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Zucker SOM-Northwell NS/LIJ-NY

Northwell

Lake Success, NY

NRMP
1700080A0
ACGME
0803500126

Sentiment score: 5.2 / 10

Applicants are primarily focused on logistical interview details (confirmation emails, scheduling, presentation requirements) and express frustration with the mandatory 7-minute presentation component. While some applicants appreciate the program's culture, elective flexibility, and competitive standing in NYC, there is a significant concern raised about a racial slur incident that went unaddressed through official reporting channels, and the program is generally viewed as less prestigious than top-tier NYC programs like NYU and Columbia.

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Fame & Shame

2025–2026 Derm

3 entries

1. Been waiting to drop this about Northwell (tried to post about this before rank lists were due but was accused of trying to manipulate others' rankings): during my rotation, I walked in on a faculty member/resident using a racial slur while referring to my co-rotator. the convo immediately stopped when I entered the room. I later reported the incident through Hofstra's official reporting channels, but nothing came of it. neither my co-rotator nor I ended up receiving interviews from the program (which is whatever). despite the program appearing to have a diverse group of residents, I would strongly caution against rotating at Northwell if you're a POC

2. Vibes were so odd on interview day, idk how to describe it but at best people just don't seem to actually be friends with each other, at worst actively dislike each other. Program itself seems fine but I wasn't comfortable ranking it highly based on the culture I experienced that day

3. Toxic culture where there are weird vibes between residents and attendings. Residents are treated more like cheap mid-level labor. Teaching faculty are very junior and did not appear committed to resident education, with mostly self-led resident lectures. Clinic volumes are high and seemed more like a private practice than an academic teaching environment. As a rotating student, I did not feel comfortable asking questions because of this environment. My perception was that I would be more of a burden to the resident and faculty for asking questions. I ignored the comments about Northwell in Name and Shame threads from years ago but I wish I had taken them to heart and rotated elsewhere.

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Now that rank lists are in, let the true fame & shame begin

#32072025–2026 DermMar 5

shoutout to whoever built the new secured fame and shame- u are so smart and u deserve amazing match karma

Mar 7
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🥹💕 tysm

Mar 7
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YESSSS LET THE BLOOD SPILL

Mar 7
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where

Mar 7
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MAKE A NEW AND EDITABLE FAME AND SHAME TAB

Mar 7
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to edit you submit thru the google form linked at the top left of the page !!

Mar 7
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I'm not able to edit the new fame & shame sheet but been waiting to drop this about Northwell (tried to post about this before rank lists were due but was accused of trying to manipulate others' rankings): during my rotation, I walked in on a faculty member/resident using a racial slur while referring to my co-rotator. the convo immediately stopped when I entered the room. I later reported the incident through Hofstra’s official reporting channels, but nothing came of it. neither my co-rotator nor I ended up receiving interviews from the program (which is whatever). despite the program appearing to have a diverse group of residents, I would strongly caution against rotating at Northwell if you’re a POC

Mar 7
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omfg? lock the cell

Mar 7
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what was the slur, asking for a friend

Mar 7
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size 96 font and bolded please, I'm hard of sight

Mar 7
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Anyone remember call schedule/ hours at Northwell Forest Hills?

#30682025–2026 DermFeb 24

normal day 7:30am-5pm, call q4d (7:30am-8:30pm), no 24h call, 2 weeks nights

Mar 7
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lol kelly fraiser on diga>>Is she the one with the whole pay2play research stuff and pumping out crappy research

#29562025–2026 DermFeb 21

podcast is run by DOs, so they're gonna support her for representation sake even though the shit she's doing is immoral

Feb 21
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do.u think kelly fraiser and her stuff reflect on her residency program at all, like do u think differently of it (didn't interview there, just curious)>> Nah all types of people get into dermatology, don't gauge the program off their residents tbh. Some cohorts attract cringe people others don't.

Feb 21
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What residency is she in?

