Man, I hope this is it. Because I am sold on this place. Having worked here throughout my 3rd year then formally doing an EM rotation here in July, i see just how great it is. I took me some time to see other places and compare it, but really nothing else is a better fit for me.
Last night we had a dinner with residents. It was nice to see familiar faces and eat some free dinner and pazooki's. When I walked in there was a guy at the end of the table and he looked very familiar. When I had the opportunity, I asked him if he went to SDSU and he said yes. He loooked familiar because we went to undergrad together and also went through Barb's office. Later in the dinner, he came up to chat with me and [very nervously] asked "so what year are you?" i gave him a confused look and said "4th year, just like you." "your a 4th year in the program?" "No, I am a med student interviewing just like you." Apparently he thought I was a resident. I laughed and he said "well you just have that resident look i guess." i took that as a compliment and as a sign of good luck.
another conversation I had during the dinner was with an intern who gave us a piece of advice "give them something to remember you by, give them the "wow factor" that makes you stand apart." I was nervously trying to decide what mine was, and then i just got frustrated and gave up.
The actual interview day started at 6am..it was a very early start. I interviewed with their chief resident first and it was very informal. He said "this is very much a formality since your rotation with us was your interview." So we just chatted. I couldnt help but be nervous and I think I did an awkward job of chit-chatting [plus it was 6 in the morning, its hard to be excited at 6am].
My next 2 interviews were with faculty and the other chief resident, all had the same feel. Kinda rushed and very informal. again, they all knew me so it was just a quick conversation. We took a break from interviewing and joined the residents and med students in their didactic session and then at 11am we started the interviews again. I had one more interview with 2 residents I worked with and then to save the best for last, my final interview was with the program director.
The whole day made me keep thinking about how much i want to go there but how i shouldnt get my hopes up because i really have no idea where i stand. I know they liked me but im not sure if that means they liked me enough to have me as a resident or if i was just an enjoyable student. I wrote thank you emails after the interview and these were the replies i got:
"Thank you for your email. Strong work during your rotation and interview. Although we didn't have the opportunity to work together often, a lot of people had nothing but great things to say about you, and you certainly worked well with everyone. Best of luck during the rest of your interview season."
-one of the chief residents
"Thank you for your kind remarks. you are an exceptional doctor. I wish you the best and remember to follow the dream but patiently."
-one of the faculty members
I have no idea what this all means but i guess ill just keep my fingers crossed and my head leveled, i hate being disappointed so being realistic about this whole situation is the best way to be.
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