Fellowship or a postdoc at UCSD Hillcrest?


I live in University Heights and bike commute right past UCSD Hillcrest on my way up to main campus (I'm a grad student). Well, I did, and will resume as soon as my clavicle heals. Right now I tend to spend a goodly amount of time walking to the UCSD Hillcrest hospital to take the bus up to main campus, and can't wait for that to end. :)

The parts generally considered "North Park" and "Hillcrest" are a bit more for the younger crowd, as would everything south of Adams in Normal Heights. That said, it tends to form into pockets (e.g. south of University between Park and about Utah is all nice neighborhoods). Mission Hills and the stuff right in between Scripps Mercy and UCSD Hillcrest is really quite nice, so that'd be my first recommendation (followed by Mission Hills east of Eagle. South Park is nice too, and wouldn't make for an egregious commute on a converted MTB either. My neighborhood is great as well, especially as you get further away from Texas and El Cajon/Washington--run into plenty of med students around here, since their rotations tend to be down this way.

Parking sucks around UCSD Hillcrest, so if you can do the bike thing, you'll be much happier and likely faster. Pretty sure there's a locked bike area over by the parking structure, if you can't plop your bike in your office.

The area is super walkable and very easy to get to the hospital. Biking around here as far as biking-biking kind of sucks (generally makes you want to drive to places to ride), running around the neighborhoods and Balboa park is plenty nice (and Mission Trails early in the AM if you're inclined to drive). I believe the YMCA down in Mission Valley is pretty decent for swimming, but given I work across the street from the extremely nice UCSD pools (main campus), I tend to go there. Well, again, did....gaaaaahhh heal faster!!!!

Shoot me a PM if you've got further questions. I'll be happy to help as I can.