New York, NY
Applicant sentiment — from 150 anonymous posts, 2016–2027
4.2 / 10
What anonymous posters said
Anonymous posters frequently described the program as favoring its own research fellows and internal candidates in the match, with several questioning how many spots go to outside applicants. Posts also debated its reputation, with some ranking it highly and others disputing that, and several noted interview invitations tend to arrive later than usual.
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❌1. almost pointless to apply here if you aren't a research fellow or have a strong connection. nepotism is worth more than anything else here
❌2. I was offered an away in June and had to decline it because in their offer email they stated that because of the "number of attendings we would be rotating with" we should not expect letters of recommendation nor ask for them.
💬1. seriously, why would ANYONE waste a signal here if you didnt do a RY with the department? 90-100% of their spots go to their own fellows.
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Is the sinai post MD fellowship really virtually guaranteed?
Thoughts on places like Sinai in general where a RY there gives you a huge leg up, should all RYs be like that >> Its high risk high reward; virtually all seats are internal pending you impress Guttman / don't step on any shoes
Thoughts on UCSD? Really thinking about an away there, would love to do residency there as well.
would love to know if UCSD is one of those programs where if you get an away it truly means they are considering you - I know other programs (wake forest, northwestern, penn) are rotation mills
UCSD would be so cool to rotate at but ik it's an investment so also wondering if it's worth rotating there>>> only do an away if you are from a prestigous school for them to consider you
Look at who they matched/prior matches, that should tell you everything (they love prestige)
the prestige thing is super true for UCSD. I II'd there from a mid-tier school and I was the only one not from like a top 20 lol
groosssssss
would you consider coming from Sinai to be prestigious or nah
they matched someone from Einstein this year and that was the "lowest" rank school they matched
seemed like they did an away there so maybe an away is worth doing if you aren't from a "top" school?
the prestige thing is super true for UCSD. I II'd there from a mid-tier school and I was the only one not from like a top 20 lol
groosssssss
they matched someone from Einstein this year and that was the "lowest" rank school they matched
seemed like they did an away there so maybe an away is worth doing if you aren't from a "top" school?
best derm research fellowships with guaranteed match?
Tulane
> Tulane is only for those who interviewed there
duke, UAB, SLU, sinai, Emory, melanoma fellowship, penn
i don't agree Emory
also i wouldn't say any of these are guaranteed. it should be *highly increases* your chances of matching
also i would directly talk to the research fellows that are coming from these RYs. If the mentors are saying one thing, and RY fellows that matched are saying another about their experiences, I'd be wary. Don't forget that many applicants have home programs and other sources of networking/support that could have contributed in very meaningful positive ways.
also if mentors don't offer to connect you with past research fellows who have matched i'd take that as a red flag
Looked up the cook county PGY3 that got dismissed. Very sad that this can happen. How are people getting dismissed from derm programs? Have heard of many residents now getting dismissed, for example at Mount Sinai recently too
How do you find this information?
word of mouth. although not sure about each person's specific circumstances.
this post needs to be pinned. there are residents getting fired from programs and its too risky to be around unstable faculty who can ruin your career
just wait til you discover the cook county lawsuit and find out why he was allegedly dismissed. this programs history is so suspect you better have quite the conviction to rank highly
why was he allegedly dismissed?
wow what do you have to do to get dismissed?
Rant: some programs just match research fellows exclusively year after year. What's the point of even applying to them? why do they interview anyone else? Looking at Mayo AZ as an example. Waste of time that the same PI with the same 2 fellows somehow has this amount of influence.
former student there - do not bother applying here if you are not Mangold's fellow
Rant: some programs just match research fellows exclusively year after year. What's the point of even applying to them? why do they interview anyone else? Looking at Mayo AZ or Sinai year after year as an example. Waste of time that the same PI with the same 2 fellows somehow has this amount of influence. No
former student there - do not bother applying here if you are not Mangold's fellow
11 people are ranking mount sinai #1? is that a typo
they have a lot of RY fellows and home students + NYC draws in non-internals too
RIP cornell damn
least popular NYC schools are Columbia and NYU
why is columbia less populat? location?
why is it better to do a prelim over a TY if you don't match?
Looked up the cook county PGY3 that got dismissed. Very sad that this can happen. How are people getting dismissed from derm programs? Have heard of many residents now getting dismissed, for example at Mount Sinai recently too
>UH, Stanford too
How do you find this information?
word of mouth. although not sure about each person's specific circumstances.
this post needs to be pinned. there are residents getting fired from programs and its too risky to be around unstable faculty who can ruin your career
Is the sinai post MD fellowship really virtually guaranteed?
i would do it over any others for sure
did you get an offer?
Thoughts on places like Sinai in general where a RY there gives you a huge leg up, should all RYs be like that
yes otherwise a ry is just free labor for hand waving promises of ur pi's influence
plz do ry under me i am derm pi obvi i can't get u into my great program b/c i don't have that level of pull but man i can def get u into other places i don't work every single day at. I publish in jaad regularly and only take 5 other research fellows who i dont pay but it's worth it
lmao that sounds like one very specific PI I know
lol this sounds like a lot of RY PIs at a lot of places
Surprised by NYU not being ranked as highly (seemingly) as some of the other NYC programs>> No one is suprised why rank them higher when sinai starts clinic at 9 am and has subsidized housing. < nyu clinic also starts at 9am but yeah the salary is bad
does sinai actually have two more seats this yr?
Yall did ALL THAT TALKING about Sinai yet look at how many ranked 1 lmaooo>are you surprised?how do you think we get all the liars and shady practices in academic derm? this starts early
Does sinai really have 11 spots ?
For Sinai did they tell us if we interviewed for derm+research or just derm? Should you rank both if you applied to both and interviewed? < there were separate interviews for research track < tyty
Thoughts on Sinai II?
does mount sinai derm have a virtual resident social? if so when
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Thoughts on places like Sinai in general where a RY there gives you a huge leg up, should all RYs be like that >> Its high risk high reward; virtually all seats are internal pending you impress Guttman / don't step on any shoes