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ILoveIceCream

02-18-2006, 11:43 PM

Hello everyone,

First of all, there was a question about living near campus. Well, I'm a post-bac student and I live at Monticello Crossroad, different than Monticello, and it costs me 500 a month in rent. Not bad for a spacious place that's about 1.5 miles from campus. But, it is not the safest nor the quietest place around. I think Monticello, which is across the street, cost at least 1000 a month for rent. Send me a PM for some help finding an apt if you want.

As for the school, I think you guys will definitely like it here. I've made close ties with many of my classmates in the post-bac program and we are helping each other daily in coping with everything, from our academic to our personal lives. If there’s one thing TCOM has done an awesome job at is recruiting people who care. As a matter of fact, when the match day arrived, and when a handful of the post-bac students matched to other schools in Texas, there was joy from everyone, from those who matched to those who didn’t. If I am lucky enough to gain acceptance to TCOM next year, I am truly excited at the prospect of meeting all of you. I have been more than blessed throughout my life for meeting people whose giant shoulders I can stand on and my past year here is of no exception. Whatever your preconception of medical school was, from the competitive environment that breeds hostility, to the endless ocean of knowledge that’s about to be squeezed between your ears, just know that you’ve made it this far and you will meet people, complete strangers, who will care about nothing more than to see you succeed. Welcome class of 2010 and hopefully I’ll be able to join you all :thumbup: :o

kite_runner

02-19-2006, 03:46 PM

ILoveIceCream, good luck!!! Hope you get in.
lol Ryan, i check the website just about everyday too, so you are not alone!!
ac101ac I keep adding and taking places off my list so I am not fully sure as to where i am going but i plan on leaving at the end of March. Yup, I am in state (Houston to be more exact).

ac101ac

02-20-2006, 06:00 PM

Ryan - 1208

02-21-2006, 11:18 AM

Where are official trancripts sent to? Is this the correct address?

Admissions and Outreach
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center
3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76107-2699

Have you guys sent this info in already?

I would assume that's the correct address, but we're not supposed to send in our transcripts until we graduate, right? Or did you already graduate?

ac101ac

02-21-2006, 04:11 PM

I would assume that's the correct address, but we're not supposed to send in our transcripts until we graduate, right? Or did you already graduate?

You are correct Bryan.. not until you are all done. Yes I've graduated already.... and so glad it's all over but now here we go again. : )

shutterbug

02-21-2006, 07:06 PM

Does any one know if PDAs are used as part of a teaching tool?

ac101ac

02-21-2006, 09:02 PM

Yes I do think PDAs will be used.... I also found this on-line today: :luck:

Laptop Requirements for Incoming Fall 2006 Students

Each incoming student will be required to have a new laptop meeting the specifications developed by Information Technology Services and Medical Education. This year, we are working to provide the laptop to you during orientation, and include the price in your course fees. The model chosen will be the best overall fit for all incoming students. Necessary software will also be included. More information will be posted here as items are finalized.

If you have any questions, please contact Lynley Dungan, ITS, via email at ldungan@hsc.unt.edu.

DeLaughterDO

02-22-2006, 07:37 AM

Hey c/o 2010;

Welcome to the TCOM family! You've been accepted to a first-rate academic institution - one of the best Osteopathic medical schools in the country (and we give a good number of the Allopathic schools a run for their money as well).

Congrats, from a c/o 2006 member (although there have already been a few members of '06 and '07 check in).

There is plenty of housing around the school if you look. It depends on what you want and how much you are willing to pay as well as other factors - will you have a roommate, etc? If you don't have your heart set on an apartment, there are dozens of houses for rent along 7th street and other small streets just to the north and west of the school. My fiance used to live on 7th street a block from the school - she had a very nice 2 bd/1 bath duplex with wood floors that she paid 675/month for. I have an apartment about 1 mile west of the school off of camp bowie on hulen. It is a 2 bd/2 bath that is fairly nice - I pay 525/month. Both of these places would be great for any one of you - especially if you have a roommate - rent is very reasonable in all of these areas. These areas are safe, and most of these are within a very short walking distance of mansions - for instance, the Bass (i.e. the Bass' that own Ft Worth...) mansion is about 1/2 mile down the street from where I live. The view while walking in my neighborhood is just breathtaking!

Anyway, congrats again. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask! We are around to answer.

Try to relax, and for goodness sake - don't study until you get here! This will be your last chance to completely relax without having 100 pages to read or a test or two the next week (of course covering like 1000000000 pages - just kidding).

jd

Ryan - 1208

02-22-2006, 09:26 AM

You are correct Bryan.. not until you are all done. Yes I've graduated already.... and so glad it's all over but now here we go again. : )

Bryan?! What is this Bryan business? :)

hyperbaric

02-22-2006, 10:24 AM

Does any one know if PDAs are used as part of a teaching tool?

A PDA is not required of the first year students.

shutterbug

02-22-2006, 03:39 PM

ac101ac

02-22-2006, 04:04 PM

Bryan?! What is this Bryan business? :)

Thanks for the laugh Ryan.... it was only a slip of the finger....this crazy keyboard.... sorry :o

ac101ac

02-22-2006, 04:06 PM

Can you point out where you found this information? ... I just ordered a laptop from Dell yesterday... I hope I didn't just bought myself an extra laptop.

Don't worry about the Dell comp. They will be more than happy to refund your money.... they are great like that! I will let you know shortly where on the TCOM website I found that info.

ac101ac

02-22-2006, 04:17 PM

This is where I got the info from:

http://www.hsc.unt.edu/newstudents/computer.cfm

tcom200901

02-22-2006, 06:31 PM

Can you point out where you found this information? ... I just ordered a laptop from Dell yesterday... I hope I didn't just bought myself an extra laptop.

Shutterbug, you will want to cancel your order. The Dean in a meeting today mentioned that they will be handing out laptops to the new 1st year class.

Welcome to TCOM. You'll love it here.

TCOM200901

shutterbug

02-23-2006, 01:42 PM

Shutterbug, you will want to cancel your order. The Dean in a meeting today mentioned that they will be handing out laptops to the new 1st year class.

Welcome to TCOM. You'll love it here.

TCOM200901

Thank you all for the 411. I was able to cancel my order today. They said it will take ablout 30 days to credit my account, but I will get the full refund anyway. I look forward to meet you all soon.

Does any know when the fall class schedule will be available?

ac101ac

02-24-2006, 11:54 AM

Thank you all for the 411. I was able to cancel my order today. They said it will take ablout 30 days to credit my account, but I will get the full refund anyway. I look forward to meet you all soon.

Does any know when the fall class schedule will be available?

We are all dying to see that schedule.... they said the website would be up early to mid Feb and it's still not up.... We'll keep checking I guess.

DeLaughterDO

02-25-2006, 09:28 AM

Hate to tell you all, but if it is like when I started 4 years ago, they will have the schedule ready for you just a little after orientation starts.

You might be in for a long wait...

I can tell you what you'll start with, however - you'll start with "cell science," which begins with a very short 1-2 hour review of chemistry and organic chemistry and then blows full steam into biochemistry, finishing with a 1 week overview of embryology (first 8 weeks or so in utero). After 3-4 weeks of that, you'll start the systems classes, where you'll learn the normal anatomy, physiology, and embryology of each body system in turn. We started with the musculoskeletal system, and I imagine you all will as well. In addition to the classtime on each subject, there will be between 6 and 12 hours of scheduled gross lab each week - during which the anatomy profs will be there to assist with dissections, pimp you on structures and help you identify things and (hopefully) prevent you from royally destroying everything on your cadaver.

These gross lab hours will not be enough to identify everything, so you'll be spending a lot of outside time in the gross lab (depending on the system), especially at first, when you are a newbie at dissecting. They'll tell you not to spend any more than 40 hours in the lab a week - and definitely try not to... you'll start getting really bad headaches from the formalin after a while. Not that that stopped anyone.

You'll also have to get used to eating while smelling like gross lab. Don't worry, unless you have a weak stomach this shouldn't be an issue after the first day or so :)

Anyway, there's the readers digest version of the first 6 weeks or so after orientation. Now stop worrying about it and enjoy the last (relatively) free time you'll have for about 4 years! Remember, you still have to graduate to start - pay attention to the classes you are taking now. Med school will start soon enough and all your fantasies about what it will be like will be shattered.

It's not nearly as hard as you think. Any more specific questions, PM me...

jd

DeLaughterDO

02-25-2006, 09:32 AM

Have any of you seen the schedule from last year? I can probably get it for you if you like-y. Yours will most likely be very similar.

lemme know

jd

DeLaughterDO

02-25-2006, 10:35 AM

come-on guys.. we need to chat it up - all the other class threads have many more posts. Are you not psyched??? let's hear it!

jd

Ryan - 1208

02-25-2006, 12:17 PM

Have any of you seen the schedule from last year? I can probably get it for you if you like-y. Yours will most likely be very similar.

lemme know

jd

That sounds awesome. Thanks so much for the overview! And yes, I'm very psyched! :thumbup:

Later, pals!

ac101ac

02-25-2006, 02:45 PM

come-on guys.. we need to chat it up - all the other class threads have many more posts. Are you not psyched??? let's hear it!

jd

I am disappointed that not a lot of people have posted here recently.... hmm wonder what's going on? Maybe they are getting cold feet.... I know I am but that's not gonna stop me. So how many people to a gross anatomy tank? Are we graded as a group or individual? Also I have asked this before from other people but I'd like to get your insight on the matter: Should I worry about biochem if I didn't take it in undergrad? I am not a bio or chem major so what advice do you have for someone like myself? Thank you so much and I hope you come back to our forum soon. :)

pmak where are you??? You've disappeared as well :(

Come on people only a few more months to get to "know" other sdn'ers before we hit the ground running. Isn't going to be nice that we'll know each other even in this virtual space once we start school?? I’m all about sharing and helping each other once school starts. Anyone else?

Ryan - 1208

02-25-2006, 03:32 PM

I’m all about sharing and helping each other once school starts. Anyone else?

I'm sorry AC. I plan to be the gunner of the class.

haha...totally kidding. I agree with you. I'm all for working together and getting through these freakishly tough years as a team. But on that note, WHERE HAS EVERYBODY GONE? :idea:

DeLaughterDO

02-25-2006, 04:59 PM

So how many people to a gross anatomy tank? Are we graded as a group or individual?

That really depends on how many cadavers and how many people to a class. When I went through, we had 125 in our class (I think you all have 150, right?). I believe most people had 4 or 5 people to a tank - some more some less. The numbers may go up since you have a larger class, but then again they may have more cadavers now as well.

As far as grades go, you will have quizzes (usually weekly) over the dissections for that week. One of the profs will come by and ask your group to identify between one and 3 structures, and may ask you the function/action of that structure (or some other trivia about that structure) as well. The quizzes are graded by group, and anyone in the group can answer (usually by group consensus). Your real grade in the gross lab comes from the practicals, during which the class is broken up into 2 groups and each group tests at a separate time. Each person goes through the lab to different stations - you have one minute to identify the structure or otherwise answer the question at that station (may be physiology, function, or other related question about the tagged structure). You will also have other written exams not in gross lab (covering physiology, embryology, etc).

Also I have asked this before from other people but I'd like to get your insight on the matter: Should I worry about biochem if I didn't take it in undergrad? I am not a bio or chem major so what advice do you have for someone like myself?

No, you don't need to worry about it - they teach you everything you need to know during the class. I never took biochem in undergrad either and I did fine.

If you are not familiar with chemical structural diagrams (not being a chemistry/biology person), if I were you I would glance over how to draw them - you'll be doing alot of that to memorize the amino acids and other structures. Otherwise, don't worry about it. You'll do well if you apply yourself with half the energy you put into this forum :laugh:

Thank you so much and I hope you come back to our forum soon. :)

no problem - glad to be of help. I remember how many questions I had when I was in your shoes. I'll be lurking around - if you have anymore specific questions, please feel free to ask them here or PM me.

jd

kite_runner

02-25-2006, 05:12 PM

I am not sure about everyone else but I am getting nervous about med school now. I didn't really have any expectations for what med school will be like other than that I will be studying extensively. DeLaughterDo, thanks for the insight into what we will be doing in a few months. Obviously, we are going to be studying alot but we will have time to relax, right? Also, I am not sure if you can help me on this but does TCOM have any scholarships for us? I only saw a few on their website but I wanted to know if getting scholarships is common amongst students. Also, when will we know which books we will need? I dunno about you guys but I am seriously going to enjoy these last few months.

APTX

02-25-2006, 06:11 PM

when will we know which books we will need? I dunno about you guys but I am seriously going to enjoy these last few months.

Do NOT worry about which books you will need right now! You will get a booklist at orientation, and even then you won't have to buy all the books. There are some you will use to study faithfully, and others you will only use once or twice (and are not worth spending $50-80 on). The library has all the required textbooks on reserve, so you can always check those out if need be. There's no need to stress about anything before school starts.

DaveinDallas

02-25-2006, 07:23 PM

I can tell you what you'll start with, however - you'll start with "cell science," which begins with a very short 1-2 hour review of chemistry and organic chemistry and then blows full steam into biochemistry, finishing with a 1 week overview of embryology (first 8 weeks or so in utero). After 3-4 weeks of that, you'll start the systems classes, where you'll learn the normal anatomy, physiology, and embryology of each body system in turn. We started with the musculoskeletal system, and I imagine you all will as well. In addition to the classtime on each subject, there will be between 6 and 12 hours of scheduled gross lab each week - during which the anatomy profs will be there to assist with dissections, pimp you on structures and help you identify things and (hopefully) prevent you from royally destroying everything on your cadaver.

