Internal Medicine Programs

Ok, here's my list. And why. For the interested.

1. U of Iowa (Iowa City). Already have good relationship with staff. Love the hospitals. Very good pay. Free health benefits. They keep residents for fellowships. Iowa City is pretty laid back town to live in. Good elementary schools/family environment. Cheap cost of living. One of the best programs. My research work is ongoing here. They offer a Masters in Clinical Education degree to residents, which fits my long term goals.

2. U of Wisconsin. (Madison). Nice place to visit I hear, and it’s close. Just an interview I can drive to and make me feel better about staying at Iowa. Family trip if I get an interview.

3. U of Nebraska (Omaha). Same as above. Drive to the interview, good to compare just for the experience. Very low interest, but hey . . . supposed to have an awesome Zoo there.

4. U of Utah. I’ll go and just verify that all the bad things I hear are true. Who knows, maybe I'll like it. There are a few positives about the program. I would actually like working with the LDS population as patients, the more I think about it. Probably warrants at least an application, if I feel strongly about not interviewing there I won’t.

5. Oregon University (Portland). Very good program, friends in residency there seem to like it. Portland could be fun.

6. University of Washington. One of the best top programs. Probably won’t get an interview, but I indicated I’d be interested a program where you do your 2nd-3rd year in Boise. We’ll see.

7. University of Colorado (Aurora/Denver). One of the best/top programs. Closer to home. Might be bad to their residents, need to check it out. Actually a contender for residency.

8. UC San Diego. One of the best programs. Too expensive to live, but I might be able to do this and UC Irvine at the same time. I doubt I will even get an interview. But if I do, also an excuse to take a trip to San Diego.

9. UC Irvine (Irvine/Orange County). As above. Not a particularly strong program. Also, home of In&Out burgers.

10. Stanford. One of the best programs, has a good clinician-educator program. Too expensive to live, but if I got an interview there it would be worth the experience to see Stanford.