Back at it
Sunday, February 12th, 2012 by Shaun Patel
Residency interviews: Done!
Rank Order List due: T-minus 10 days
Match Day: Friday, 3/16
I ended up going on around 15 interviews encompassing both coasts and a few in between. I certainly racked up a good number of miles over the last couple months. Too bad I wasn’t able to stick to one airline carrier… having 5K miles on 5 different airlines is as useful as a snooze button on a smoke alarm. The best part of going on interviews was meeting other applicants from across the country that will soon be my colleagues and maybe even co-residents. We had a group of around 7-10 guys that were at mostly the same interviews, which made travelling around more enjoyable and lent a sense of camaraderie through the lengthy process. In fact, I write this post from the airport after presenting some research at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in San Francisco with many of the same people I met on the interview circuit.
The M4s have returned to clerkships this week after the long hiatus for boards/online courses/interviews. I personally have not seen a patient since August, so this should be interesting…
One of the hundreds of exhibits at the AAOS conference.
The Chinese New Year Parade took place during the AAOS meeting, the first night parade I've seen.
I attended a Sports Medicine Conference last month, which happened to be at Joe Louis Arena, the home of my all-time favorite sports team, the Red Wings. We were able to tour the facilities after the conference.
One of my life goals complete: center ice at Joe Louis Arena.
A couple of my friends and I finally had a chance to check out the North American International Auto Show. This model was one of the many highlights.