Hey- just an fyi - things have changed a wee bit about cell science. I'm in TCOM2009 and at least for us there was no embryo included in cell science. The first two hours were chem/orgo chem and after that it was biochem, fuel metabolism and a bit of heme thrown in for good measure. It was 6 weeks long.

After that things evened out pretty much like you said. The gross lab profs are really great. Any of them are really willing to spend time with students outside of class to make sure you get 'it'. Do not hesitate to ask any of them for a little extra help if you need it.

Until then, kick back and enjoy your summer. Stock up on sleep now....trust me on this one.....

DaveinDallas

02-25-2006, 07:27 PM

Do NOT worry about which books you will need right now! You will get a booklist at orientation, and even then you won't have to buy all the books. There are some you will use to study faithfully, and others you will only use once or twice (and are not worth spending $50-80 on). The library has all the required textbooks on reserve, so you can always check those out if need be. There's no need to stress about anything before school starts.

I'll second that one. Wait until you've been in class to find out what you really need. For cell science, you may want to get a Lippencott's Biochem Review. Other than that, everything you need is in the powerpoints. If you don't understand something, then I would say go read it from the books on reserve at the library. I purchased all of the books figuring I would need them. There are a few I've read and some I haven't opened.

doctorkim

02-25-2006, 07:54 PM

Hey All, if you have any questions, send them my way. I am a 3rd year student at TCOM. I've been living in FW for about 12 years, so I know the area pretty well. TCOM is a great school. It was my #1 pick and the only school I applied to. The class schedules are good and after the first year, life is really nice. First year is tough, but mainly it is just getting used to the fact that you are in medical school. Congratulations on choosing TCOM... it was a good decision! Feel free to email me or read my blog at studentdoctor.com medical student blogs (I'm Kim, class of 2007). Good luck to you all and welcome!

ac101ac

02-25-2006, 10:17 PM

Thank you all for the warm welcome to TCOM and kind words. We are all a little scared :eek: :eek: :eek: but I'm sure you all (is that Texan...ya'll) were once there too. TCOM has always been my top school for several reasons. I am REALLY excited to be part of this incoming class. I am pursuing the rural track and that’s very exciting for me except the brave rrrrrhmmm crazy 12 of us in the program will have MORE classes to take in addition to the regular program :scared: !!! I'm looking forward to meeting my "older" (and I don’t mean age) big brothers and sisters!!!

Dax

02-27-2006, 01:03 PM

Well, i'm a little late to get in on the thread, but YAAAAAYYY! I made it into med school! Finally, a way to talk with my future classmates. Now, I guess I should read through the whole thing. :) I'm sorry if this question has been asked before, but has anyone gotten any correspondence from TCOM since the acceptance letter?

Dax

kite_runner

02-27-2006, 01:34 PM

Thanks APTX and DaveinDallas. I dunno but for some reason I had thought that we would have to buy the books before orientation. Thanks for clearing that up:). Also, Dax congratulations and welcome to the forum! I haven't recieved anything form TCOM since the acceptance letter as well- I am guessing that we should be getting something (don't know what) soon?!?!?

Dax

02-27-2006, 03:38 PM

ac101ac

02-27-2006, 04:03 PM

I guess I have another question. Are there any other non-traditional students here? I know there are probably like 10 people posting here but I thought i'd ask. I graduated in 98 with a degree in pharmacy, so I guess you can call me one of the 'oldies' in the group. It's very exciting to be going back to school!

Dax

Hey Dax welcome to the group!!! I am excited that slowly but surely our group is growing. Nonsense with this oldie stuff! I am sure the class is full of wonderful and experienced people like you that can bring in different perspectives into our whole class. Will you be attending the spring fling? I hope to meet everyone there. Are you from in state or out of state?

Ryan - 1208

02-27-2006, 08:27 PM

Dax

02-27-2006, 08:32 PM

Hey Dax welcome to the group!!! I am excited that slowly but surely our group is growing. Nonsense with this oldie stuff! I am sure the class is full of wonderful and experienced people like you that can bring in different perspectives into our whole class. Will you be attending the spring fling? I hope to meet everyone there. Are you from in state or out of state?

I'm not going to be able to make it for the Spring Fling i'm afraid. I'm in state (Houston). Thank God for in-state tuition! After reading the whole thread, I noticed one post that mentioned us getting handed a laptop when we arrive. It just so happens that I bought a laptop last week for that very purpose. I wonder if we HAVE to use theirs? I'd me a little miffed if i'm out the money I spent on this one. I'm going to call Financial Aid and ask them about it soon.
Next week I get to get my immunization titers done, yay! It's been so long since i've had a copy of them, i'm sure i'll have to get several re-done.

Dax

ac101ac

02-27-2006, 08:35 PM

I'm not going to be able to make it for the Spring Fling i'm afraid. I'm in state (Houston). Thank God for in-state tuition! After reading the whole thread, I noticed one post that mentioned us getting handed a laptop when we arrive. It just so happens that I bought a laptop last week for that very purpose. I wonder if we HAVE to use theirs? I'd me a little miffed if i'm out the money I spent on this one. I'm going to call Financial Aid and ask them about it soon.
Next week I get to get my immunization titers done, yay! It's been so long since i've had a copy of them, i'm sure i'll have to get several re-done.

Dax

Dax, when are the immunizations due? About the laptop.... i think they want us to use the one they will be providing us with.... can you return yours?

Dax

02-27-2006, 08:38 PM

ac101ac

02-27-2006, 08:43 PM

Welcome, Dax! It's great that we're getting more people. Can't wait to meet you all soon!

Hey Ryan, what happened to our OOS classmate PMAK??? I haven't heard from pmak in a while now!!! Should we worry? :confused:

PMAK WHERE ARE YOU????

Ryan - 1208

02-27-2006, 09:17 PM

Hey Ryan, what happened to our OOS classmate PMAK??? I haven't heard from pmak in a while now!!! Should we worry? :confused:

PMAK WHERE ARE YOU????

Yea! I wonder where s/he is! :confused:

shutterbug

02-28-2006, 11:29 AM

shutterbug

02-28-2006, 11:39 AM

I like to get some opinions from the current students. Do you think I should get an apartment near campus or stay in my current house and commute about 60 min each way to school?

Dax

02-28-2006, 12:11 PM

Hey Dax, I am right there with you. I'm UT business school class of 95. Now I am TCOM 2010

Awesome! I figured that there would be several of us in the class since i've heard that D.O. programs are more willing to accept non-trads.

Dax

DeLaughterDO

02-28-2006, 05:11 PM

I like to get some opinions from the current students. Do you think I should get an apartment near campus or stay in my current house and commute about 60 min each way to school?

Is your house paid for? Is the 60 minutes fairly constant?

If so, I'd stay put... if you're renting a house somewhere and/or the commute is a mess, or you're unable/unwilling to commit to a 1 hour drive every day to be in class/clinic by 0800, then I'd move in a minute.

DeLaughterDO

02-28-2006, 05:15 PM

Awesome! I figured that there would be several of us in the class since i've heard that D.O. programs are more willing to accept non-trads.

Dax

You'll find many "non-trad" students in your class - I think the oldest student in my class was in his 50s when we started. He was a computer programmer.

Other non-trads we have are a PA, a RN (myself), a physical therapist, and a nutritionist, among others that I can't think of right now.

Don't worry, you won't be alone!

jd

hyperbaric

03-01-2006, 01:28 PM

I like to get some opinions from the current students. Do you think I should get an apartment near campus or stay in my current house and commute about 60 min each way to school?

I like to be close to campus. But $$$ is always a consideration as DeLaughter mentioned.

DeLaughterDO

03-01-2006, 04:01 PM

I like to be close to campus. But $$$ is always a consideration as DeLaughter mentioned.

Being close is very convenient, especially when you've spent hours at the school studying, or in the gross lab, or whatever. However, if you have a place paid for already, don't even bother thinking about moving. We had a few people that drove in every day from out of town - one from Plano, and a couple from Dallas... They did it, so it is definitely do-able.

jd

pmak67

03-02-2006, 12:37 PM

Hey Ryan, what happened to our OOS classmate PMAK??? I haven't heard from pmak in a while now!!! Should we worry? :confused:

PMAK WHERE ARE YOU????

Pmak is definitely here!

Dax, my undergrad degree says I graduated in 1989 (WHAT?!), so don't worry about the "old" stuff. I know I've got you beat in the achiness dept.

One more word on the computers. I emailed the contact person listed on the website and he/she said that they are still working on whether or not the computers will be included in our fees this fall. He/she said that by end of April we should know.

I also have not received anything in the mail since acceptance on October, other than a very nice holiday card from the Admissions Office.

AC/Ryan - suffice it to say I've been off dealing with all the stuff associated with our moving to the FW area. No need to worry 'bout me!!!

TCOM rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

pmak67

03-02-2006, 12:41 PM

Sorry folks - my contact said that the computer question should be finalized by the end of MARCH, not April as I wrote above.

TCOM = Totally Committed to Osteopathic Medicine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Dax

03-02-2006, 02:42 PM

Pmak is definitely here!

Dax, my undergrad degree says I graduated in 1989 (WHAT?!), so don't worry about the "old" stuff. I know I've got you beat in the achiness dept.

One more word on the computers. I emailed the contact person listed on the website and he/she said that they are still working on whether or not the computers will be included in our fees this fall. He/she said that by end of April we should know.

I also have not received anything in the mail since acceptance on October, other than a very nice holiday card from the Admissions Office.

AC/Ryan - suffice it to say I've been off dealing with all the stuff associated with our moving to the FW area. No need to worry 'bout me!!!

TCOM rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

'89, awesome! Yeah, I don't feel so old now ;) Thanks for the info on the computer situation!

Dax

kite_runner

03-02-2006, 03:01 PM

I don't remember since the interview but is TCOM on a three scale grading system or four?

ac101ac

03-02-2006, 08:51 PM

YAY !!! Our good friend PMAK is back.... we missed you. Good luck with your move and keep us updated. :luck:

ac101ac

03-02-2006, 08:54 PM

Does buying a house affect how much fin. aid you get? Any info. on this would be greatly appreciated!!!

pmak67

03-03-2006, 09:49 AM

'89, awesome! Yeah, I don't feel so old now ;) Thanks for the info on the computer situation!

Dax
Oh Dude, that wasn't so nice to say to your newly minted classmate. :laugh: It's okay though, I've certainly received my share of blessings and great experiences during those years, but they have also come with a cost.

Beware of aging, my friends.

pmak67

03-03-2006, 10:01 AM

Does buying a house affect how much fin. aid you get? Any info. on this would be greatly appreciated!!!

Hi AC, and thanks for the re-welcome. I have been told that purchasing a house only limits you in two possible ways - 1) you obviously won't have the cash in hand that you put down as any form of downpayment, so that might be a disadvantage in some instances, and 2) if you adversely affect your credit score by missing payments on the home, etc. then of course if you need any private loans you might not make their cut. The FAFSA only takes into consideration your INCOME and does assume that you need to live somewhere (so you won't be asked to put up your home as an "asset").

Since you're an instater (ie, way low tuition and fees) I would think that it makes good sense to buy if you can afford it. One word of caution though, when you buy a home you're risking (somewhat) that you might not be able to sell it exactly when you want to 4 years from now, if you need to.

Anyway, I hope these thoughts help.

pmak67

03-03-2006, 10:04 AM

I don't remember since the interview but is TCOM on a three scale grading system or four?

Hi Kite Runner, I'm not sure I completely understand your question, but I believe that grading is on a percentage basis as opposed to grades, per se.

Does anyone else have more info?

ac101ac

03-03-2006, 10:20 AM

Thanks pmak. Yeah what is the whole grading system like........ should have paid more attention. :(

DeLaughterDO

03-03-2006, 10:25 AM

I don't remember since the interview but is TCOM on a three scale grading system or four?

We're graded on a percentage system for the first 2 years, then pass/fail for the clinical years (you get a pass/fail on your transcript, but there is a numeric score for all clerkships floating around that counts into your GPA for 3rd year to determine class rankings. Don't know if they do the same for 4th year clerkships).

I hope that's what you are asking, anyway.

jd

johnjuan

03-03-2006, 02:52 PM

Thanks pmak. Yeah what is the whole grading system like........ should have paid more attention. :(

Just wanted to say Hi to everyone, and I can't wait until we get started. I am also an unconventional student. I am 30 yrs old without a bachelors degree. I will be in the 7 yr DO program so I will get my bachelors after our first year. I am looking forward to meeting all of you. Unless I am mistaken, they are supposed to be setting up a student website for us soon to get updates and information. Is that what you guys heard?

Dax

03-03-2006, 03:01 PM

Oh Dude, that wasn't so nice to say to your newly minted classmate. :laugh: It's okay though, I've certainly received my share of blessings and great experiences during those years, but they have also come with a cost.

Beware of aging, my friends.

