| Interview Information / Experience: | I definitely will not rank this program.
1. The program does not have even one IMG, probably has never interviewed an IMG, the PD asked me, “can you do a residency with this J1 and H1 visas”.
2. The hospital and University is run by the Seventh day Adventists church
3. the town, Loma Linda is a town with a majority of seventh day Adventists
4. the program website, in the first page, says, that by agreeing to train at the program, you agree to serve the mission of Jesus Christ
5. the majority of nurses, patients, staff, residents and Professors are Seventh Day Adventists
6. by following the principles of the seventh day Adventists, the hospital and cafeteria serves only VEGETARAIN FOOD, NO CAFFEINE, SO NO COFFEE, NO PEPPER, NO ALCOHOL!!!!!!!!!
7. One of the nurses at the Behavioral Medicine Center, when introduced to me by the PD, told us,…initially she was at a loss of words, and then she managed to say - we would like to have different kinds of people working here - and the PD says,We are becoming an International Program. That just wasn't right.
8. The focus of the address by the chair, PD and Professors was the Church.
9. the program is heavily psychotherapeutically oriented, which I don’t prefer
10. the program has a huge emphasis on clinical training, which I am not fond of.
11. the program has minimal research opportunities, which is a huge drawback, as far as I am concerned.
12. the PD, a lady, was very mean, dominating the interview, interrupting me, asking too many questions and didn't even give me any time to ask questions.
Otherwise, the training is awesome, the facilities enormous, excellent patient population, good pay, low cost of living, beautiful town, well-equipped large fitness center, strong didactic schedule.
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