IMG friendly programs for Neurology

This is a Google spreadsheet prepared by hazem Shoirah in 2011 with information about each Neurology program

Download link:  www.mediafire.com/download/jyei5wbpzabb8az/Copy_of_Neuro_Residencies_Excel_sheet_by_Hazem_Shoirah.xlsb

Instructions by Hazem Shoirah:  Hey everybody. For all those applying for neurology this year: this may be a valuable file for you. When I was applying for my neurology residency, I made a list of most of east coast, mid-west and southern programs. I put them in an excel sheet and added their attributes in numerical values. Those are the details offered in this file:
1. Program Name
2. Program Location
3. Geographical Convenience (Higher number 5,4 = big cities/near east coast or large metropolitan areas. Lower numbers 3,2 = smaller cities, more remote)
4. Visa Offered (4= H1B, 2= J1)
5. Academic Strength (5= top 20 schools, 4= excellent programs, 3= good programs, 2= average programs or community programs)
6. Categorical (1) vs Advanced (0)
7. More details and IMG friendliness (not included in total score)

I added up all the numbers and gave each program a P-value (the higher the value the better: location near big city and/or east coast, categorical, offers H-1B, strong academically.. etc).

The list is personal; that means that my judgement may not coincide with yours. I put extra weight on location, academic strength and visa (because those mattered to me) but little weight on IMG friendliness and cat vs advanced (coz I was willing to take risks). However, it will be a good start if you still don't have a list or if you want to compare yours. USE YOUR JUDGEMENT. If one score is really aberrant, please run it by me.

PS: This will also be helpful for future years. If any of the program attributes change (e.g. a program now has categorical spots, or now offers H1B or became more IMG friendly), please tell me so that I can update the list. Also, please let me know if you see a missing program and want to add it to the list.

Enjoy!

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These are some of the interviews by one of our EAMTAR applicants as well as a detailed discussion about each interview

Google docs: docs.google.com/document/d/1rIWv5KNT1_jFDMc3orHU-QTprZeWFUulcK04W91Jyac/edit?usp=sharing

Download link: www.mediafire.com/download/cyj0brrg0qwuk5v/Neurology_program_interviews_by_EAMTAR_2011_applicant.docx

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Here is a list of interviews for one of our 2014 applicants:  

Google docs :  docs.google.com/document/d/1fCjZ1yjwdWAoMXbHyo0WNaC9cPtAc6sV31X5EoxOVZ0/edit?usp=sharing

Download link :  www.mediafire.com/download/txj99axdr75639d/Neurology_program_interviews_by_EAMTAR_2014_applicant.docx