Ahh, I didn't mean to be harsh. I've got alot of gray hair already, so I probably look older than everyone. :) I can only imagine how much more i'll acquire in the next few years.

ac101ac

03-03-2006, 05:30 PM

Welcome Johnjuan!!! and congrats on almost finishing your degree. will you be going to the spring fling? Just trying to get an idea of who will be there. Only the cool people are going ... well at least that's what I've heard. (rrmmm that's a cue that everyone here needs to be there!)

ac101ac

03-03-2006, 05:45 PM

HEY I just got back from getting my mail. I got my curriculum overview for all 4 years!! yay! Anyone else get anything? I think this may be only for the rural track students.?!? I'll list what I have to take in ADDITION to the regular curriculum for year 1.
1. Rural America and Community Health in Texas
2. Information Literacy (rural issues)
3. Professional Development: The Basics
4. Public Health Issues for Rural Communities
5. Pathology and Pathophysiology in Rural Areas
6. Rural Hospital Emergency Room

** TWO day rural shadowing to be completed before medical school starts (not sure why we have to do this?? ) I heard we were going to be there the whole 2 days and that we would spend the night at a nursing home..... hmmm anyone want to do this for me???

For 3rd year in case anyone is interested:
8 wks Family Med
4 wks Ward Med
8 wks General Surgery
4 Wks Critical Care
4 wks Psychiatry
6 wks Pediatrics
4 wks Emergency Medicine
4 wks Public Health
4 wks Vacation/Research/Elective
6 wks Ob/GYN

Dax

03-03-2006, 06:41 PM

kite_runner

03-03-2006, 08:00 PM

We're graded on a percentage system for the first 2 years, then pass/fail for the clinical years (you get a pass/fail on your transcript, but there is a numeric score for all clerkships floating around that counts into your GPA for 3rd year to determine class rankings. Don't know if they do the same for 4th year clerkships).

I hope that's what you are asking, anyway.

jd

Yup, that's what i was asking:)Thanks! and class ranking- reminds of when i was back in high school.

ac101ac

03-04-2006, 03:46 PM

Yeah, might be for rural track students only. I haven't gotten anything in my mail yet. So is this 3rd year list for all students, or just rural? Anyone else get this mail?

Dax

Dax, not sure if this 3rd yr. rotation list is only for rural med. Now I'm really curious as to what the rest of my classmates are going to take their 3rd /4th year. if you guys get anything in the mail or email please let me know. Still no official web page hu ??? I wonder how much longer we'll have to wait.

Ryan - 1208

03-04-2006, 10:32 PM

I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend, classmates! :)

ac101ac

03-05-2006, 09:51 PM

DeLaughterDO

03-05-2006, 10:38 PM

Anyone know what type/color scrubs we'll need for lab? I know certain schools have certain colors for diff. students for example PA students wear teal, med students wear navy blue etc. etc. Anyone know? Or can we wear whatever color we'd like? Maybe a TCOMer can chime in for this question. Thanks!

You can wear whatever color you'd like.

And about the curriculum - we didn't do a critical care month, our schedule was:

8 weeks Fam med
8 weeks Internal med
8 weeks Surgery (4 weeks general, 4 weeks specialty)
6 weeks Pediatrics
6 weeks OB/Gyn
4 weeks Psych
4 weeks OMM
4 weeks Family Medicine selective
4 weeks Emergency med
4 weeks Internal med specialty
4 weeks Geriatrics
4 weeks Academic month (optional study month for step II COMLEX)
4 weeks Vacation (optional)

Of course, the curriculum could have changed 4 or 5 times by now - hell, they changed it 3 times while I was in the first 2 years...

I guess you'll all find out soon enough - enjoy the rest of your time off!

jd

ac101ac

03-06-2006, 08:56 PM

You can wear whatever color you'd like.

And about the curriculum - we didn't do a critical care month, our schedule was:

8 weeks Fam med
8 weeks Internal med
8 weeks Surgery (4 weeks general, 4 weeks specialty)
6 weeks Pediatrics
6 weeks OB/Gyn
4 weeks Psych
4 weeks OMM
4 weeks Family Medicine selective
4 weeks Emergency med
4 weeks Internal med specialty
4 weeks Geriatrics
4 weeks Academic month (optional study month for step II COMLEX)
4 weeks Vacation (optional)

Of course, the curriculum could have changed 4 or 5 times by now - hell, they changed it 3 times while I was in the first 2 years...

I guess you'll all find out soon enough - enjoy the rest of your time off!

jd

Thanks DeLaughterDO for your input!! I guess some classes are a little diff. I think we have geriatrics for 8 weeks instead of 4wks during our 4th year.

TCOM-2006

03-07-2006, 08:57 AM

hi everyone!--

--welcome to the class of 2010. after 5 years at TCOM (DO/MPH), i can honestly say that i would do it all over again, and i believe that if you put in the time and effort, you will be well prepared for residency and beyond.

--i would also recommend joining the following organizations: AMA / TMA / AOA / SOMA / TOMA - and becoming active if you are interested in organized medicine / leadership activities. i have been involved in TMA / AMA for the past 5 years, and the TCOM chapter is definitely well respected at the state and national levels (you can probably read my past posts if you are interested in these organizations).

--lastly, if anyone is interested in buying a house - mine is for sale. see details at: www.owners.com/TPG4564

--good luck!

DeLaughterDO

03-07-2006, 11:31 AM

Thanks DeLaughterDO for your input!! I guess some classes are a little diff. I think we have geriatrics for 8 weeks instead of 4wks during our 4th year.

Wow, 8 weeks of geri? I'm sorry... I'm on geri now and I can't imagine 8 weeks of this. Besides, you see geriatric patients on every other rotation (with the exception of pediatrics), so why do you need so much time on a dedicated geriatrics rotation, unless they're trying to convince more people to go into geri...

could be, you know the baby boomers are starting to turn 65 now...

l8r,

jd

tcom200901

03-07-2006, 12:17 PM

Thanks DeLaughterDO for your input!! I guess some classes are a little diff. I think we have geriatrics for 8 weeks instead of 4wks during our 4th year.
I'm currenty a first year. No, Geriatrics is only 4 weeks, not 8 weeks. Something else that is new is that they are going to allow some students do their CORE rotations in Corpus Christi at Spohn hospital. That starts this July with 12 students. Good luck you guys, I've got to go study Renal for our test this Friday.
Tcom200901 :)

ac101ac

03-07-2006, 04:30 PM

Wow, 8 weeks of geri? I'm sorry... I'm on geri now and I can't imagine 8 weeks of this. Besides, you see geriatric patients on every other rotation (with the exception of pediatrics), so why do you need so much time on a dedicated geriatrics rotation, unless they're trying to convince more people to go into geri...

could be, you know the baby boomers are starting to turn 65 now...

l8r,

jd

delaughterdo you really made me laugh..... you see I'm actually going into geriatrics :laugh: !!! That was pretty funny. So I guess you are correct... they want more people in geri.

By the way here is what 4th year will look like for those of us coming in:

8wks geriatrics
4 wks Rural Hospital
4 wks Ortho/sports med
4wks specialty med/cardio/pulmonology
4wks specialty med/neurology
4wk occup. med
8 wks elective/International rotation, vacaction,research0

** again before anyone panics... I am in the rural med. program and this is what I got in the mail a few days ago... not sure if everyone else will have this schedule.

ac101ac

03-07-2006, 04:32 PM

Which are the CORE rotations?

pmak67

03-07-2006, 04:32 PM

DeLaughterDO

03-07-2006, 06:02 PM

I love OLD PEOPLE!!!!

Well, aside from the sick connotations inherent in that statement (I know, I know.. I took it out of context on purpose!!), you will always have plenty of work if you go into geriatrics. Of course, with medicare/medicaid almost broke and about to almost triple in size (which is more than likely going to spell the end of the system altogether), most of them will probably be uninsured. Hooray for the crappy government mis-management of resources!!

The system is broken and must be fixed! Contact your representatives now, before it's too late.

Sorry, started with a (bad) joke and ended on a depressing note. Maybe I'm bipolar :meanie:

jd

DeLaughterDO

03-07-2006, 06:04 PM

delaughterdo you really made me laugh..... you see I'm actually going into geriatrics :laugh: !!! That was pretty funny. So I guess you are correct... they want more people in geri.

By the way here is what 4th year will look like for those of us coming in:

8wks geriatrics
4 wks Rural Hospital
4 wks Ortho/sports med
4wks specialty med/cardio/pulmonology
4wks specialty med/neurology
4wk occup. med
8 wks elective/International rotation, vacaction,research0

** again before anyone panics... I am in the rural med. program and this is what I got in the mail a few days ago... not sure if everyone else will have this schedule.

Glad I could be of service - if only to make you laugh. You really must be a noble soul to want to dedicate yourself to geriatrics. It takes more intestinal fortitude than I have, I can tell you that! Of course, I'll be doing EM, so I'll see lots of older patients as well - just not exclusively...

Let me tell you something: That 4th year schedule sucks. When are you supposed to take step 2 of the COMLEX/USMLE or have away rotations? Only 2 months of elective time? Hope you KNOW you want to do geri, because with that schedule you won't have any time at all to find something else you might love... How about interviews for residency? They already didn't give us any time for those, and I had to take a vacation month when I didn't want to.

Remember, with geriatrics, you have to do an Internal or Family medicine residency and geri fellowship. So long as you take the IM track to geri, you'll leave yourself lots of options, just in case you decide you don't want to do geri in the end, and you'd rather do cardio/pulmo/nephro/gastroentero/critical care/allergy/endo/heme-onco/etc-ology... I think that would be the smart choice, rather than Fam Med. Just my opinion, of course - YMMV.

good luck!

jd

ac101ac

03-07-2006, 09:46 PM

Glad I could be of service - if only to make you laugh. You really must be a noble soul to want to dedicate yourself to geriatrics. It takes more intestinal fortitude than I have, I can tell you that! Of course, I'll be doing EM, so I'll see lots of older patients as well - just not exclusively...

Let me tell you something: That 4th year schedule sucks. When are you supposed to take step 2 of the COMLEX/USMLE or have away rotations? Only 2 months of elective time? Hope you KNOW you want to do geri, because with that schedule you won't have any time at all to find something else you might love... How about interviews for residency? They already didn't give us any time for those, and I had to take a vacation month when I didn't want to.

Remember, with geriatrics, you have to do an Internal or Family medicine residency and geri fellowship. So long as you take the IM track to geri, you'll leave yourself lots of options, just in case you decide you don't want to do geri in the end, and you'd rather do cardio/pulmo/nephro/gastroentero/critical care/allergy/endo/heme-onco/etc-ology... I think that would be the smart choice, rather than Fam Med. Just my opinion, of course - YMMV.

good luck!

jd

Delaughterdo... thank you for all your help. A geriatrician once told me my best bet was to go fam. med. so it is interesting to hear both sides on this topic....the good news is I still have some time to think about it!!

On a different note….. do we get to decide where we go for rotations or can we choose to stay in Fort Worth for all 4 years?

Dax

03-07-2006, 10:09 PM

Delaughterdo... thank you for all your help. A geriatrician once told me my best bet was to go fam. med. so it is interesting to hear both sides on this topic....the good news is I still have some time to think about it!!

On a different note….. do we get to decide where we go for rotations or can we choose to stay in Fort Worth for all 4 years?

I was wondering the same thing. Since my wife plans to stay in Houston while i'm up in FW (Long story on why she isn't moving with me), I would pay extra to be able to do rotations in the Med Center here. Anyone know if that is possible?

Dax

APTX

03-07-2006, 10:21 PM

I was wondering the same thing. Since my wife plans to stay in Houston while i'm up in FW (Long story on why she isn't moving with me), I would pay extra to be able to do rotations in the Med Center here. Anyone know if that is possible?

Dax

Where you go for 3rd year rotations works on a lottery system. In general, you need a good excuse to stay in Fort Worth all four years (i.e. you are married with children) since chances are most people will do at least one rotation out of town, whether it be Odessa, Lubbock, etc. Like someone mentioned earlier there is an opportunity now for students to do all their core rotations at Corpus Christi. I did hear that you could do your family medicine rotation with a DO at any pre-approved location in Texas, but I could be wrong. Anyone know for sure?

TCOM-2006

03-07-2006, 10:33 PM

delaughterdo you really made me laugh..... you see I'm actually going into geriatrics :laugh: !!! That was pretty funny. So I guess you are correct... they want more people in geri.

By the way here is what 4th year will look like for those of us coming in:

8wks geriatrics
4 wks Rural Hospital
4 wks Ortho/sports med
4wks specialty med/cardio/pulmonology
4wks specialty med/neurology
4wk occup. med
8 wks elective/International rotation, vacaction,research0

** again before anyone panics... I am in the rural med. program and this is what I got in the mail a few days ago... not sure if everyone else will have this schedule.

wow - i'm truly suprised by this 4th year schedule, and agree with delaughter that this is going to be very restrictive. i hate to be critical without knowing the rationale for the change, but i would suggest addressing this issue with the faculty (calmly and professionally, of course) when you arrive. this should really be job #1 for your class officers.

my concern is that 8 week is not even close to enough elective time (i though having 4 required core months taken out of my schedule was restrictive). the reason is that scheduling an elective "audition rotation" at a place you are interested in for residency can be a huge benefit. what happens if your schedule puts your 8 weeks of elective time after rank lists for residency is due? you may not get into the residency you want, or could have gotten into had you done an elective there.

or, conversly, you may match into a place that you think you will love (based on what you have read - and your 1 day interview), but end up hating it - when you could have uncover the things you didn't like during an elective month.

also - as has been mentioned, what if you think you may want to to PM&R or anesthesia or derm (one of the specialties you won't get exposed to during your third year). you need the opportunity to test this interest with experience ASAP during early 4th year, so you can decide about applications.

again - tcom is a great school that prepares you well (i have done quite well on my visiting rotations) and i don't mean to be negative - but ya'll need to gather the facts of this matter so you can try to discuss with the faculty leadership. just make sure you try and understand the rationale behind all this first, and try not to sound like your complaining. ask if current 4th years had a role in planning this. if not - why not? i don't remember hearing about this or being asked for my feedback, or else i would have raised the concerns that i did here...

