St. Mary Hospital of Hoboken, Hoboken

[Dru]

St. Mary Hospital of Hoboken, Hoboken

[maybatch2000]

Did family rotation in june 2005. Helpful residents and faculty. Most of the residents are from ross. Call is once weekly till 8PM and no weekends. students to 3 weeks inpatient an 3 weeks in the clinic. Lot of things to do as it is 10 minute ride from manhattan. Lot of nice restaurants/bars real close to the hospital.

[singer]

I read in my local paper that St. Marys which is the oldest hospital in New Jersey almost closed but was rescued last week by Governor Corzine. The city of Hoboken is now operating the hospital. Hopefully they will continue the affiliation with Ross

[awdc]

I read in my local paper that St. Marys which is the oldest hospital in New Jersey almost closed but was rescued last week by Governor Corzine. The city of Hoboken is now operating the hospital. Hopefully they will continue the affiliation with Ross

That's great news. I did my family medicine core there towards the end of last year and thought it was a good experience. It definitely made me seriously consider doing family medicine. Ancillary staff was awesome there... there was no scut work since the nurses and techs were so helpful and on top of things. Only responsibility was for you to learn, follow your patients, write your notes, and update the census list (inpatient only). I thought outpatient was the better half since after a couple days, the residents would have you see patients on your own and report to them or one of the attendings. The variety was great. You would go from one room and see a newborn, next might be an eye problem, next room might be an orthopaedic case, next patient might be a pregnant woman, etc. Also, a wide range of pathology because the residency is unopposed (i.e. no other residents from other specialties taking all the interesting cases and procedures) but I think a lot of the residents also rotate through UMDNJ during their training.

[singer]

That's great news. I did my family medicine core there towards the end of last year and thought it was a good experience. It definitely made me seriously consider doing family medicine. Ancillary staff was awesome there... there was no scut work since the nurses and techs were so helpful and on top of things. Only responsibility was for you to learn, follow your patients, write your notes, and update the census list (inpatient only). I thought outpatient was the better half since after a couple days, the residents would have you see patients on your own and report to them or one of the attendings. The variety was great. You would go from one room and see a newborn, next might be an eye problem, next room might be an orthopaedic case, next patient might be a pregnant woman, etc. Also, a wide range of pathology because the residency is unopposed (i.e. no other residents from other specialties taking all the interesting cases and procedures) but I think a lot of the residents also rotate through UMDNJ during their training.

My son also had a great experience at St. Marys. At one point I actually thought UMDNJ would take over the hospital. Unfortunately UMDNJ is having its own scandals and doesn't have any moneis to expand.

[Student_02]

Looks like I will be doing family at st. Marys... anyone knows how far it is from queens (forest park)??? by bus? by car? I don't even know what train to take to get there.. so FRUSTERATING... have been trying to switch family to Wyckoff but looks like no luck!!!!!

would it be a mistake to switch to wyckoff compared to st. mary's???? SOMEONE GIVE ME ADVICE!!!

I did internal at Wyckoff and it pretty much was so-so... so i figure I need a good family rotation..

anyways, any advice would be appreciated.

thanks.

[zuape122]

Does anyone want to trade their family med rotation at St. Mary's for Mary Immaculate in Queens starting may 14th? I live in jersey. It would be easier for me. Thanks.

[BrotherMan]

I did my FM at st mary's in august 2006 and thought that it was a very good program. I wish we had more rotations in NJ.

[awdc]

Looks like I will be doing family at st. Marys... anyone knows how far it is from queens (forest park)??? by bus? by car? I don't even know what train to take to get there.. so FRUSTERATING... have been trying to switch family to Wyckoff but looks like no luck!!!!!

would it be a mistake to switch to wyckoff compared to st. mary's???? SOMEONE GIVE ME ADVICE!!!

