program is actually extremely well-respected independednt of those facts

1. Penn 2. UCSF 3. NYU 4. Harvard 5. Stanford 6. Northwestern 7. Emory 8. UTSW 9. Hopkins 10. Wash U 11. Mayo 12. Michigan 13. Iowa 14. HF 15. OHSU 16. Colorado 17. Minnesota 18. Utah 19. Cornell 20. Vanderbilt

<-What is this list based on? Its totally inaccurate. Hopkins and Vanderbilt are mid tier programs at best. No Yale? No UW? No Wisconsin? No Miami? No Sinai? Cornell over Columbia? UPMC is definitely mid to top tier. Also, tiers maybe, but I dont understand how you can possibly rank 1 vs. 3 vs. 8 off the cuff << yeah, 1-3 is pretty standard, gets messy with next 5 I was about to post how accurate this list is. Some of the programs listed above are no way in the conversation. You can maybe disagree with Wash U/Cornell to the left tho. I'd agree Vanderbilt too high too

<Yale for sure. x4 . Think that list is pretty accurate for top 20 minus Wash U, Cornell, and Vanderbilt. Would replace with Yale and Columbia. And Cleveland Clinic maybe. <<I question the order of some of these too. Hopkins is not a top 10 (but it is a top 20 probably). I agree that Sinai, miami, Columbia would also be top 20. Vandy should not be on that list and neither should a few others.

<How good are the following programs: UPMC, Hopkins, UCSD, Miami.

I think those are all decent programs (mid-top tier?). I would say that I typically view Hopkins as a mid-tier program (they don't have a lot of diversity in terms of training sites, though Hopkins itself is a great hospital). Miami is typically considered a Top 10 program - but they also are quite disorganized, old facilities, longer hours (Saturday clinics). UPMC takes a lot of MD/PhDs and has great Mohs training, though I never found their program actually attracts people who want to be there. UCSD is solid, somewhat basic-science focused. It's outshined by other programs in California (e.g. Stanford, UCSF, USC) and San Diego has great weather / beaches, though admittedly isn't the most exciting place to live / lacks a lot of arts / culture compared to most bigger cities in the United States.

name me a state with better Mexican food tho

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<< that should be it, i found it by searching http - meme --> Thank you so much!!

The derm gods have responded above!

Ugh, that moment when you see "AAMC email" and it's just confirmation for an upcoming prelim interview. << lol, so true