U Texas Southwestern Med Sch-Dallas

any calls from Penn? < co-ask, from harvard, ucsf, stanford, nyu, nw, emory,utsw etc ? lolll < yes for two of those but they contacted my mentor not me lol<also got 1 of these but contacted mentor not me < Harvard literally sent out an email last week saying they aren't doing RTM calls. < i mean, not doing rtm is means not contacting you as a student. they (programs) who say not rtm may still contact your mentors to vet you as someone else whose mentor was contacted from a no rtm program < that's not what OP was asking about

https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/ut-houston.699063/ < i find it strange that there is no info about the residents besides their name < agree, every other program has pics or some background...from my interview doesnt seen updated < ya, like their med school name at least, gives me sinai secretive vibes < Goes along with the workhorse vibe, seems residents are not prioritized < y'alls think there's something in the texas water? utsw also scares me < have resident friends in both, said do not rank < any other insights besides workhorse culture on utsw, currently ranked 3rd for me but happy to have reason to move down < favoritism amongst faculty for residents, big on weekly quizzes on random factoids < knew about quizzes, didn't know about favoritism. do you know to what extent? < thats at any program < zamn, thought they'd treat us all the same. y'all think it's based on mentors/med school < i guess they're going to have fav's when there's like 30 residents total < weekly quizzes definitely NOT at every program lol < utsw the only one i know of lol < It is not graded and low stress

does utsw still charge their residents $$ for botox/cosmetics <?? < yes would you mind elaborating on what this means? < What is unclear to you? Residents pay for botox at UTSW< I doubt people will rank it lower just because of charge for botox lolll < No, I don't think so either, I'm just curious if it's still the case!

Can any home students comment on umich and northwestern? Are they as malignant as ppl have been suggesting < wondering about miami too< I would rather call miami hardworking. < how about utsw? only thing preventing me from ranking it highly rn is the culture stereotype..if home students can chime in

List of programs where residents are overworked? < NYU < Miami <UChicago < Northwestern U < UTSW < Harvard << is utsw still that bad? <UT Houston < is UChicago still bad? Heard it changed after most of the faculty changed < is miami as bad as people say < Residency explorer from 2020 said 60 hr/ week for UChicago

Can residents moonlight at UTSW? < you probably have to confirm with their residents. < Moonlight as a Dermie or as inpatient IM?

Does UTSW send rtm communication?

"what do people think of the doximity rankings? are they useful at all? << Depends what your criteria are for filtering through programs. < at one point I thought they had actual criteria for the rankings, but apparently it's just alumni opinion? Or am I reading that wrong? Seems like a less than objective way to rank < It's all based on opinion. In the past, there have been a few publications that have attempted to rank programs based on NIH funding, faculty, residents, research output, etc (https://cdn.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/Document/September-2017/CT094100189_REV.pdf) but this is outdated now. From what I've been told, you've got the big powerhouses (NYU, Penn, UCSF, Harvard, Yale, Stanford), the great but not quite top programs (Emory, Northwestern, Sinai, Wake Forest, Johns Hopkins, Miami, UTSW), a bunch of solid programs that aren't particularly famous for research or anything but will still train you well and prepare you for a career, and then a few bottom tier programs that have been known to have issues (ie flagged by ACGME, residents don't match to fellowships, program closes midway through a year, etc) < is there anything more recent?"

lol this sheet wont let utsw be great hahaha < if you feel the need to correct some misinformation, please welcome to do so. We need constructive feedback < that's the thing, i don't think there is anything to be corrected. many of the posts have been hyperbolic but have some truth to them. the program has a type, you just know if you're that type or not but i wont dismiss a lot of the concerns that have come up here < fair. I agree every program attracts specific type of candidates < I mean they're probably interviewing a very specific type, considering most people apply everywhere < Their goal is be at the top of the academics game and that's all they're focused on

I'm having trouble ranking UTSW.. is the culture still malignant; are residents overworked? I'm a sensitive soul and just want to go somewhere nice but utsw seems to have great training :( < there are a few schools like that (excellent training, shitty culture). university of washington apparently creates well-regarded derms but their culture is weird af. sounds similar to utsw < UTSW is just hardcore in academics and research. Residents are friendly but work hard to pursue excellence (in clinic and didactic as well). < you got to build up a tough soul loll < UTSW I agree is bent on creating hardcore academic powerhouses rather than cushing your 3 year experience.. would not rank high if you're trying to cruise < Im not looking for cush; just kind people because im soft lol.. < They're still posting resident core exam percentiles...so yeah still malignant < wait is this real!!! ?

UTSW is seeing the crisis over the spreadsheet now (kidding) sending DEI URM 2nd look invitation lolll

just saw a conversation on the x vs y sheet I actually want to continue here because i want to hear more about how other urm students see it. I am black and I personally will not train in a program with zero to one black resident no matter how many black faculty they have; in fact if you have super star derm faculty like Penn/Harvard does or a lot of black/urm faculty like UTSW and no black resident or one black resident is is more of a red flag to me than if you had none because either the program is so toxic they gatekeep black students, or the black faculty are enjoying being the only ones that they are not helping recruit more or they are just waiting to someone else trains us and then you hire us because so few people want to do academia. Yes I know diversity is not only in the number of black residents but that is what this post is about and i was wondering how other urm students see/analyze this.

how many ppl utsw interview?< 60+ < damn... so many. how many spots they got this yr?< 8 (1-2 for 2) < UTSW is probably one of the much larger derm residency programs in the country

Is UTSW still as malignant as the stereotype? How do you all feel about the weekly quizzes? It was hard to gage how the residents felt during the interview. Wish we had a social with residents to get their true feelings... I wonder if they don't do a social on purpose lol? < was told that the rigor of the program is primarily due to PD, said it's not necessarily bad and has improved over the years, but ultimately this is the PDs last year and that things will likely become less demanding after

Anyone who knows the last date of UTSW interview? < Jan 8th< Thank you !