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Day Before
I interviewed at Canton/Aultman hospital for Internal Medicine residency. The flight to Canton and back cost me about 200$. The hospital provided accommodation at the Holiday Inn and the hotel picks you up from the airport. Once you check in, they have the interview day’s schedule for you in the room. There are some nice places to eat dinner in the surrounding area. Like other hotels, there was a shuttle to take us to the interview.
The Interview - About the program
We were about 6 interviewing candidates on the day. One of the coordinators met us outside the hospital and escorted us. The program director was not present on the day.
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Hence, the Associate PD gave us an overview about the hospital and the rotations. This was followed by 3 interviews with the Associate PD, the program coordinator and a PGY3 resident.After the interviews, we went on a tour of the hospital. We also attended the medical student teaching sessions in the wards. This was followed by a noon conference and lunch when a PGY2 resident presented one of his research papers.
My opinion
The program gives out a number of prematches but they seem to favor people who previously done a rotation there. I was a bit disappointed that we did not get to meet the program director. It is an average community hospital. Obviously, not as good as a University hospital but certainly much better than many of the community hospitals in some other places. More importantly, the residents do not seem to be overworked though it is a community hospital, unlike some in New York. The residents were friendly too. If one wants to do their residency in a community hospital, I think this place should rank among the top choices
