I work at Tufts (we performed a little surgery on our name....) and I'm on a unit that I love, even though we don't have a manager right now. The nurses are supportive of each other, and a lot have years and even decades of experience. I like working with a talented and educated staff.
I wish I could say they have a "formal" new grad program, they don't. You're usually assigned a primary preceptor, and you will have their schedule for your orientation. They do try to not have you with multiple preceptors, which is good.
As a city teaching hospital, I've been very satisfied and don't think I could work in a small community non teaching hospital again. You will see diagnoses that get sent into town at smaller hospitals. (Example: Ted Kennedy was evacuated pronto from the Cape.) We have patients from Canada to Bermuda.
I like having interns (to harrass-no, just kidding!), residents, etc. It's a stimulating and challenging environment. We are the smallest teaching hospital in Boston, but did the most heart transplants in the city!
I work there because while it's a teaching hospital, it's on the small size so I don't think our patients feel overwhelmed. To see what I mean, go to the Farber or to BI- I visited a friend, and I was a bit overwhelmed by the sheer size.
So, check us out- a lot of good changes in the 7 years I've been there.
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