TCOM-2006

03-07-2006, 10:38 PM

and, just to add a note of personal experience here - i did 12 weeks of away "audition" months at residency programs i applied to (internal medicine sub-internships and specialty medicine months). i would have actually liked to do more. i knew that i was going into IM, so my 4th year schedule looked like this:

study month - take comlex 2
away elective - cardio
core spec med - neuro
away elective - pulm
away elective - medicine wards
core - geri
away elective - GI
home elective - ID
core - EM
core - internal medicine primary care

TCOM-2006

03-07-2006, 10:43 PM

I was wondering the same thing. Since my wife plans to stay in Houston while i'm up in FW (Long story on why she isn't moving with me), I would pay extra to be able to do rotations in the Med Center here. Anyone know if that is possible?

Dax

might be a difficult to do this your 3rd year, since the training is supposed to be an AOA (osteopathic) site (like someone said - the exception might be family). for 4th year - all your electives are pretty open, and some of the core rotations are (ie - i know people who did a core ER at an 'allopathic' site). most other instutions will limit the number or elective rotations you can do there (ie - ut houston may only let you do 8 weeks max... although this may vary if it's through a different dept).

Dax

03-08-2006, 05:15 AM

might be a difficult to do this your 3rd year, since the training is supposed to be an AOA (osteopathic) site (like someone said - the exception might be family). for 4th year - all your electives are pretty open, and some of the core rotations are (ie - i know people who did a core ER at an 'allopathic' site). most other instutions will limit the number or elective rotations you can do there (ie - ut houston may only let you do 8 weeks max... although this may vary if it's through a different dept).
That's good to know. I do have kids as well, so i'll just have to chat with them and see what we can work out. Thanks for the info.

Dax

ac101ac

03-08-2006, 06:52 AM

TCOM-2006 thanks for all the great info!! Wow sounds like we really need to look into this a little more.... I'm going to call the rural med program and ask if the list of rotation is just for rural med or everyone coming in. i'll post as soon as I hear anything.

tcom200901

03-08-2006, 08:26 AM

TCOM-2006

03-08-2006, 11:31 AM

"I stopped by the Deans office to find out what the scoop is on the rotation schedules. You guys made me nervous with the schedule you were talking about. It it is for the RURAL TRACK CURRICULUM only!! The 3rd and 4th year rotation schedules from everyone else is NOT expected to change. From what I hear they have accepted 12 people into this special curriclum that will focus on rural practice. I think there is more coursework beyond the regular classes in the first two years also.

You guys need to chill out, because your freaking everyone out, including me!!

TCOM200901

good that that's cleared up! that was freaking me out too - and it's something that would not have impacted me. the current setup should give you a enough flexability for the non RT students.

johnjuan

03-08-2006, 04:14 PM

I finally got an email. Did you guys get it? They are gioing to be sending the spring fling info out within the next 3 weeks. I am so ready to do something. This semester is a killer so I need a little hope. Just to let you know, I have two kids so I will be hoping for the local rotations as well. Have fun and God bless.

DeLaughterDO

03-08-2006, 04:26 PM

"I stopped by the Deans office to find out what the scoop is on the rotation schedules. You guys made me nervous with the schedule you were talking about. It it is for the RURAL TRACK CURRICULUM only!! The 3rd and 4th year rotation schedules from everyone else is NOT expected to change. From what I hear they have accepted 12 people into this special curriclum that will focus on rural practice. I think there is more coursework beyond the regular classes in the first two years also.

You guys need to chill out, because your freaking everyone out, including me!!

TCOM200901

The heavy weighting of the 4th year curriculum is still very concerning to me, even if it is only for the Rural Medicine track students. This seems very very inflexible and does not leave you much time to explore your personal interests. Just seems a bit shady to me. I guess if you KNOW you want to do rural family medicine, you're in great shape!

jd

ac101ac

03-08-2006, 06:58 PM

tcom200901

03-09-2006, 09:48 AM

Ok I called TCOM and spoke to Ms. Brooks and she said as some else mentioned here.... The above schedule is specifically for RURAL MED students ONLY!!!!!! Everyone do NOT panic......... but now I'll panic :scared: since I am in the RM program... hmm can I get out now??? Any advice?

Why don't you "chill out" until you get here in school!! You guys are cracking me up!!! You don't even know which sites those rotations will be at! Depending on how they choose to schedule the sites (and remeber thats in 3 Years from the day you enter), you may be able to do those rotations at sites of your choice. That is whats going to happen with the 4thyear selections in Corpus. It seems to me that your a little premature worrying about your 4th year sites, when you haven't even begun year I!!

All I know is that my first year here was very different from the year before me(for example we are doing weekend rounds at one of the hospitals in town as a first year). The year before me was different from the year before that. It seems like the administration and faculty really work hard to make changes to improve our education quickly. They moved Hematology earlier into the first year, and next year I beleive they are increasing the Mechanisims of Disease course.

See you guys when your on campus!!

TCOM200901

pmak67

03-09-2006, 04:05 PM

Well, aside from the sick connotations inherent in that statement (I know, I know.. I took it out of context on purpose!!), you will always have plenty of work if you go into geriatrics. Of course, with medicare/medicaid almost broke and about to almost triple in size (which is more than likely going to spell the end of the system altogether), most of them will probably be uninsured. Hooray for the crappy government mis-management of resources!!

The system is broken and must be fixed! Contact your representatives now, before it's too late.

Sorry, started with a (bad) joke and ended on a depressing note. Maybe I'm bipolar :meanie:

jd

jd, you are funny.

i do love old people though.

ac101ac

03-09-2006, 08:25 PM

Why don't you "chill out" until you get here in school!! You guys are cracking me up!!! You don't even know which sites those rotations will be at! Depending on how they choose to schedule the sites (and remeber thats in 3 Years from the day you enter), you may be able to do those rotations at sites of your choice. That is whats going to happen with the 4thyear selections in Corpus. It seems to me that your a little premature worrying about your 4th year sites, when you haven't even begun year I!!

All I know is that my first year here was very different from the year before me(for example we are doing weekend rounds at one of the hospitals in town as a first year). The year before me was different from the year before that. It seems like the administration and faculty really work hard to make changes to improve our education quickly. They moved Hematology earlier into the first year, and next year I beleive they are increasing the Mechanisims of Disease course.

See you guys when your on campus!!

TCOM200901

That is pretty funny... I guess I should just chill for a little while..... :laugh:

shutterbug

03-10-2006, 10:05 AM

I was wondering the same thing. Since my wife plans to stay in Houston while i'm up in FW (Long story on why she isn't moving with me), I would pay extra to be able to do rotations in the Med Center here. Anyone know if that is possible?

Dax

So dax, are you coming up here for Spring Fling? Sound like you and me are in a similar situation family-wise.

shutterbug

03-10-2006, 11:00 AM

might be a difficult to do this your 3rd year, since the training is supposed to be an AOA (osteopathic) site (like someone said - the exception might be family). for 4th year - all your electives are pretty open, and some of the core rotations are (ie - i know people who did a core ER at an 'allopathic' site). most other instutions will limit the number or elective rotations you can do there (ie - ut houston may only let you do 8 weeks max... although this may vary if it's through a different dept).

Where do 3rd and 4th year students do their rotations? JPS? Methodist? Has anyone done rotations at Parkland, Zale, VA, or Children's?

DeLaughterDO

03-10-2006, 11:16 AM

Where do 3rd and 4th year students do their rotations? JPS? Methodist? Has anyone done rotations at Parkland, Zale, VA, or Children's?

Well, so far this year (4th year) I've rotated at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital; JPS; UT Tyler Medical Center; St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pa; Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Tx; and next month I will be at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa.

Last year, I was pretty much at JPS and OMCT (before it went defunct). Some people also do rotations at Charleton Methodist in Dallas and at Plaza Medical center here in Fort Worth. There are also some people who do pediatrics at Driscoll Children hospital in Corpus Christi or OB/Gyn and/or Peds in Odessa, Tx.

I think that's about it. 4th year is pretty open for where you want to do rotations - as long as you can find a spot somewhere, you can (often) do a rotation there, anywhere in the country...

hope this helps, and answers your questions. :luck:

jd

Dax

03-10-2006, 11:32 AM

So dax, are you coming up here for Spring Fling? Sound like you and me are in a similar situation family-wise.
Well, if I do, it'll be that Saturday since i'm working during the week. I'll know more as the time gets closer. I'd like to go up there and check out the housing as well so I can get most of that stuff settled beforehand. As you probably know, it's not an easy 'jump in the car' and go to Fort Worth type of trip with kids. But, I sure will try to make it.

Dax

shutterbug

03-10-2006, 01:18 PM

Well, if I do, it'll be that Saturday since i'm working during the week. I'll know more as the time gets closer. I'd like to go up there and check out the housing as well so I can get most of that stuff settled beforehand. As you probably know, it's not an easy 'jump in the car' and go to Fort Worth type of trip with kids. But, I sure will try to make it.

Dax

Hope you can make it. FW is a pretty cool "small town". My wife and kid will stay in our house in Plano and I am planning on getting a place near campus.

UserNameNeeded

03-12-2006, 10:52 PM

ac101ac

03-13-2006, 10:42 AM

So is AC the only Rural Track person on SDN, besides me? I was surprised I got in; they made it seem like it was actually harder to get into the program (you can't transfer in later after matriculation, either) than into the school itself. I really love the idea of having a rural practice, but now the reality is sort of sinking in about if I truly want to lock myself in. But I love the fact that I'm doing everything everyone else is doing and then some. I just don't know about the inflexibility of Year 4 because I really want experience in as many specialties as possible, just to make sure whatever speciality I'm aiming for is truly what I want.

I need to find myself housing soon...I'm getting a little panicked about that, especially since the whole incoming class will be looking for housing, too. It definitely won't be a buyers/renters market.

Anyway, do you TCOM Rural Track SDNers wanna meet up during Spring Fling?

YAY!!!!!!!!!! :love: I'm not the only one!!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THIS WHOLE TIME. This feels so good.... I was getting tired of hearing the crickets chirp over on my side of RM. So where are you from? I think you shouldn't feel so bad since most people (from what I hear) don't start looking for a place until after the spring fling. YAY let's get together during spring fling. do you know where we're gonna be doing the 2 day thing before we start day one of classes?

UserNameNeeded

03-13-2006, 01:14 PM

YAY!!!!!!!!!! :love: I'm not the only one!!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THIS WHOLE TIME. This feels so good.... I was getting tired of hearing the crickets chirp over on my side of RM.

I've been reading your posts and meaning to reply since match day! :laugh: I can't believe how fast the time's flying by. It feels like the match was only a week or two ago and already it's Spring Fling in April and then the few short weeks of summer before the first day of classes in July. I'm like a bundle of emotions: scared out of my wits, but so excited and so anxious, too! :D

So where are you from?

I'm from east Texas, originally, but I'm studying in Dallas right now. What about you?

YAY let's get together during spring fling.

Definitely! We need to compare notes about the program and the school. Do you know the area around the school well? I thought I read you were buying a house (!!).

do you know where we're gonna be doing the 2 day thing before we start day one of classes?

There's a two day thing? :eek: I had no idea. All I read was we have a mandatory orientation day in the last week of July and then classes start on the last day (or second to last day) of July. :scared:

TCOM-2006

03-14-2006, 01:29 AM

Where do 3rd and 4th year students do their rotations? JPS? Methodist? Has anyone done rotations at Parkland, Zale, VA, or Children's?

here's best that i can remember all of our rotation sites (and remember that this might have changed - and probably will change by the time '10 gets for 4th year).

3rd year:
JPS (medicine, surgery, ob/gyn, psych)
Plaza (medicine, surgery)
Baylor AllSaints (ob-surgery, surgery)
Dallas Methodist (medicine)
Cook Children's (2 out of 6 weeks if you are in FW for peds)
terrell state hospital (psych)
odessa (peds, ob/gyn)
corpus christi (peds @ driscoll)
UNT patient care center "PCC" (family, ob/gyn clinic, peds clinic, surgery clinic, omm)
other UNT clinics in FW (family, omm)

-i think there are or will be more rotations for dallas methodist and corpus... you will have to check with school admin.

4th year:
-Plaza/PCC (specialty med) or tyler (for pulm as spec med)
-Harris / JPS / Plaza / other (for ER) - you can also set up your own ER or peds-ER rotation anywhere to count. btw - Harris is awesome (so far in 9 shifts - i have ~ 9 LPs, 2 chest tubes, 2 central lines, 6 I&Ds, and LOTS and LOTS of suturing - no residents + busy ER / level 1 trauma ctr = plenty of procedures for med students).
-various sites for your required 'primary care' month
-the rest of 4th year is pretty much up to you - go anywhere that lets you schedule a rotation.

