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Dear friends, can you please add any opinion or information on these programs?


East Tennessee State Univ ....... vs. ....... Western Michigan Univ
small, quiet town ....... [neighbor] ....... small, quiet town but close to Chicago, Detroit
nicer ....... [weather] ....... snow, snow, snow
6 (smaller) ....... [class size] ....... 8 (bigger)
older ....... [history of med school] ....... newer (1yr old, previously MSU)
bigger ....... [# of faculty] ....... smaller
own univ hosp ....... [hospital] ....... bronson methodist hosp
(so, all the attendings are from the univ at etsu, but not at wmed)
allowed ....... [moonlighting] ....... allowed
not paid ....... [dental insurance] ....... share
25% ....... [fellowship] ....... 28%
DOs, AMGs ....... [residents] ....... USIMGs, DOs


which school is better in general?
thank you in advance.

ETSU

I see u r only hesitated cuz WMed is closer to chicago and detroit..right?

(oh there is an error, sorry about that)
Thank you for your reply, camella ben.

moonlighting is not allowed at ETSU...
dental insurance is not paid by ETSU... (and i have no idea how much this will cost in the US)

any idea?

Dental & vision insurance is nothing, I wouldn't factor it in....it's always around $25/month. Health insurance is the biggy.

Pediatrics residency is as busy as IM that you have little time for moonlighting until pg3 if program allows.

in NY and NJ CIR SEIU cober the helath, dental and vision insurance for all residents for free... i am sure there should something similar there as well...

Thanks a lot, okirika and dradam08.
You guys made many things clear enough for me to make a decision.


one more question,,,
what do you think in terms of size? 6 vs. 8
other programs where I interviewed have at least 15 residents per class, and these two are the smallest for me.

WMU with 8 is bigger than ETSU with 6, mathematically...
but does this mean a lot or not?


Again, any advice, any suggestions or any opinion would be appreciated.
thanks so much, guys!!!