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thoughts on zucker/northwell?
Zucker SOM-Northwell NS/LIJ-NY
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Applicant sentiment — from 80 anonymous posts, 2017–2027
5.3 / 10
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Several posts describe confusion and mild frustration about a required seven-minute interview presentation, with commenters calling the format unclear, elementary, or dreaded. Many posts also discuss interview logistics such as confirmation emails and scheduling. Other commenters describe positive impressions of elective time and resident culture, alongside some discussion of DO applicants being accepted into the program.
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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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aanyone knnow anything about hofstra/northwell?
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anyone get RTM communication from Cornell or Northwell yet?
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anyone get an RTM call from Northwell?
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Northwell Health invite x1 (external) x4
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Anyone who emailed Hofstra for dates get a confirmation email?
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Anyone interview at Hofstra before? What are presentation topics people have done in the past?
i'm wondering what people have done in the past so I can get an idea of what to do
Mar 23
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Anyone know what are some common topics are for the 7-minute Northwell presentation? Not even specifics, but just general themes?
I'm also wondering this
Mar 23
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Yeah, like are people presenting their research or what?
Mar 23
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I'm presenting on an interesting hobby of mine. I figure my research is too boring and no one would care.
Mar 23
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What'd you all think of the Northwell interview?
what kind of presentations did people do?
Mar 23
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got a weird vibe. PD seemed to minimize the growing pains of being a new program. chair seemed nice.
Mar 23
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again, any info about what type of presentations people did?
Mar 23
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has anyone received a ranked highly email from Northwell? seems like they sent them last year
Heard about this from last year (hofstra), but did not hear anything
Mar 23
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sooo that 7 minute presentation for hofstra..... really? <--- WTF
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If anyone is looking at booking the Quality Inn Floral Park for their Hofstra interview (the first one on the list they gave us) just FYI this place shows up on something called 'The Bed Bug Registry'. Pretty sure that would put me over the edge during the interview season...
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For people interviewing at places where you are asked to give a presentation "about anything" (Hofstra, Loma Linda...) are you just talking about yourself? The whole thing feels really weird. <--THANK YOU! Its just totally unnecessary. Making a powerpoint about ourselves and then standing up there to present it sounds so elementary
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they make you do a presentation?? damn, thats intense.