-overall - pretty good mix of hospital settings - except we lack a major university-type hospital as a core site. i spent a couple of months in 4th year in a couple big univ based hospitals without any problem - so you do get the experience - just generally not in 3rd year.

timtye78

03-14-2006, 05:04 AM

Congrats guys sounds like TCOM is doing better than expected post closure of OMCT..seriously guys its a good thing...Ft Worth was a great place to spend four years-my wife and I miss it sorely, and liked it so much we are hoping to settle down there in a couple of years again.

Procedural and medicine experience that your gettting is more important than getting the 'big university' environment. Just learn everything you can, rock your boards, and do elective rotations in whatever it is you are interested in.

You will do fine in any environment as long as you know your medicine.

Good luck,

timtye78

03-14-2006, 05:18 AM

Take it from a past tcom student who was originally signed up in the RT program. You have to look at TCOM in the big scheme of things...TCOM is a primary care school whose major objective is to increase docs in primary care. If you cram someones schedule full of primary care, then the person at the end of the curriculum (sp?) will either be converted/enamored or will be terrified to venture out into something else b/c 1)lack of rotation experience 2)feeling non-competitive in other fields b/c no experience

My advice, do not go RT unless you KNOW that you want to do FP/IM seriously. If you think you have any interest in anesthesiology, EM, rads, or something else, RT will be a killer. And yes, you can get out of RT if you decide quickly-go to the office and tell them you simply decided it wasn't for you, and you want a normal schedule. They might hassle you, but this is YOUR career we are talking about. Look at me, thought I was destined for FP, so I signed up for RT, then realized that I MIGHT have an interest in something else, cancelled it, and fell in love with anesthesiology. (good choice of fields by the way).

Last piece of advice for today, have fun in your fourth year-you only get one. I had a blast choosing exotic, nontypical fourth year electives-FP (easy) in Austin, TX, private practice plastic surgery in FtW to name a couple.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

TCOM-2006

03-14-2006, 10:23 PM

i would agree with everything that timtye said - with one further clarification: i would only go RT only if you know (and by know - i mean, have tested your interest with direct experience) you want to go FP, or *primary care IM* in a *rural setting*.

even if you want to do primary care IM - i would strongly hesitate going RT given this curriculum - you would be better served having a more flexible 4th year - and more chances to do audition rotations. IM is not as competative as other specialties (like derm or to alesser degree - anesth.) but it is definitely more competative than family. consider that 404 of 2711 (15%)family positions were unfilled in the NRMP (the 'MD match' as some people call it), while 99 of 4735 positions (2%) of IM positions went unfilled. these are not exact indicators of competativeness, but you see my point.

while most of the time you can get into whatever family program you want without any problem - the same is definitely not true for IM - there are programs that are easy to get into, and programs that are super-mega-competative - and all shades of gray in between.

Take it from a past tcom student who was originally signed up in the RT program. You have to look at TCOM in the big scheme of things...TCOM is a primary care school whose major objective is to increase docs in primary care. If you cram someones schedule full of primary care, then the person at the end of the curriculum (sp?) will either be converted/enamored or will be terrified to venture out into something else b/c 1)lack of rotation experience 2)feeling non-competitive in other fields b/c no experience

My advice, do not go RT unless you KNOW that you want to do FP/IM seriously. If you think you have any interest in anesthesiology, EM, rads, or something else, RT will be a killer. And yes, you can get out of RT if you decide quickly-go to the office and tell them you simply decided it wasn't for you, and you want a normal schedule. They might hassle you, but this is YOUR career we are talking about. Look at me, thought I was destined for FP, so I signed up for RT, then realized that I MIGHT have an interest in something else, cancelled it, and fell in love with anesthesiology. (good choice of fields by the way).

Last piece of advice for today, have fun in your fourth year-you only get one. I had a blast choosing exotic, nontypical fourth year electives-FP (easy) in Austin, TX, private practice plastic surgery in FtW to name a couple.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

DaveinDallas

03-15-2006, 08:43 AM

i would agree with everything that timtye said - with one further clarification: i would only go RT only if you know (and by know - i mean, have tested your interest with direct experience) you want to go FP, or *primary care IM* in a *rural setting*.

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WHOOPS! my bad - didn't read the previous posts. We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread........

UserNameNeeded

03-15-2006, 08:53 AM

Wow.

Thanks for sharing your perspectives/experiences. I was told during the interview the Rural Track is now a "Division" itself and the way they're setting it up is unlike the RT they had in the past.

Should I just wait until the end of year two before I make any decisions on staying in RT? I mean there are so many pros I can think of, but almost as many cons (now that I've heard other people talking about it) to doing RT. I just want a ton of exposure to different specialties and to have the broadest knowledge base, because I think at this stage it's silly (for me, YMMV) to say I'm going into family practice when I really have no exposure to anything besides primary care (and the idea of family practice just irks me for some inexplicable reason). I just want to make an informed decision... :scared:

Dax

03-19-2006, 04:49 PM

I have a quick question for the students already matriculated. If I were to do an 8 week clerkship in Corpus, what type of housing arrangement do you work out? I've heard a couple of people mention doing rotations in other cities but have always been curious about housing.

BTW, I visited FW this past weekend and found an apartment already. Just seeing the campus again makes me want to get started.

Pete's Dueling Piano Bar is a riot as well. :D

Dax

ac101ac

03-20-2006, 04:28 PM

Great to be back from Spring Break.... how is everyone? You guys do anything fun???

tcom200901

03-22-2006, 07:26 AM

I ran across this list from last years match. I thought this was pretty impressive and so I'm posting it here for you "newbies". From what I hear, this years match was pretty impressive as well and the 4th years tell me almost everyone got their first choice.

http://www.hsc.unt.edu/irfair/res2005.cfm

Back to studying

tcom200901

kite_runner

03-22-2006, 10:57 AM

ktat72

03-23-2006, 04:00 PM

Hey all, congrats on your admissions to TCOM. I am going to be an intern at JPS and am currently looking to share an apartment with someone. Thought I might post in this forum. You can contact me at khiladi32@aol.com. Thanks. Enjoy your break!!!

MarkTCOM'10

03-23-2006, 11:06 PM

ac101ac

03-24-2006, 06:42 AM

Hey everyone I know I am pretty late but I just found this forum...

So it looks like during the 3rd and 4th years our rotations are at different places. Many of which are at different cities. I was just wandering how is the housing situation during those years since we seem to move a lot? Do people get an apartment everytime they change?

Hey MarkTCOM.... welcome!! I think someone asked this before but for some reason I don't remember reading a response to the question. Will you be going to Spring Fling.... just trying to figure out how many SDNers will be there to mingle with.

tcom200901

03-24-2006, 07:09 AM

Dax

03-24-2006, 07:22 AM

MarkTCOM10, I'm not sure you have the information. I have been to several of the meetings that they have had for the soon to be third years, and almost ALL of the rotations are right here in the DFW area. There is supposed to be a regional sight in Corpus Christi starting and something like 10 students will be assigned there, mostly the ones from the South Texas Area who want to be in S. Texas.

Are you confusing the rotations with the Rural Track? That is only 10 students who have applied and been selected to the Rural Program.

TCOM200901

I asked this question as well. I've spoken to a couple of 4th year students that have been to elective rotations in places like Midland/Odessa and Corpus. It just got me thinking about what they do for housing. I guess they know someone that lives there, or have relatives there.

Dax

MarkTCOM'10

03-24-2006, 10:34 AM

MarkTCOM10, I'm not sure you have the information. I have been to several of the meetings that they have had for the soon to be third years, and almost ALL of the rotations are right here in the DFW area. There is supposed to be a regional sight in Corpus Christi starting and something like 10 students will be assigned there, mostly the ones from the South Texas Area who want to be in S. Texas.

Are you confusing the rotations with the Rural Track? That is only 10 students who have applied and been selected to the Rural Program.

TCOM200901

i c, most of the places listed in one of the posts above are around the DFW area, but there are several that seem to be far from the school and would take about an hour to travel one way. Do people usually just travel that far or get a place close to the rotation site? I figure with the hours you'd be spending in rotations you would try to conserve as much hours as possible.

As far as the Spring Fling goes...not sure...I live in southeast Houston and the week after that weekend I have a Final Exam and some major projects due...

halo1570

03-24-2006, 10:17 PM

Hi Everyone! I just graduated from TCU this past December, so I am very familiar with Fort Worth and the TCOM area. If you were at my TCOM interview, I was the dorky interviewee who gave a mock tour on our way to lunch.

If you need suggestions regarding areas to live in or specific apt complexes feel free to PM me. I don't have the experience of attending TCOM, so I don't know about parking for commuter students (other than from my interview day). But one thing I will say is that there are plenty of reasonably priced places within a 10-20 min drive. FtW is an easy place to get around as long as you know some back routes, which I could clue you in on.

There are many TCU students who matriculate at TCOM and they LOVE it! I think you all made an excellent choice...I however needed to get out of DFW since I have lived in the metroplex my entire life.

Just wanted to offer my services.

UserNameNeeded

03-25-2006, 05:04 PM

snowman8

03-25-2006, 11:11 PM

Does any have TCOM 2006 match list?

ac101ac

03-27-2006, 01:28 PM

Well, TCOM had me do a shadowing experience at a rural site, and, apparantly, they provide the housing for the sites they send students off to, according to the doctor. The site I was sent to had a big trailer home set up next to the clinic.

How long do students stay at this trailer? What if you have patients knocking at your door in the middle of the night thinking you can treat them? :eek: The doctor I shadowed told me students usually stay in local nursing homes. Trailer or nursing home? oh the life of the medical student! NO ... the rural track med student.

ac101ac

03-27-2006, 03:31 PM

Anyone know what to put on the required financial aid questionnaire that asks how many hours we'll be taking in the summer, fall and spring?

EDIT: never mind we don't fill out that part hehehehe : )

Dax

03-27-2006, 04:59 PM

Anyone know what to put on the required finacial aid questionnaire that asks how many hours we'll be taking in the summer, fall and spring?

EDIT: never mind we don't fill out that part hehehehe : )

Heh, disregard my PM then. :) I guess I didn't read it closely either.

BTW, Where is our website? I'm getting antsy to have our own forum.

ac101ac

03-27-2006, 08:29 PM

Heh, disregard my PM then. :) I guess I didn't read it closely either.

BTW, Where is our website? I'm getting antsy to have our own forum.

Dax I love the watermelon cat... is it yours or from a movie? I know what you mean about our website arrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhh!!

Dax

03-27-2006, 08:42 PM

Dax I love the watermelon cat... is it yours or from a movie? I know what you mean about our website arrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhh!!

Actually, I saw a picture like this one a while back and I thought it was funny, so for this forum I googled it and found it again. So, no, it's not my cat. He looks pissed. :)

On a different note, I ordered my TCOM 2010 shirt the other day so I can show my pride. Did anyone else get one? I know, i'm grasping for topics here. :)

Ryan - 1208

03-27-2006, 08:43 PM

Yes! The website needs to get here! AND, I looked around the area for apartments over spring break, but the search wasn't very fruitful. Hopefully spring fling's housing fair will give us a great start!

ac101ac

03-28-2006, 03:57 PM

Dax

03-28-2006, 09:22 PM

Dax- I haven't ordered a t-shirt but I think we will be able to buy them at the spring fling (for those that are going). I hate to buy a shirt thinking it's going to fit then when I get it it's the size of a baby's shirt or the size of a night gown!! Better see them then buy them.

Ryan- I hear the housing fair is VERY helpful. Will you be at SF? Sorry I just don't want to be the only one there!!!!! At least the sumo suits are no longer available!! ewwww

Everyone fax in the SF/Preview RSVP? Fax # is 817-735-0584. I just did that today.
Well, it's looking like i'm not going to be able to go to the fling, so I went ahead and ordered one.

Now, if they had the sumo suits, i'd be all over that! :) Kidding! Just the thought of how many other people have been sweating in those things makes me ill.

Dax

Ryan - 1208

03-28-2006, 11:13 PM

Just the thought of how many other people have been sweating in those things makes me ill.

Ohman! Disgusting! :eek:

Oh, and yes. I'll be at spring fling, ac. Maybe late, but most definitely there.

johnjuan

03-29-2006, 02:02 PM

I will also be at the SF both days. I will also be bringing my wife and youngest child on saturday.

ac101ac

03-29-2006, 03:22 PM

I can't wait to meet everyone!! :D :D Great so far here's the list of spring flingers... let's make it longer guys.

AC
Ryan
JohnJuan

tcom200901

03-29-2006, 03:34 PM

March 29, 2006

U.S. News & World Report Best Medical Schools in the U.S. for 2007

To all of our faculty, staff, students, alumni and colleagues:

I wanted to let the UNTHSC campus know that the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has been named one of the top medical schools in the nation for primary care for the fifth year in a row.

This is an accomplishment that could not have occurred without the skill, hard work and dedication of our world-class faculty, staff and students at TCOM. In addition, the support, resources, and successes of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Public Health, and the new College of Health Professions all add to the scholarly environment that helped to make this recognition possible. Our adjunct faculty, our fine affiliated teaching hospitals and our superb alumni also contributed to our high visibility leading to this recognition.

As dean of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, I am proud of the recognition that has come from our successes in academics, research and clinical service. But more importantly, I am proud of you, the people that make up our "TEAM," for you make this institution one of the finest medical schools in the United States.