I did internal at Wyckoff and it pretty much was so-so... so i figure I need a good family rotation..

anyways, any advice would be appreciated.

thanks.

i did family medicine there and i thought it was great, especially the outpatient weeks. i lived in queens and would either drive to the hospital (free parking but about a five minute walk from the lot) or take the E or F into manhattan and get off at 34th st. if i remember correctly (that takes about half an hour from forest hills). then take the PATH train into Hoboken (another 15 min). it was about 5-10 min wait in between trains. from the PATH station in hoboken, it's about a ten minute walk to the hospital. it was a long commute (about an hour and 15 min.) but i thought it was worth it.

they recently changed the name of the hospital to hoboken university hospital or something like that.

[TheeeGod]

Can anyone update on how family is here now? Would like info about what u do, hours, call, etc, etc.

[Captainwada]

I finished Fam Med last month (5/07). It is still the same as before 3 wks inpt, 3 wks outpt, but call is 1x/wk overnight while inpt. Its still a good Fam med rotation, but the outpt part is more/less like IM rather than fam med. Overall good teaching, awesome student interaction, and great overall experience!
I commuted from Park slope brooklyn, which ended up being a little over 1 hour (took the N/Q or R to cityhall then walked to WTC path)...had to be there by 7:30 on most days, 7 on grand round days. good amt of Ross grads there!!! typical outpt days start at 9, end at 4-5ish, typical inpt days start at 9, end 3ish or whenever rounds end. Only responsibilities that students have are to update the pt list and see your pt in the morn b4 rounds. SOmetimes the chief res will want you to prepare an informal lecture..very easy...

[BrokenEngRish]

can someone update me with how far travel time wise it is if i lived in brooklyn? (by train)

[BrotherMan]

can someone update me with how far travel time wise it is if i lived in brooklyn? (by train)

About 1.5 hours

[picknoses]

Is FM at St. Mary's greenbook?

[BrotherMan]

Is FM at St. Mary's greenbook?

Yes it is since they have a FM residency program there.

[picknoses]

Thanks BrotherMan. Here's the link showing ACGME accreditation for St. Mary's:

http://www.acgme.org/adspublic/institution/program.asp?programid=1005&masterid=978&stateid=31

[Captainwada]

Bastards gave me a B+ (my only B in my career!!)...i have no idea why...I guess I can't go into family med..AHAHAHAH

[elle522]

so I was wondering if someone could tell me what St. Mary's is currently like? what are the hours, what books should we buy, are there exams/presentations, etc... I start in 1 week and I don't really know much about this rotation.

thanks!

[sonyvaio]

Hi, I was scheduled to Hoboken University Medical Ctr for my Family Medicine CORE. Is this the same rotation as St. Mary's??? Is this ACGME approved by specialty? I searched on the ACGME website and this is all I could find:


UMDNJ/Hoboken Municipal Hospital Program [1203311192]
-->Hoboken Municipal Hospital - Participating Institution

Is this the same place?

[sonyvaio]

anybody????

[The]

sonyvaio,
If you read through all the posts in this thread you'll see that st. mary's changed it's name to Hoboken University or something like that and that it IS ACGME accredited.

I have a question about the Fam Med hours though. Captainwada states that he "had to be there" by 7 or 7:30 each morning, then stated the the days normally started at 9 inpt and outpt. Did he mean that he had to be at the subway station by 7-7:30? and at the hospital by 9? Any clarification would be great, thanks!

[sonyvaio]

sonyvaio,
If you read through all the posts in this thread you'll see that st. mary's changed it's name to Hoboken University or something like that and that it IS ACGME accredited.

I have a question about the Fam Med hours though. Captainwada states that he "had to be there" by 7 or 7:30 each morning, then stated the the days normally started at 9 inpt and outpt. Did he mean that he had to be at the subway station by 7-7:30? and at the hospital by 9? Any clarification would be great, thanks!

thnx the, yeah ur right. does anyone know of a place to stay for this rotation?

[Rabbitmed]

Hey, I also have family med here starting in January...and I am looking for a place to stay as well...have u heard anything about good places to stay??? If you have any information I would really appreciate it...likewise if I come up with some info I will let you know...

Thanks!