Feb 21
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Northwell

Feb 21
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Northwell < I am a DO and I am anit0Kelly Frasier

Mar 7
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Can we make a list in the cell to the right of places whose derm interview automatically counts as your interview for a prelim/TY year too?

#28292025–2026 DermFeb 21

Penn State, Northwestern, Yale (kind of), Georgetown, Ohio State, Brown, Cleveland Clinic, UPMC, UTHSC (tennessee), Zucker/Northwell, Emory, Mizzou, WVU, Dartmouth

Feb 21
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wait I didn't know about Northwestern, are we sure?

Feb 21
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northwestern med derm counts for prelim.

Feb 21
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Penn state does??

Feb 21
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yes Penn state does, presented to us on interview day

Feb 21
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what about northwestern regular Derm/peds derm> NW med derm counts for advanced derm NW position + med derm position. NOT prelim. You can ask to be considered for categorical IM, but that was not guaranteed by just applying.

Feb 21
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Exact wording: "We are very excited to welcome you to the Northwestern University combined Medicine-Dermatology interviews, which also serves as interviews for either the categorical Medicine and/or advanced Dermatology tracks, if you have applied to either of those Northwestern programs. "

Feb 21
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northwestern med derm counts for prelim.

Mar 7
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Penn state does??

Mar 7
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yes Penn state does, presented to us on interview day

Mar 7
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what about northwestern regular Derm/peds derm> NW med derm counts for advanced derm NW position + med derm position. NOT prelim. You can ask to be considered for categorical IM, but that was not guaranteed by just applying.

Mar 7
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What did people present on for the Northwell 7min presentation?

#26732025–2026 DermFeb 21

I had a similiar presentation for another program where I presented some of my bench/cool research which the attendings liked

Feb 21
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personally I am not presenting anything related to derm/about myself but I feel like you can't go wrong either way!

Feb 21
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Ya help - you can present on anything! I presented on myself but we had some people do research and some do more "fun" ones

Feb 21
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did u need slides?

Feb 21
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most ppl at my day ahd slides

Feb 21
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most ppl at my day ahd slides

Mar 7
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thoughts on plainview TY vs. new hyde prelim?

#25892025–2026 DermFeb 21
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Did Northwell send more specific itinterary (interviewers/timing, etc) prior to interview day?

#25762025–2026 DermFeb 21

No.

Feb 21
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Can anyone speak to how northwell interview was? Also, does anyone have an idea of how many people they are interviewing?

#24972025–2026 DermFeb 21

10 a day, interview was extremely chill - everyone was so sweet

Feb 21
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what about the presentation what's the vibe

Feb 21
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Why is northwell ranked so low on doximity? It seems like a really strong program with a great chair.>DLS> newer program that has yet to establish itself. Northwell has hella resources so it might get there someday

#24822025–2026 DermFeb 21

because it's a shit program with weird people

Feb 21
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what is DLS? Why do you think it's a shit program with shit people?

Feb 21
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completely agree that it's because it's a new program and has to continue establishing itself

Feb 21
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toxic work environment

Feb 21
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toxic work environment

Mar 7
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Any info on Northwell: Forest Hills prelim, New Hyde prelim, Plainview TY?

#24512025–2026 DermFeb 21

NS/LIJ has 20 weeks of elective is great likes TY, though ICU/floors/nights you will be working like a prelim with some sick patients. good culture where you don't have to do much scut work compared to manhattan/nyc proper programs (eg no blood draws unless nurses fail 4 times)

Feb 21
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I know all the NY prelim/TYs are toxic, but which do we think are the least so? Asking for my rank list

#24042025–2026 DermFeb 21

anyone w insight on nassau TY? >nassau is toxic and work you like crazy with EM shifts. ONly pays 57k, the lowest i've seen

Feb 21
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What about Northwell: Forest Hills, New Hyde, Plainview?

