Ohio

My trip to Cleveland was eventful! I flew in early on Tuesday morning which gave me plenty of time to to explore a little. I didn't go to far from my hotel because there was a great shopping mall close by. I was able to get a ton of Christmas shopping done, take a nap, and run before I had to start getting ready for my dinner with the residents that night.

This is when it get "hairy". I was blow-drying my hair as I have been trained by my hairstylist with a round brush. So I had a section of hair wrapped around the round brush and blow drying away. I noticed in the mirror that it looked like a 1-inch circle of orange paint had dropped on my head. Of course I was thinking, "what kind of jank hotel is this that paint falls from the ceiling?" Then, I noticed this awful burnt smell and yes I was slow to put two and two together. Well the orange spot was was a burnt spot of hair . . . I was left with 1 inch square sectino of hair that is now only 1 inch long. So I have a small attempt at a mohawk. I stopped blowdrying my hair for a while and sat on the couch in my room to convince myself that it wasn't the end of the world:)

As for the actual residency program, I had a great dinner with 3 of the residents and another applicant. It was a cozy group. The next day I spent meeting chairpersons of medicine, pediatrics, and then med/peds. There was only one other applicant because one person was driving from Maine, her cell phone died, and she was stuck in the snow 1 1/2 hours away . . . crazy. I had 3 interviews which seems to be the norm. One interview was a little more intensive than I had before.

I will tell you a little about the program because it was different than any of the other programs I've visited so far. They accept 6 new interns each year. The hospital's mission statement to to give excellent care to everyone regardless of ability to pay. They are the county's hospital and do a lot of care for the poor, but at the same time people who can pay and have great insurance choose to go there because of the great care they receive. In general, very cool program, maybe a little small for my liking:)

I need to go and get stuff ready for a get together, but I hope everyone is having a great day!

Interview #3

So this update will be brief because I am supposed to be flying out to Cleveland early tomorrow morning. Ryan and I drove back from Michigan on Sunday, made a brief stop at our youth group, and then headed downtown to Bertolini's to have dinner with the IU residents. Ryan and I sat next to a few residents that I hadn't met before and got some really great advice. Ryan really enjoyed himself and felt extremely comfortable which is a bonus.

Today, I had another day of meetings with chairpersons of medicine and pediatrics departments. I had three individual interviews and a couple of tours. I'll be honest that I really had a great time today minus the longest distance walked in my too-high heeled boots. Ryan and I were both really excited with how well this interview had gone.

Well, more to come. I have an interview at Case Western Wednesday.