which is better cornell or columbia <-- does it matter lol? nope
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY
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2025–2026 Derm
5 entries✅1. The didactics and the faculty were top tier. Location is hard to beat and so is the salary and housing. Residents seemed happier here than any other program I rotated at. They don't pay much attention to medical students compared to other schools, but were very kind when I made conversation. Seemed that they just wanted to focus on their work. Ranking highly.
✅2. I feel like I had a totally different experience than the shame commenter in terms of training. The residents I was with did essentially all procedures in clinic and let me help with some. The faculty rarely if ever stepped in, and when they did I thought they offered helpful clinical pearls. I wonder if this is attending dependent. I also felt that the consult service is very reasonable for their volume (2-3 months/year with the other 10ish months spent on clinic) and is a significant pro of the program because of the variety of cases you will see
❌1. One of the most overrated programs out there where it's only saving grace is the name and location. One of the allergy attendings is incredibly rude (ifykyk) and it's clear he does not give a damn about medical students or even residents for that matter. He should not be working with rotators if he hates them that much. Despite being in the city, vibes are very weird if you're a POC. Training is abysmal, residents are micromanaged for simple procedures like biopsies and rarely get the autonomy to do any themselves. A ridiculous proportion of your training is spent doing consult medicine which 99% of applicants are not even interested in. I ended up ranking very low due to my eye-opening horrible experience there.
❌2. Residents are be a bit standoff-ish and seem stressed overall. They like each other but not the med students. For example, a resident said they left a room bc they didnt want to be in there with the med student. If you do the 2 week IM rotation, it'll be hard to get an II bc you see less faculty. The 4 week is better bc you rotate with different faculty & they send the II once you finish the away. Residents are not part of the interview process but they will report back to faculty if there's concerns. The allergy guy in the previous comment is likely Dr. Z. He's def just blunt at first but then on a good day, hes actually pretty nice and make jokes. Its very 50/50. Either way he doesnt contrib to the interview process. Its a huge faculty, but half of them dont even interview you so its very interesting. you dont rotate at lincoln memorial
💬1. Residents dont seem to like eachother. competitive vibes even among eachotehr > only did a 2 week away here so maybe i didnt get the full vibe as a 4 week away student, but the residents seemed to be good friends with each other. idk what theyd be competing for lol theyre already in residency
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Any rotators get invite from cornell? Yes x2
Any cornell rotators not get interviews?
Is there a different email address for the Cornell PC than the one online? I keep getting bounced back.
Cornell switch needed if you can please need Jan 24 instead of 25
did cornell send out RTM emails? x4
can anyone confirm that cornell RTM's were a real thing and went out?
Can anyone with experience at both comment on NYU vs Cornell? I know NYU is more "prestigious," but the schedule there seems relatively oppressive, and I got a friendlier/happier vibe at Cornell.
does anyone know of schools that have 2 week away rotations? I see UCSF and Cornell so far, any others?
Hey fam--so what would you chose: Cornell vs UCLA?
Cornell vs UCSD! Thanks
UCSF vs Cornell?
thoughts on the chicago programs? other than NW obv
NYC has a lot of great programs (NYU, Columbia, Cornell, Sinai), but Chicago really only has NW. There are much better programs in the Midwest compared to the other Chicago programs
Yeah, there are so much better Derm programs in the Midwest than in Chicago, i.e. Wash U, Indiana, etc.
and Minnesota, Mayo
But Chicago programs have Chicago itself going for them; rest of the midwest is meh
Is Chicago that great of a city (I've never been)?
I have lived in both, and personally would take Minneapolis/St. Paul over Chicago any day. what does Chicago have that MSP doesn't, besides a giant metal bean?
lake michicagn, amazing restaurants, mediocore chicks, shootings
MN lakes > lake michigan, the food is slightly better in Chicago (I'll give you that) but MN still has great restaurants. plus it is so much cleaner, less corrupt, has less traffic/crime, and better outdoor activities and bike trails
I'll echo that besides Chicago, Minneapolis/St Paul is great, but so too is Madison. For university towns, Ann Arbor and Iowa City are nice (at least for three years). Not going to lie, Celeveland and St Louis are terrible
Agreed. Case and Cleveland Clinic were both excellent programs. Completely shitty as cities and terrible weather.
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not great