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Anyone heard from UCSD??? < or BU? < looks like BU released < UCSD hasn't released yet (my home program)
UC San Diego Med Ctr-CA
UCSDSan Diego, CA
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Several posts describe UCSD as strongly research-focused, with some commenters saying clinical training and faculty warmth take a back seat to research output. A number of posts mention a perceived preference for applicants from highly ranked or Ivy League institutions. Multiple posts highlight San Diego's location as a major draw, while some note the program is highly competitive to get an interview and question its diversity of clinical offerings.
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Can we put together a list of derm conferences? I've got: AAD, SID, EADV, BWH Derm Med Student Symposium, SISD >> skin of color society meeting, san diego meeting, ISAD, PeDRA, SPD
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thoughts on ucsd academic quality of program?
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san diego, anyone know much about the academic quality? < in terms of didactics? < didactics, also clinical research mentorship opportunties?
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Why are so many people sleeping on the UC SoCal beach programs (UCLA, UCI, UCSD)? Great training + QoL (perfect weather, 5 - 15 mins from the beach) + you can tap into the alumni network for PP right after.
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how long was the ucsd interview day?
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Having to sit through a 2+ hour presentation from UCSD this morning about their program and how its literally identical to every other derm program is...>ah word, def was long,but i kinda appreciated that they went through the nuts and bolts; also they have way more surgical/laser stuff then other programs ive seen
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UCSD vs Hopkins? Location is not the factor here (hence the difficult decision), more about the program, faculty and culture < use the X vs Y tab < this person did, but no one is answering it on that tab (not OP, but I noticed it earlier and couldn't answer) <OP: thank you for having my back lol
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The way UCSD has told us nothing about its program before interviewing us :( < heard they're overworked < i think it's an institution thing, many departments at ucsd are known to be overworked
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on the topic of salaries, ucsd salary just went up lol
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UCSD OPEN < damn that filled up FAST
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Anyone able to schedule UCSD? Says it started with 0 interviews available even before they unlocked it and its still at 0...
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UCSD!!
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Good to know about UCLA doing 11/29 but anyone heard from PCs/people at UCSD, Sinai, or BU about release date? Just curious thanks! x3
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Do we know anything about release dates for UCLA or UCSD (or BU)?
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