Hi! I did my undergrad at UM so I’m a little biased in telling you I love Miami and the hospitals here.
1. Best hospitals are definitely UMH, Jackson, and Veteran’s— I did my clinicals in these (and others) but these are my top 3 recommendations.
2. To avoid- I can tell you in a private chat because I currently work at one and I don’t want to disclose this publicly.
3. I personally don’t like telemetry, but I feel like the specialties vary among the hospitals and it strongly depends on which units you’re passionate about.
4. I don’t think this is true… I have never felt like it’s in jeopardy, however, in the hospitals “The patient is always right.” But in my experience, I’ve never had an issue. I know due to my peers that if you ever have any issues, HR usually reaches out to you and you have a meeting with them and explain whatever happened. They’re usually very understanding and worst case scenario, they write you up and that’s it.
5. Miami is filled with Hispanics, I can’t deny that! Howeverrr, during my clinicals at UMH and Jackson, most patients spoke English. I only spoke Spanish with maybe 2 or 3 patients during my 4 semesters. So you’ll be fine.
Have you applied to any programs? If yes, which ones?