Feb 21
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forest hills elite, love the area, great neighborhood to explore, located where the stadium that hosts weekly concerts, and is train ride away from the city. New Hyde not bad. Plainview is work and costly location for living, lot of private patients you gotta cover

Feb 21
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NS/LIJ has 20 weeks of elective is great, though ICU/floors have sick patients, but good culture where you don't have to do blood draws unless nurses fail 4 times (better at NS than LIJ since not in nyc limits) m, but then living location not as great

Feb 21
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forest hills elite, love the area, great neighborhood to explore, located where the stadium that hosts weekly concerts, and is train ride away from the city. New Hyde not bad. Plainview is work and costly location for living, lot of private patients you gotta cover

Mar 7
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NS/LIJ has 20 weeks of elective is great, though ICU/floors have sick patients, but good culture where you don't have to do blood draws unless nurses fail 4 times (better at NS than LIJ since not in nyc limits) m, but then living location not as great

Mar 7
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For this 7min presentation at Northwell that gives you the opportunity to present anything you like - what's the strategy here? Go safe like present research or go all out and do something outside the box O.O. Will the presentation give me opportunity to hurt me more than help me? Am I overthinking this??

#23712025–2026 DermFeb 21

only thing that comes to mind is elle woods LOL

Feb 21
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no one cares about your research give them an interesting presentation about who you are as a person and what you bring to the table

Feb 21
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but I've seen certain "about me" presentations that become very self-indulgent to the point of cringe. I've seen people talk about their cat like that was going to change the minds of the admissions committee.

Feb 21
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ok so don't do that??

Feb 21
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but I've seen certain "about me" presentations that become very self-indulgent to the point of cringe. I've seen people talk about their cat like that was going to change the minds of the admissions committee.

Mar 7
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ok so don't do that??

Mar 7
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How is Hofstra/Northwell's cosmetics training?

#23682025–2026 DermFeb 21

They gotta a lot of mohs

Feb 21
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what about cosmetics?

Feb 21
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Very lacking

Feb 21
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at least monthly cosmo sessions tho

Feb 21
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what about cosmetics?

Mar 7
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Very lacking

Mar 7
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at least monthly cosmo sessions tho

Mar 7
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Schools that make you do a presentation during interview day (feel free to add on): Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Utah, Loma Linda, Northwell, Florida, VCU, Stony Brook makes you send them a 1 minute presentation,

#22162025–2026 DermFeb 21

< the idea of doing a presentation on top of the interview day is such a huge turn off to me. Why add more work to an already stressful day.

Feb 21
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stony brook is a 1 min video prior to interview day

Feb 21
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I'm so stressed for mine

Feb 21
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would hate a presentation. feels like they could assess similar things through interview convos and pls don't make me dance for you (although if i had to I would do it with a smile on my face don't get me wrong)

Feb 21
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> Honestly I'd be happy with being able to do a presentation. Assuming the program doesn't require you to cover any specific subjects/topics, it really allows you to shine and talk about what you're passionate about. It lets candidates shine beyond their stats or # of research pubs, just as the interview does. I'm all for more of these non-stat driven opportunities to shine throughout the selection process

Feb 21
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stony brook is a 1 min video prior to interview day

Mar 7
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I'm so stressed for mine

Mar 7
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would hate a presentation. feels like they could assess similar things through interview convos and pls don't make me dance for you (although if i had to I would do it with a smile on my face don't get me wrong)

Mar 7
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How many people are interviewing at Stony Brook and Zucker?

#21932025–2026 DermFeb 21

stony brook ~50-60ish

Feb 21
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omg that's a lot for 3 spots!

Feb 21
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that doesnt seem correct

Feb 21
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based on the email list subtracting SBM emails yeah about right> I didn't see the names on the email. Thanks for pointing that out. 34 on my day! Could be up to 70 total then.

Feb 21
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wow if they're interviewing up to 70 i wonder how far down their rank list they go

Feb 21
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omg that's a lot for 3 spots!

Mar 7
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that doesnt seem correct

Mar 7
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based on the email list subtracting SBM emails yeah about right> I didn't see the names on the email. Thanks for pointing that out. 34 on my day! Could be up to 70 total then.

Mar 7
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wow if they're interviewing up to 70 i wonder how far down their rank list they go

Mar 7
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