Program Name: Nazareth Hospital (Philadelphia, PA)
Attendings: Dr. Milman (Director), Dr. Anaim, Dr. Borys [You’ll work with them the most]
– Dr. Milman is one of the better directors that I have ever met and she always supports the students when needed. She is very patient and knowledgeable with her residents and students whenever.
– Dr. Anaim is a little harsh at times and I did not mind him.
-Dr. Borys recently graduated from residency at Nazareth and is a great mentor. You’ll work with him a lot.
Residents: They take 2 per year now. I believe they want to start taking more but I did not get into a discussion about that. All of them are extremely nice and understandable to be with. They are willing to teach if you ask them because they rarely pimp you here.
Didactics: Some labs then and there. Not a strong emphasis here.
OR Experience: The strongest aspect of this program, by far. They see a variety of electives and trauma, such as Charcot recon, Ankle fx, wound I&D, ankle scopes, amps, and bunionectomy. The attendings allow their residents to do most of the case unless it’s something complex such as fracture or TC. Most of their surgeries are at Nazareth hospital but they do some of their elective surgeries at PSLS (a surgery center).
Clinic Experience: Residents do run the clinic most of the time but Dr. Milman is there if needed to be. Students are allowed to perform procedures if comfortable and the residents and/or Dr. Milman are happy to assist you if needed. At times, they will send their residents and students to Dr. Anaim’s clinic on Lehigh. This was a great opportunity to learn and expand on my limited clinical experience.
Research Opportunities: —-
Lifestyle: They are incredibly busy but get things done. They are always on call but since they are having more residents, they will hopefully have a lighter schedule to deal with. As an extern, you’ll round with them in the morning and go do cases if available but other than that, you’ll go to clinic and finish your day so really not too bad.
Pros:
– Highly skilled residents who can perform most surgeries without too much help
– Dr. Milman
– Diversity of cases
Cons:
– big city
– Lack of academics and research
– Hospital is rough
Overall Conclusion: It’s a fairly new program the residents are extremely cool and highly trained but at times, they do seem depressed due to their call schedule (going to change soon). The hospital is pretty old and can be depressing at times for the workers there. If you don’t care about location and academics, this is a great program for those who want to do plenty of surgery.