Sincerely,

Marc B. Hahn, DO

Dean

ac101ac

03-29-2006, 03:46 PM

pmak67

03-30-2006, 12:13 PM

I will also be at the SF both days. I will also be bringing my wife and youngest child on saturday.

Hey, JJ, I'll be there also on Sat night for bowling with my wife and our two boys (ages 4 and 18 months). How many kids do you have and how old is your youngest? Great to hear from a classmate with a similar family situation. I look forward to meet you!

pmak67

03-30-2006, 12:14 PM

Ohman! Disgusting! :eek:

Oh, and yes. I'll be at spring fling, ac. Maybe late, but most definitely there.

Even worse is that I heard a rumor that there were TWO people in each costume! Wow.

pmak67

03-30-2006, 12:14 PM

I can't wait to meet everyone!! :D :D Great so far here's the list of spring flingers... let's make it longer guys.

AC
Ryan
JohnJuan

Add a little "PM" to that list, will ya AC?!

johnjuan

03-30-2006, 05:17 PM

[QUOTE=pmak67] How many kids do you have and how old is your youngest?
I have a son who is about to be 15 months and daughter who is about to be 3 months. Yes, you are correct. they are 364 days apart. We celebrated my sons 1st birthday in the hospital. And no, it was definitely not on purpose. My daughter is still on momma's milk so she will come with us on saturday. We are really looking forward to bowling as well. I wonder if we will have the place to ourselves. By the way, I am on old fart. I will be 31 by the time classes start. Not trying to offend anybody older than me, but you gotta admit we are OLD!!!

ac101ac

03-30-2006, 06:13 PM

The list of spring flingers:

AC
Ryan
JohnJuan
PMACK (Bowling only)
UserNameNeeded

Dax

03-30-2006, 08:22 PM

I have a son who is about to be 15 months and daughter who is about to be 3 months. Yes, you are correct. they are 364 days apart. We celebrated my sons 1st birthday in the hospital. And no, it was definitely not on purpose. My daughter is still on momma's milk so she will come with us on saturday. We are really looking forward to bowling as well. I wonder if we will have the place to ourselves. By the way, I am on old fart. I will be 31 by the time classes start. Not trying to offend anybody older than me, but you gotta admit we are OLD!!!

Hey now...I turn 33 in November. None of this old fart comment stuff. :laugh: I have kids too, so i'm interested in seeing how school being in the mix will work out. I have a feeling the stress factor is going to be a big one. :eek:

Dax

ac101ac

03-31-2006, 10:07 AM

Who wants to be my bowling buddy? I've never bowled before in my life... only with the toy plastic pins! :D ok ok maybe I'll just go watch everyone... If I'm going to pick up a heavy bowlingball I better start working out right now. :eek:

Ryan - 1208

03-31-2006, 12:17 PM

shutterbug

03-31-2006, 03:40 PM

UserNameNeeded

04-01-2006, 03:59 PM

Question for you current TCOMers and future TCOMers that have filled out your FAFSA: does your parent's income information get verified? I know filling in your parent's information is recommended, but not required. Well I want to fill it in if it's supposed to help me in getting any possible grant/scholarship money, but it's such a huge haggle to get my parents to give me a copy of their tax returns. Should I just guesstimate based on last year's info (they pretty much live on a fixed-income so nothing really changes)?

shutterbug

04-03-2006, 12:03 AM

pmak67

04-03-2006, 11:33 AM

[QUOTE=johnjuan]

Looks like we got ourselves quite a few oldies in this fine class of 2010. I am 33 myself and have a 5 year old who will also be starting school this fall.

Holy cow - I'm beating everyone in the "old" category. I will be 39 by the time we start, but I'm in full "mind over matter" stride. If you don't mind, it don't matter.

BEING OLD RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I'm considering going into geriatrics just to have some contemporaries to talk to! ha!)

pmak67

04-03-2006, 11:36 AM

The list of spring flingers:

AC
Ryan
JohnJuan
PMACK (Bowling only)
UserNameNeeded

AC, puhlease! How long have you been PMing my "pmak67" moniker?

Corrected list of spring flingers:
AC (ahem)
Ryan
JohnJuan
PMak!!! (Sat night bowling only)
User Name Needed

ac101ac

04-03-2006, 07:04 PM

AC, puhlease! How long have you been PMing my "pmak67" moniker?

Corrected list of spring flingers:
AC (ahem)
Ryan
JohnJuan
PMak!!! (Sat night bowling only)
User Name Needed

:D :D :D

green_eyes

04-03-2006, 11:17 PM

Hi everyone!

Just found this forum so thought I'd say Hello! Can't wait to meet everyone during the Spring preview events!

Thanks for all the discussion yall have been doing.. it has been very insightful.

Question, How do I subscribe to this forum? I'm new with all this stuff..

Thanks :)

ac101ac

04-04-2006, 09:05 PM

For those already at TCOM or for those that may know ...... WHAT IS RANCHLAND??? I guess everyone got that invitation? It's for everyone but not sure what it is. Just another party?

green_eyes

04-05-2006, 12:21 AM

For those already at TCOM or for those that may know ...... WHAT IS RANCHLAND??? I guess everyone got that invitation? It's for everyone but not sure what it is. Just another party?

i saw that on the website but i havent gotten any mail about it yet.. the last thing i got was the stuff about the spring preview and the tshirts available..

hyperbaric

04-05-2006, 08:35 AM

For those already at TCOM or for those that may know ...... WHAT IS RANCHLAND??? I guess everyone got that invitation? It's for everyone but not sure what it is. Just another party?

It is a university-wide event (all HSC faculty, staff and students are invited) held just outside of Fort Worth with good food and lots of family-friendly activities: swimming, horses, volleyball, playground, BINGO, pool, air hockey, etc. But, never fear. There is a cash bar, too.

johnjuan

04-05-2006, 12:31 PM

For those already at TCOM or for those that may know ...... WHAT IS RANCHLAND??? I guess everyone got that invitation? It's for everyone but not sure what it is. Just another party?
I also did not receive any new information. From what I remember, I think it is a part of the white coat ceremony weekend. Like when family and friends come down. I really wish they would update the new students information. I am so looking forward to the SF. I have not done anything yet.

ILoveIceCream

04-05-2006, 04:13 PM

ac101ac

04-05-2006, 05:17 PM

Hey I want to bowl too! I am 23 years old and have no kids unfortunately. Does that exclude me from ya's bowling nights and stuff? I think it would be awesome to have a close class and do things together. Congratulations to everyone who has gotten accepted, you guys will definitely not regret coming to TCOM. The faculty and students are top notch and the city is pretty, calm and safe. Not to mention it's in texas: we're our own country :meanie: .

Congrats again!

from a Postbac class of '06!

Hey IloveIceCream!! Of course you can come bowl with all of us. Young or old you are always welcome. As far as being a close class.... at least those on SDN will be close!! Even if the rest of the class isn't.

Now for the important stuff....... where close to TCOM can I get the best Thai food :D ???

Dax

04-05-2006, 05:24 PM

I saw this in another post here on the forum.

http://www.or-live.com/memorialhermann/1327/

Dr. Stephen Fletcher, D.O.
TCOM class of 1979
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Memorial Hermann Hospital

Be sure to watch the webcasts too, amazing to see.

Sorry for being off-topic, just thought i'd share it with other TCOM'ers

Dax

MoxieDO

04-05-2006, 11:36 PM

Hello All!

I will be going to Spring Fling. I've been reading on this thread for a while. I am 22 and graduating from Baylor in May, yay! Any suggestions on where to live, I went up during spring break, but had no luck. I am hoping the housing fair will help.

Cheers! :cool:

hyperbaric

04-06-2006, 07:23 PM

Now for the important stuff....... where close to TCOM can I get the best Thai food :D ???

It's in the hospital district...

Junsuree Thai House
1109 W. Magnolia
Fort Worth, TX 75104

ac101ac

04-06-2006, 09:01 PM

It's in the hospital district...

Junsuree Thai House
1109 W. Magnolia
Fort Worth, TX 75104

THANKS hyperbaric.... I knew I could count on you :thumbup: :thumbup:

ac101ac

04-06-2006, 09:03 PM

list of spring flingers:
ac101ac
Ryan
JohnJuan
PMak (Sat night bowling only)
UserNameNeeded
MoxieDO

MoxieDO

04-06-2006, 11:39 PM

UserNameNeeded

04-07-2006, 06:11 AM

Anyone know about doing electives or rounds in the 3rd and 4th years out of the state or country? I think I heard of people doing them out of state, but I want to log in some travel time and wondering if we could do some rotations in other countries. I know its a long time away, but can anyone shine some light on this for me? :luck:

Cheers,

MoxieDO

Moxie, I wanna do the same thing! Anyone have any info on that? I did see a slot for "optional elective international rotation" worked into the scheduled rotations list for something a while back.

DrPitt2B

04-07-2006, 06:55 PM

Congratulations to you all (TCOM class of 2010!!!!). I am hoping to be where you all are soon. I do, however, have a question. Do any of you have any experience, or know of any one that did UNT's post bac program? I applied to it and to the MPH in hopes of bringing up some low grades from many years ago and to provide a "bridge" to medical school. I wanted get some stats about the students admitted into that program. Also wanted to see how it went for the post bac folks. I would love to know

MoxieDO

04-10-2006, 09:16 PM

ILoveIceCream

04-10-2006, 10:56 PM

Dude, where is everybody? Since i dont feel like studying for medical spanish or finish writing my 16pg paper, I decided to bring the thread back to life! SO anybody know when we get all our financial aid stuff? I quit my job last semester, so I have no money now :eek: and will be in need of some quick! anyone know about loan consolidation?

Hey you, hmm I think as long as you fill out your FAFSA you should be ok. I would advise you to call the admission office for money, but I dont think they'll be very helpful. Are you going to TCOM for fall of 2006? I noticed that you go to baylor and I went there too. Anyone else from Baylor who's going to TCOM this fall?

MoxieDO

04-10-2006, 11:05 PM

Hey you, hmm I think as long as you fill out your FAFSA you should be ok. I would advise you to call the admission office for money, but I dont think they'll be very helpful. Are you going to TCOM for fall of 2006? I noticed that you go to baylor and I went there too. Anyone else from Baylor who's going to TCOM this fall?

I will be graduating in May and starting TCOM this fall :D

I know 2 other ppl so far going to TCOM from baylor...probably more that I have not heard of yet

oh yeah, i did not take out a full private loan, so I still have money left that I can borrow. I am wondering if it would be a smart move to take the rest of the money...I think so cause I need to put a down some money to reserve an apt for next year. Not working has been fun, but financially stressful :o as usual, the baylor financial aid office is not helping me...

green_eyes

04-11-2006, 08:46 AM

I saw that there are some people coming from Baylor so i thought id ask.. any UTD people starting? The only person I know is a friend of mine..

ILoveIceCream

04-11-2006, 12:36 PM

I saw that there are some people coming from Baylor so i thought id ask.. any UTD people starting? The only person I know is a friend of mine..

Hey Greeneyes, I'm in the current post bac class...and I can tell you there are MANY UTD people. I'm not sure why they aren't posting on here. But anyways, for Baylor folks (as well as folks from other school) who are wondering where to live and stuff of that nature here in Fort Worth, I'll be more than happy to tell or show you guys the places close to school. I'm living in a fairly crappy place and that's because I only had 3 hours to find a place the day I looked for one and I had no idea where anything is. My roomate for next year is from TCU, so he's also pretty familiar with the city.

And to MoxieDO: I'm not sure about taking out more loans, but if you can't make ends meet, you would have to do it. I think there are many people at tcom who are living fairly decently (not starving) through their loans. I'm sure you'll eventually be able to pay it all off once you start working.

hyperbaric

04-11-2006, 02:01 PM

SO anybody know when we get all our financial aid stuff? I quit my job last semester, so I have no money now :eek: and will be in need of some quick! anyone know about loan consolidation?

You can also consult the financial aid office at UNTHSC-TCOM. I'm sure they would be willing to help.

Financial Aid
EAD 1-246GA
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76107-2644
817 735-2505 PHONE
817 735-0448 FAX
finaid@hsc.unt.edu
School Code: 009768

MoxieDO

04-11-2006, 02:34 PM

Hey Greeneyes, I'm in the current post bac class...and I can tell you there are MANY UTD people. I'm not sure why they aren't posting on here. But anyways, for Baylor folks (as well as folks from other school) who are wondering where to live and stuff of that nature here in Fort Worth, I'll be more than happy to tell or show you guys the places close to school. I'm living in a fairly crappy place and that's because I only had 3 hours to find a place the day I looked for one and I had no idea where anything is. My roomate for next year is from TCU, so he's also pretty familiar with the city.
.

I looked during Spring Break. I kinda liked Bowie APTs cause they were cheap, big, and really close to the school. However, no one seemed to live there...place looked empty, but maybe ppl left for spring break? if you heard anything about them please help! I am waiting for housing fair before making a definite decision, but I plan on at least reserving a place during/after Spring Fling. I heard there are more places down Hulen, but I didnt look at them cause I did not know about them at the time.

MoxieDO

04-11-2006, 02:40 PM

You can also consult the financial aid office at UNTHSC-TCOM. I'm sure they would be willing to help.

