 So when I came here for an interview, I just saw the dynamic between the residents and the residents and the faculty and I really enjoyed that sort of dynamic. It was very friendly. Their residents seemed very happy at the time and I thought, you know, if I want to spend a few years somewhere, I really like to spend it here. So when I was originally looking at residency programs, there were two main criteria I wanted to look at. The first one was I wanted a place that had a really good academic standing and had really good board's pass rates. The second was I wanted a place where I felt like the residents were very supported and Winthrop is sort of the best of both worlds. It combines the two sort of beautifully. When I came here for my interview, I was really impressed with how welcoming everyone was from the residents to the faculty that I met. Everyone just seemed very happy, first of all, to be at Winthrop. Winthrop is really the hidden gem of pediatrics on Long Island. I chose Winthrop as soon as I did the interview here. After speaking with the program director and the faculty, I realized that I loved it and it would be a great fit for me because I sensed that they were very supportive and mature department. I was a mother of two or one and a half. I was pregnant for the second one at the time and my program director was supportive. She was willing to be flexible and I was able to achieve being a mother and excel exceptionally at my program. So I guess what I sensed was right at the end. The reason I chose Winthrop was really for the people. I found that it was a very warm, welcoming environment, which I found was very beneficial for patient care. It's a true collaborative team environment. Also, it felt like a very wonderful place to learn. I chose Winthrop because compared to other programs in New York, it's not only a big enough program for you to really grow as an internal medicine resident, but it's also a small enough program for you to really shine. You really do form important relationships because it's a smaller program because people do really get to know you. I'm happy every day when I come back to work and I think Winthrop training here has set me up to have great success in terms of fellowship and hopefully have a great and long career in radiology. Well, the reason why I chose Winthrop is mainly for its reputation in excellence in patient care and also strong education. I actually had the opportunity to do a sub-internship here as a medical student and what I really immediately recognized was the diverse clinical pathology as well as the excellence in the full-time faculty teaching, especially during morning report and also on the floors. The camaraderie amongst the residents also really stood out for me compared to other programs. Also, the location is pretty ideal. We're about 30 minutes away from New York City. The train station is right next to the hospital and we're also very close to other parts of Long Island, including the beach. And also, you know, the benefits here at Winthrop are pretty unbeatable, the housing in particular. I knew that if I chose Winthrop for my internal medicine residency training that I would receive a comprehensive education in internal medicine that I would graduate as a very competent and compassionate physician. I chose Winthrop for a variety of reasons. One of the main reasons being was that I felt like it could be a home away from home for me. You know, as a resident you spend so much time in the hospital and there's some weeks where you spend more time at the hospital than you actually do at home. So it's important to feel comfortable and that's exactly how I felt like during my interview. I felt, you know, everyone was very welcoming, all the residents I work with now, the attendings, the faculty, even administration. Even after my interview they contacted me, answered all my questions. I was pleasantly surprised by how well the faculty members treated the residents, how well the medical students appreciated the education that they were receiving here and the great life work balance that Winthrop had to offer were the primary reasons why I came here. But I do remember very distinctly when we had breakfast that morning in my interview group, the two interns on the floor at the time, Cece and Sylvia who are actually going to be our future chiefs, they came and talked to us just for a little bit just to answer some questions and I remember thinking they looked so happy and so well adjusted and I wanted to be them. I wanted to be in a place where I could be happy and well adjusted on a very difficult rotation and fast forward a year later, curious where I am.