interview trail

Today Dave is in Seattle. He called real quick to say hi and to tell me how green everything is. It is beautiful there.  Seattle would be a fun city to live in for a year. One of the perks of this hospital is that it is not located downtown. It is near the U of W but really it is in the middle of some nice neighborhoods by the water.  As such, we could live very near the hospital and not have to worry about a long commute or traffic. Dave said they have a deal where they pay you $3.50 if you do not bring a car to work. Many dr's/staff bike to work each day.

 

Since it was 90 degrees here today and a beautiful overcast 70 there, it is sounding really good! 

 

(seattle children's hospital)

Wed/Th this week Dave is off to Boston Children's. Boston Children's is one of the top hospitals in the country. It is sitting in the heart of Boston next to many other medical facilities.  It would be a fun city to live in and would be VERY different from what we're used to.  We have several friends who have trained in Boston and lived there who speak very highly of their time there. It would be an adventure.

Both Boston and Seattle would have good special education. I'm not done with my research but from what I have seen so far I think both cities would have something suitable for Calvin, which is good. Aside from his needs I think we are happy to go anywhere.

Next Mon is LA Children's, which on one list I saw is the largest (by # of beds) children's hospital in the US.  The biggest down side to LA children's is that it is affiliated with USC. I hate USC.  It would be as hard to go there as it would be to Michigan. Although, Michigan is probably a prettier place to live.  Actually, the hospital  in a nice location near Glendale and Pasadena and some of the prettier areas of LA. You can see that downtown LA is in the distance.