Financial Aid
EAD 1-246GA
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76107-2644
817 735-2505 PHONE
817 735-0448 FAX
finaid@hsc.unt.edu
School Code: 009768

Thanks man! I think i will have to call soon. I am doing well, I just dont have the money for a deposit...it will wipe out my bank account. It's ok, I will find a way around it! ;)

ILoveIceCream

04-11-2006, 07:30 PM

I looked during Spring Break. I kinda liked Bowie APTs cause they were cheap, big, and really close to the school. However, no one seemed to live there...place looked empty, but maybe ppl left for spring break? if you heard anything about them please help! I am waiting for housing fair before making a definite decision, but I plan on at least reserving a place during/after Spring Fling. I heard there are more places down Hulen, but I didnt look at them cause I did not know about them at the time.

I dont know of any apartment named Bowie Apt...Camp Bowie has logs of apartments off of it. But anyways, yes Hulen does have a few. Actually, the one i'm living at next year is on Hulen. They're just as nice and alot cheaper than the ones I found on Camp Bowie, if everything else is equal.

ac101ac

04-11-2006, 10:03 PM

Hey for those in the rural med track …does anyone know how much more we have to cough up for tuition?>? Grrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:

ac101ac

04-11-2006, 10:13 PM

Hey UserNameNeeded... did you get your official phone call about the two day rural experience.... we are going to spend the night in the community to get the real feel for rural med :eek: and of course I got the whole be prepared to work at least 12 hours straight. So the whole med school experience begins.......... I just pray time flies when I'm there and that I'm soon back in my cozy bed instead of the nursing home bed or whatever other community bed they want to put me on. :( :( I may not get any sleep but according to other med students I better get used to it. :barf:

shutterbug

04-11-2006, 10:45 PM

I saw that there are some people coming from Baylor so i thought id ask.. any UTD people starting? The only person I know is a friend of mine..

I took classes at UTD past 2 years as post-bacc.

UserNameNeeded

04-11-2006, 10:46 PM

Hey for those in the rural med track …does anyone know how much more we have to cough up for tuition?>? Grrrrrrrrrrrr :mad:

We have to pay more? Whaaaaaaat?! :thumbdown

Hey UserNameNeeded... did you get your official phone call about the two day rural experience.... we are going to spend the night in the community to get the real feel for rural med :eek: and of course I got the whole be prepared to work at least 12 hours straight. So the whole med school experience begins.......... I just pray time flies when I'm there and that I'm soon back in my cozy bed instead of the nursing home bed or whatever other community bed they want to put me on. :( :( I may not get any sleep but according to other med students I better get used to it. :barf:

I got an email to call Ms./Mrs./Dr. (I hate not knowing what to call people in academic settings) Adams to set that up yesterday. But I'm just way to busy with stuff right now to be concerned about that. I'll deal with it next week.

So what did they tell you? Are all of us doing it together or is it gonna be individually? I hope it's in July and not far away from Dallas.

--

And, this is a general question for all TCOMers: When do they start disbursing money? I wonder if they could give it to us (or at least have us choose the lender and borrow the money) before the first of July. Rates are going up hugely after that!

Dax

04-12-2006, 06:57 AM

And, this is a general question for all TCOMers: When do they start disbursing money? I wonder if they could give it to us (or at least have us choose the lender and borrow the money) before the first of July. Rates are going up hugely after that!

I'm wondering about that as well. Have you called the Fin. Aid department? This is my first experience with the whole FAFSA thing, so i'm in the dark about it all. So did you all send in your questionaire to them?

Dax

ILoveIceCream

04-12-2006, 07:22 AM

I'm wondering about that as well. Have you called the Fin. Aid department? This is my first experience with the whole FAFSA thing, so i'm in the dark about it all. So did you all send in your questionaire to them?

Dax
Yeah, sorry, this is my first time with this also. I cant help you there.

hyperbaric

04-12-2006, 07:22 AM

Dax

04-12-2006, 09:40 AM

If you have not completed the FAFSA, you need to do so ASAP!!! For specific questions about your class or yourself, call or email the financial aid office. Asking on SDN is a good way to get well-meaning, but incorrect information and most people can't afford to make a mistake when it comes to $$$$$$$$$$.

Financial Aid
EAD 1-246GA
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76107-2644
817 735-2505 PHONE
817 735-0448 FAX
finaid@hsc.unt.edu
School Code: 009768

Yeah, i'm just lazy, can you do it for me? :) Just kidding, i'm going to call them soon. And, I did do the FAFSA as soon as I got my acceptance. So, the rate is going up to 6.8%!?! Rediculous.

Dax

APTX

04-12-2006, 04:58 PM

I found this on Residency Match Lists in the Pre-DO forum, compliments of DeLaughterDO. :) It can be downloaded at
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=175626&page=5
Or, just read below.

ANESTHESIOLOGY (7)

Ingham Regional Medical Center (3)
Lansing, Michigan

University of Alabama Medical Center-
Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Hershey Medical Center/Penn State
Hershey, Pennsylvania

EMERGENCY MEDICINE (8)

University of Texas Medical School
Houston, Texas

St. John West Shore Hospital
West Lake, Ohio

York Hospital
York, Pennsylvania

Darnall Army Community Hospital
Fort Hood, Texas

Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia

New York College of Osteopathic Medicine/Good Samaritan Hospital
West Islip, New York

University of Iowa Hospital
Iowa City, Iowa

E. W. Sparrow Hospital
Lansing, Michigan

FAMILY MEDICINE (29)

Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, South Carolina

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine/Frankford Hospitals
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Conroe Regional Medical Center
Conroe, Texas

Brazos Valley Program
Bryan, Texas

Methodist Hospitals of Dallas – Charlton
Dallas, Texas

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine/University of Wyoming
Casper, Wyoming

Austin Medical Education Programs
Austin, Texas

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine/Washington Hospital
Washington, Pennsylvania

University of Texas Health Center
Tyler, Texas

Doctors Hospital Medical Center
Montclair, California

John Peter Smith Hospital (7)
Fort Worth, Texas

Bay Area Medical Center
Corpus Christi, Texas

Naval Hospital – Camp LeJeune
Camp LeJeune, North Carolina

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas

Southern Illinois University
Quincy, Illinois

McLennan County Family Practice (2)
Waco, Texas

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas

Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital
Corpus Christi, Texas

Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin AFB, Florida

Darnall Army Community Hospital (2)
Fort Hood, Texas

INTERNAL MEDICINE (23)

University of Texas Health Science Center (2)
San Antonio, Texas

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

University of Texas Medical Branch (2)
Austin, Texas

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Methodist Hospitals of Dallas (2)
Dallas, Texas

University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Naval Hospital – Bethesda
Bethesda, Maryland

Einstein/Jacobi Medical Center
Bronx, New York

Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie, Indiana

University of Texas Medical School
Houston, Texas

Tulsa Regional Medical Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio

Texas A & M – Scott and White
Temple, Texas

St. Vincent Hospital Center
Indianapolis, Indiana

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas

Freeman Health System
Joplin, Missouri

St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Plaza Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas

Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, Texas

INTERNAL MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS (1)

Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
Detroit, Michigan

IM - PRELIMINARY (1)

University of Kentucky Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky

OB/GYN (7)

John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth, Texas (2)

Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Amarillo, Texas

University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Lehigh Valley Hospital
Lehigh, Pennsylvania

Mt. Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York

OPHTHALMOLOGY (1)

Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY (1)

Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia

PATHOLOGY (3)

Case Western Reserve University – Metro Health
Cleveland, Ohio

Baylor University Medical Center (2)
Dallas, Texas

PEDIATRICS (11)

Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Austin Medical Education Programs
Austin, Texas

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas

University of Arkansas – Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas

Stony Brook Teaching Hospitals
Stony Brook, New York

University of Texas Medical School
Houston, Texas

Children’s Mercy Hospital – University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Paso, Texas

University of Texas Health Science Center (3)
San Antonio, Texas

PM&R (1)

Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

PSYCHIATRY (7)

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia

Naval Hospital – Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia

University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas

John Peter Smith Hospital (2)
Fort Worth, Texas

University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

ROTATING INTERNSHIP (13)

Plaza Medical Center (4)
Fort Worth, Texas

Geisinger Health System – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2)
Danville, Pennsylvania

Henry Ford HS/Henry Ford Bi-County
Warren, Michigan

University Hospital Health Sciences Richmond Heights Hospital
Richmond Heights, Ohio

St. James Hospital and Health Center
Olympia Fields, Illinois

Nassau University Medical Center
East Meadow, New York

New York College of Osteopathic Medicine/Lutheran Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York

Rotating Internal Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas

Genesys Health Systems
Grand Blanc, Michigan

SURGERY (2)

Plaza Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas

St. James Hospital and Health Center
Olympia Fields, Illinois

UROLOGY (1)

Huron Valley – Sinai Hospital
Commerce, Michigan

ac101ac

04-12-2006, 09:03 PM

We have to pay more? Whaaaaaaat?! :thumbdown

I got an email to call Ms./Mrs./Dr. (I hate not knowing what to call people in academic settings) Adams to set that up yesterday. But I'm just way to busy with stuff right now to be concerned about that. I'll deal with it next week.

So what did they tell you? Are all of us doing it together or is it gonna be individually? I hope it's in July and not far away from Dallas.

--

And, this is a general question for all TCOMers: When do they start disbursing money? I wonder if they could give it to us (or at least have us choose the lender and borrow the money) before the first of July. Rates are going up hugely after that!

Hey UNN... I'm not too sure about the whole having to pay more but since we are taking more classes I thought that we may have to pay more...of course we also get more with fin. aid.

No we are not doing it together... we are doing it close to where we are currently only if they have an affiliated clinic in the area otherwise you may have to do some traveling.

You have to have it done before July and you need to schedule it as soon as you can. I scheduled mine for June. So far this is all I know.

ac101ac

04-12-2006, 09:07 PM

UPDATE:

White Coat Ceremony will be held
September 8, 2006. Don't forget to let your family know so that they can prepare ahead of time for the event.

Time: 2:00 pm
at the will rogers aud.

Ryan - 1208

04-12-2006, 09:27 PM

Spiffy match list! Congrats to whichever 4th years may be reading our pre-MSI musings!

ILoveIceCream

04-12-2006, 11:36 PM

If you have not completed the FAFSA, you need to do so ASAP!!! For specific questions about your class or yourself, call or email the financial aid office. Asking on SDN is a good way to get well-meaning, but incorrect information and most people can't afford to make a mistake when it comes to $$$$$$$$$$.

Financial Aid
EAD 1-246GA
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76107-2644
817 735-2505 PHONE
817 735-0448 FAX
finaid@hsc.unt.edu
School Code: 009768

Hey hyperbaric (what kinda name is that?), thanks for the info about the financial aid. It's really appreciated. Hope you have a good day!

SmoothOperator

04-14-2006, 08:26 AM

Hey hyperbaric (what kinda name is that?), thanks for the info about the financial aid. It's really appreciated. Hope you have a good day!

Hey I'm not sure if this questions has already been asked, but I'm sure it probably has. Do you know if TCOM gives their exams in blocks or not?

ILoveIceCream

04-14-2006, 02:01 PM

Hey I'm not sure if this questions has already been asked, but I'm sure it probably has. Do you know if TCOM gives their exams in blocks or not?

I'm not sure, but i can check and get back to you on that one :-).

megatron03

04-14-2006, 11:15 PM

Howdy!

I finally joined this SDN site thingy! Woo hoo.

I'll be at TCOM in the fall as well and wanted to join in on the pre-game discussions. I'm in Dallas at the moment but have started looking for a place close to campus. I'm hoping to make it to Spring Fling too.

Anywhoo...hope everyone is doing well.

--Josh

DeLaughterDO

04-15-2006, 02:22 PM

Hey I'm not sure if this questions has already been asked, but I'm sure it probably has. Do you know if TCOM gives their exams in blocks or not?

TCOM does classes by system - that means all the courses dealing with a system are on one test (aside from anatomy lab practicals). Cardiovascular system tests for year one include anatomy, physiology, embryology, histology, etc - but all about the CV system.

Tests are not necessarily in "blocks" but all the different information about a given system are included together.

Make sense? If not, it will soon enough :)

jd

DeLaughterDO

04-15-2006, 02:24 PM

Spiffy match list! Congrats to whichever 4th years may be reading our pre-MSI musings!

We like to check in every so often, just to make sure the lies (and other stuff) aren't getting too thick to walk :meanie:

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask

jd

DeLaughterDO

04-15-2006, 02:25 PM

We were pre-MSI not too long ago as well, you know... some of us might even remember it!

MoxieDO

04-16-2006, 09:51 AM

Happy Easter everyone!!!

tcom200901

04-17-2006, 07:00 AM

This year, with my class, 10% of each exam became cumulative. So when we move from system to system, important questions from previous systems are included going forward. It works out pretty well and the exam are tough but fair.
TCOM200901

shutterbug

04-18-2006, 10:30 AM

[QUOTE=APTX]I found this on Residency Match Lists in the Pre-DO forum, compliments of DeLaughterDO. :) It can be downloaded at
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=175626&page=5
Or, just read below.

ANESTHESIOLOGY (7)
EMERGENCY MEDICINE (8)
FAMILY MEDICINE (29)
INTERNAL MEDICINE (23)
INTERNAL MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS (1)
IM - PRELIMINARY (1)
OB/GYN (7)
OPHTHALMOLOGY (1)
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY (1)
PATHOLOGY (3)
PEDIATRICS (11)
PM&R (1)
PSYCHIATRY (7)
ROTATING INTERNSHIP (13)
SURGERY (2)
UROLOGY (1)

Too bad there is no match to Radiology this year. However, we do have Opthal, pathology, and urology which wan't in last year's match.

shutterbug

04-18-2006, 10:37 AM

Hey hyperbaric (what kinda name is that?), thanks for the info about the financial aid. It's really appreciated. Hope you have a good day!

