The city: So, UTMB is in Galveston, Texas, which is an island about 1 hour south of Houston. It's pretty much in the middle of the ocean (heh, the definition of an island), and most of the attendings live either just on the mainland or on the bay (which is actually really neat--like you look out their back door, and there's the ocean!). As far as things to do, it's a pretty touristy town, with lots of souvenir shops, etc. Many people come there before departing on a cruise ship. There's not that much to do on the actual island, so people usually head up to Houston. But there is a beach, and I spent about an hour one day walking around on it, and got those first three pictures.
The program: The program at UTMB seems pretty solid. They get a surprisingly high number of patients, because anything outside the circle of Houston comes to UTMB, in addition to the corrections department from the entire state of Texas. They also have the Shriner's Children's Hospital for Burns (fourth picture, above), which apparently is really famous, and the adult burns center has the highest survival rate for burn patients with 90% BSA.
The residents: The five categorical residents at UTMB seem pretty happy. They also seem to have somewhat of a life (similar to all surgery residents, really). About 70% live on the island and 30% live on the mainland.
Disclaimer: I'm writing this almost a week after my visit and without my notes in front of me, so I'm trying to remember as much as I can!
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