Accommodation Near University of Pennsylvania

Extended Stay Apartments:
Homewood Suites by Hilton University City (on campus)
4109 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
USA TEL: 1-215-382-1111

Club Quarters in Philadelphia (use UPENN as the promo code)
1628 Chestnut Street (At 17th Street), Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 282-5000
Fax: (215) 282-5001

AKA Rittenhouse
135 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(+1) 215.825.7000
888.252.0180


Properties on Campus
International House
3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: (215) 895-6540 (day), (215) 387-5125 (evening)

The Stratum
20 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: (215)662-0802


Hotels ($$$-$$$$)
HOTEL PALOMAR PHILADELPHIA
117 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(888) 725-1778
(215) 563-5006

Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel (on campus)
3549 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Phone: (215) 387-8000

The Inn at Penn, A Hilton Hotel (on campus)
3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Tel: (215) 222-0200
Fax: (215) 222-4600

Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel Philadelphia
220 South 17th St, Philadelphia PA 19103-6179
Reservations: 1-800-395-7046
Telephone: (215) 735-6000
Fax: (215) 790-7766

Web source: 

https://www.pennmedicine.org/-/media/documents%20and%20audio/non%20patient%20instructions/radiology/visitingobserverfaqsandinfo2018.ashx?la=en

Program Competitiveness

The competitiveness of the major medical specialty fields are categorized into three tiers:

• Competitive
• Moderately competitive
• Less competitive

Competitive programs that are the most difficult to match into include:

• Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
• Dermatology
• General Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Ophthalmology
• Otolaryngology
• Plastic Surgery
• Urology
• Radiology
• Radiation Oncology

Moderately competitive programs include:

• Anesthesiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Medicine/Pediatrics (combined)
• Obstetrics and Gynecology

Less competitive specialties include:

• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Pathology
• Pediatrics
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Psychiatry

These categories are meant to provide a general guideline, but know that there is fluidity, and nuance to these categories, and that the boundaries between them are not fixed. Regardless of the category of competitiveness, any one program can be considered more competitive depending on other variables such as program location, prestige, etc.

For example, despite the fact that Internal Medicine is categorized as a “less competitive” specialty, the most highly respected and renowned Internal Medicine residency programs are highly competitive and therefore difficult to get into. Exceptions in the opposite direction generally do not hold up as well.

That is, the least prestigious Dermatology program in the least desirable location is still likely a highly competitive program, as there are consistently many more applicants in Dermatology than there are available slots across the country.

Web Reference