OT - Radiology Residency at Michigan ?

Submitted by AVPBCI on

I have a friend who finished up at UW - (Madison)  in Radiology and is deciding between Michigan and John  Hopkins for a residency stay.

Any information or knowledge about the hospitals from anybody on here would be most appreciated.  Trying to persuade him to GO Blue over Hopkins ( maybe i am selfish) but any help would be appreciated and your thoughts.

 

Thanks and as always- GO BLUE

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Dr.Blue

February 19th, 2016 at 12:03 PM ^

Resident at Hopkins currently, though not in radiology.  Went to UofM for undergrad and JH for med school and now residency.  The program is top notch with approachable, professional, and collaborative faculty.  People who shit on Baltimore have likely never spent much time in the city and around it's people.  Great beer, great people, and some great neighborhoods.  It is vastly different from Ann Arbor in terms of safety and patient population, however.  

The bottom line is that Baltimore is a public health disaster and some parts are actually worse off than a third world country.  For better or for worse, there is no better place for a resident to train.  I'm guessing radiology residents in Ann Arbor aren't going to be seeing as much TB, OI from uncontrolled HIV/AIDs, and the occaisonal patient whose neck radiograph has 30+ broken needles from trying to mainline...

That being said, you could likely go anywhere or do anything from both programs.

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Noah

February 19th, 2016 at 12:15 PM ^

Give this resident some points. I work as a researcher at JHU School of Medicine - the faculty are fantastic and it's a great place to work. I can't say I like Baltimore, because I really don't, but it is an excellent place to train and learn.

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Drbogue

February 19th, 2016 at 8:37 PM ^

Spent many months at Union Memorial in Baltimore commuting from DC. I can confirm that Baltimore is a horrible trash heap of a city and when nuked in that one Tom Clancy movie, I did not shed a tear. And I say this after having lived in Cleveland. Baltimore is simply the worst city in the US.



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ghostofhoke

February 19th, 2016 at 12:15 PM ^

As someone who just went along for the ride while my wife did a two year residency which involved picking up and moving away from Colorado after 15 years, I'd say consider using it as an opportunity to live somewhere you never imagined you would. It's the perfect chance to explore new surroundings and even a completely new region of the country with little to no risk. It's definitely easier to get a job in the area you do your residency so if you're 100% sure you want to be in Michigan than that makes sense but if you're coming out of Hopkins you're not going to have trouble getting a job anywhere you want. If nothing else it can immediately confirm that you want to settle somewhere else. For us, we knew within a week that we missed CO and wanted to come back, so we enjoyed our time in the south as much as possible and always had a light at the end of the tunnel to push for. We moved back this summer and are very happy. These are first world problems, enjoy them.



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gopoohgo

February 19th, 2016 at 12:54 PM ^

Physician (non radiologist), UM residency, living in the Baltimore area.  Med school at Wayne (and fellowship at Cleveland Clinic), so am familiar with medical settings in 'bad' areas.

Both are great institutions, but JHU is a world-class institution.  Both training programs will give your friend the ability to pick and choose where he wants to go; JHU may carry a little more weight if your friend wants to go into academics or international.

AA v. Bal'more really depends on what you like.  Small town college, v. more vibrant inner city (Fells Point, Canton, Federal Hill are like a much bigger, more expensive versions of Corktown in Detroit).  Baltimore has the added bonus of being a 45 minute (traffic, route, and where you are going) proximity to DC, 2 hours from Philly, 4 hours to NYC, and 2+ hours to the Delaware/NJ beaches.

If your friend is unattached, he should consider where he envisions himself in the future.  Most residents (but not all) end up practicing relatively close to where they complete their residency.

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Globlue

February 19th, 2016 at 1:40 PM ^

One thing about Michigan is it's a certificate of need state which restricts the purchase of expensive medical equipment. UM is a world class hospital but they have only 1 or 2 MRI scanners for the whole campus due to state regulations. I did my residency at Mayo Clinic and they had 16(!) back in the day. If your friend is pursuing a fellowship that's MRI intensive (neuro, MSK), I'd say head east.

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GG Allin

February 19th, 2016 at 2:02 PM ^

He might be better off at Hopkins where he might see a whole lot more due to the demographics of the Baltimore area vs Ann Arbor. But that's my guess. Remember, Hela cells were found at Hopkins. Long live Henrietta Lacks. 

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