I went to the financial aid office last week and they told me they are going to start getting students' data from FASFA and start working on our financial aid packages. Many grants and scholarships are first come first serve, so it is very importmant to get your stuff in early. You also need to turn in all necessary forms and your 2005 1040 tax return to the TCOM financial aid office if you have not done so already.

Ryan - 1208

04-18-2006, 11:44 AM

What's a rotating internship, and where do you eventually end up if you go down that route?

ac101ac

04-18-2006, 04:24 PM

Dax

04-18-2006, 04:31 PM

I went to the financial aid office last week and they told me they are going to start getting students' data from FASFA and start working on our financial aid packages. Many grants and scholarships are first come first serve, so it is very importmant to get your stuff in early. You also need to turn in all necessary forms and your 2005 1040 tax return to the TCOM financial aid office if you have not done so already.

Thanks for the heads-up! I mailed them today and they said basically the same thing. In May, they plan on contacting everyone to setup an appointment to sign the award letters. Disbursement will happen a week before school starts. Does everyone have to send in a copy of their 2005 1040? The lady I emailed didn't mention that. She just mentioned to me that I need to snail-mail in the questionaire form.

Dax

ILoveIceCream

04-18-2006, 04:39 PM

Hey, for those who are wondering, I think the post-bac class for next year has been accepted and announced. Good luck to everyone!

hyperbaric

04-18-2006, 05:15 PM

Does everyone have to send in a copy of their 2005 1040?
Dax

Unless something has changed from last year, you do not need to mail a copy of your taxes.

shutterbug

04-19-2006, 12:04 PM

Unless something has changed from last year, you do not need to mail a copy of your taxes.

See section C of the verification worksheet. Question 1, check one of the boxes below...
Link: http://www.unthsc.edu/departments/financialaid/documents/0607VerWkshtIndepend.pdf

ac101ac

04-19-2006, 02:22 PM

Are we all selected for VERIFICATION?

ac101ac

04-19-2006, 02:35 PM

Hey, for those who are wondering, I think the post-bac class for next year has been accepted and announced. Good luck to everyone!

So who else will be joining us???? Let us know who got in from the post bach class.

:) CONGRATS to ya'll !!!!! :)

Dax

04-19-2006, 03:06 PM

See section C of the verification worksheet. Question 1, check one of the boxes below...
Link: http://www.unthsc.edu/departments/financialaid/documents/0607VerWkshtIndepend.pdf

The first sentence says: Your application was selected for review in a process called "Verification."

Is everyone's application selected for verification?

I emailed Meagan Cross (Lori is out of her office) to get clarification on the topic.

Dax

EDIT: nevermind, ac beat me to it :)

Dax

04-19-2006, 03:13 PM

Meagan's reply:

"Not at this time. Once we start the awarding process, we will determine if we need that from you. Until then, sit tight. As long as you have done your FAFSA and student questionnaire, you have done what you need to do at this point."

Dax

ktat72

04-19-2006, 04:30 PM

Hey, thought it might be most appropriate in this forum. I might have posted this a couple weeks ago as well. If any of you are looking for a roommate I have found some really nice 2 bed 2 bath apartments in this one complex going at some really nice rates. There are also a couple other nice apartment communities I am looking at also in Fort Worth. PM me or contact me at khiladi32@aol.com. Congrats to everyone.

hyperbaric

04-19-2006, 06:21 PM

UserNameNeeded

04-19-2006, 06:37 PM

Does anyone know how formal Preview Day is, particularly the Friday dinner? I really do not feel like ever wearing a suit and tie ever again (okay, maybe for residency interviews-- but that's it!).

ac101ac

04-19-2006, 08:24 PM

Does anyone know how formal Preview Day is, particularly the Friday dinner? I really do not feel like ever wearing a suit and tie ever again (okay, maybe for residency interviews-- but that's it!).

Great question.... I remember reading that everything was very casual. I was thinking of just wearing some jeans.... should I dress up? Do we need to wear slacks???

MoxieDO

04-19-2006, 11:42 PM

Great question.... I remember reading that everything was very casual. I was thinking of just wearing some jeans.... should I dress up? Do we need to wear slacks???

I was gonna do dressy casual, but a tour is involved so I have to replan my outfit cause I cant walk in those heels for long distances :( I was thinking a button down shirt with nice jeans, we'll see....

ILoveIceCream

04-20-2006, 09:31 AM

So who else will be joining us???? Let us know who got in from the post bach class.

:) CONGRATS to ya'll !!!!! :)
Hey ac101ac,

Thank you for the message! Unfortunately, what I meant was that the post-bac class for next year were announed (not that the current post-bac were admitted to med school yet). But thank you for your enthusiasm and hopefully, I'll be able to join you guys next year!

hyperbaric

04-20-2006, 12:47 PM

Does anyone know how formal Preview Day is, particularly the Friday dinner? I really do not feel like ever wearing a suit and tie ever again (okay, maybe for residency interviews-- but that's it!).

Casual dress!!! No need for suits or slacks. Wear whatever you want, but be ready for the unofficial downtown tour. We'll leave straight from campus.

hyperbaric

04-20-2006, 12:48 PM

Great question.... I remember reading that everything was very casual. I was thinking of just wearing some jeans.... should I dress up? Do we need to wear slacks???

Jeans are fine.

ac101ac

04-20-2006, 06:14 PM

so far this is the list of spring flingers:

ac101ac
Ryan
JohnJuan
PMak (Sat night bowling only)
UserNameNeeded
MoxieDO

ANYONE ELSE???? Hmmmm wonder everyone else is at....

Hyperbaric says it's ok to wear jeans so I'll just wear jeans and a shirt that says ac101ac :laugh: hmmm there goes the anonymity ok maybe not but I'm definitely wearing jeans

Ryan - 1208

04-20-2006, 07:25 PM

ILoveIceCream

04-20-2006, 07:52 PM

Horray for Jeans! Count me in, too!

Have a safe trip! I can't wait to meet you all (well, SOME of you all) tomorrow!

Until then, cheers! :thumbup:
Hey, I'll be there too (on saturday), although I live here :-). Anyone who needs to know a good place to hang with the family or (new) friends, ask me, and i'll give a couple of recommendations. have fun everyone :-).

UserNameNeeded

04-20-2006, 08:07 PM

Wear whatever you want, but be ready for the unofficial downtown tour. We'll leave straight from campus.

When is the tour going to happen? After the 8:00 pm panel?

hyperbaric

04-20-2006, 08:28 PM

When is the tour going to happen? After the 8:00 pm panel?

Yep. :D

MoxieDO

04-20-2006, 10:38 PM

Where are we unoffically going? :hardy: :laugh:

Dax

04-21-2006, 07:21 PM

Where are we unoffically going? :hardy: :laugh:

I hope you guys are having fun right now! I'd like to see a full report when you get back. :) Wish I was there!

Dax

MarkTCOM'10

04-22-2006, 12:16 AM

Dax

04-22-2006, 06:16 AM

Hey we actually have our own website. :clap: We just cant post anything yet. I wonder when this happened, I've been checking for a long time on the student portal. In case ayone doesnt know its http://www.hsc.unt.edu/tcom2010/index.cfm.

:clap: :clap: Yay! I've been checking it frequently as well and it's still not on the student portal page. Thanks for the link!!

Dax

dr_frog_2010

04-24-2006, 08:13 PM

Hi everyone...just registered on! I was at spring fling..anyone else? Ah yes, the class website is up--but it is not accessible from the student portal, yet. You cxan access it from the above mentioned weblink. Anybody here in Ft Worth? Already settled in? I am a Fort Worther, so if you need anything or have questions let me know!

MoxieDO

04-24-2006, 08:44 PM

Hey Dr. Frog! i was at Spring Fling too...looked for apts, no luck. where is everyone else living. I dont wanna have to drive 15 min, but it looks like i just might have to *sigh* :( Know anywhere nearer to campus than the apts on Hulen?

dr_frog_2010

04-24-2006, 08:56 PM

There are actually several places up and down Hulen to consider. The main thing is to come up awith a budget and how much can you realistically afford. There are some close rentals near the medical school as well. There are a few great places up 7th towards downtown that are just a few minutes away also. If you need help with directions or locations or just need somebody to go around with you, let me know... Friday-Sun are my days off (esp Friday). I live about 20-25 minutes away and its not that inconvenient.

Dax

04-24-2006, 09:37 PM

MoxieDO

04-24-2006, 11:49 PM

I was considering Stonegate Villas, but now I think I am going to look more in the Montiecello area. I paid $3.12 in gas yesterday, not cool :eek: i also like to get up late.... :rolleyes: In all, I think location is going to be more of a determining factor for me.

MarkTCOM'10

04-25-2006, 01:45 AM

Yeah I've been looking around too. This website might help for reviews of apartments: http://www.apartmentratings.com/. I think its a fair website. Just be aware of a couple of things to keep in mind. Probably more of the dissatisfied tenants would post since they are mad at the apartment vs. the satisfied tenants. Satisfied tenants dont have as much motivation to post reviews. So some apartments may not be as bad as they seem. Plus keep in mind there is no 'perfect' apartment. However, if there is like 20 bad reviews and 2 good ones, most likely the apartment sucks and the 2 good reviews are from the manager. But also keep in mind WHEN the reviews were posted. Management could have switched between then and now for better or worse. Also consider how long the poster has stayed at that apartment complex. Makes you wonder if it was so bad why did they stay so long? I gues it could of been they couldn't afford to move... N E ways hope this helps. Good luck all.

dr_frog_2010

04-25-2006, 08:55 PM

Hey there Dr. Frog...welcome! So how was the fling? Was the student panel thing pretty informative? I'm looking forward to the online chat thing on the 9th too.

Dax
The Spring Fling was alright...... The student panel answered several questions I had and a few I had not quite thought of...so all in all..it was helpful. Yeah! I too am looking forward to the chat thing.. When are you moving to Fort Worth? Are you excited or still taking things in?

Dax

04-25-2006, 09:03 PM

The Spring Fling was alright...... The student panel answered several questions I had and a few I had not quite thought of...so all in all..it was helpful. Yeah! I too am looking forward to the chat thing.. When are you moving to Fort Worth? Are you excited or still taking things in?
I'm probably moving in July some time. I'm getting pretty excited, but apprehensive of the stress that's coming our way. I've been digging through the 'courses' part of our homepage today just getting an idea of what it's all about. So, yes, i'm getting excited. :) I think when I saw my name on the list of students it really hit me that..... "i'm really going!"

Dax

ac101ac

04-25-2006, 09:54 PM

For those that did not go to the two lectures during spring fling be aware that we have a summer reading assignment.... it will soon be posted on our official web site. just a heads up.

For those that did go... can someone review the case study about the bloody diarrhea? What are the only 4 conditions that cause bloody diarrhea?

MoxieDO

04-25-2006, 10:11 PM

I skipped the afternoon to look for apartments :p yay for summer reading assignments! I will be moving in whenever i can secure an apt. My lease is over in Waco May 31, so I either gotta put everything in storage or see if an apt might let me do a really cheap 1st mo rent. I will be home in June then come back to FTW in July to get acquainted before I have to start school. I am excited!!!! ummmm, how are we supposed to do our summer reading if we dont have books, is it online? anyone doing something cool for the summer...i wish i was :meanie:

UserNameNeeded

04-25-2006, 10:42 PM

I'm really excited about the WMD training/certification, the humanities course and MDConsult+tablet PC. TCOM sounds so awesome!!

I'm annoyed by the summer reading assignment only because we don't have a book. I really wish the financial aid office would disburse funds earlier so that we can get the book. And for those of us in ROME, since we're doing a mandatory preceptorship during the summer, we're technically "enrolled" then so we should be getting some funds, at least, if they were fair--especially since gas will cost a pretty penny heading out to the boondocks.

For those that did go... can someone review the case study about the bloody diarrhea? What are the only 4 conditions that cause bloody diarrhea?

I don't remember the 4 parasite names now. If I saw a list of parasite names that cause diarrhea of any kind, I could probably pick them out. I think one of them started with an S, one was an E. coli type, one had an "h" as the first letter of the second word and the other one had a "C" in the first letter of one of the two words. :laugh:

MoxieDO

04-25-2006, 10:59 PM

wait!!?!?!?!?! how did you get to ROME? I wanna do a preceptorship in Rome, I'll tag along, I'll even pack semi-light. :laugh:

Dax

04-26-2006, 07:32 AM

I'm really excited about the WMD training/certification, the humanities course and MDConsult+tablet PC. TCOM sounds so awesome!!

I'm annoyed by the summer reading assignment only because we don't have a book. I really wish the financial aid office would disburse funds earlier so that we can get the book. And for those of us in ROME, since we're doing a mandatory preceptorship during the summer, we're technically "enrolled" then so we should be getting some funds, at least, if they were fair--especially since gas will cost a pretty penny heading out to the boondocks.

I don't remember the 4 parasite names now. If I saw a list of parasite names that cause diarrhea of any kind, I could probably pick them out. I think one of them started with an S, one was an E. coli type, one had an "h" as the first letter of the second word and the other one had a "C" in the first letter of one of the two words. :laugh:

Just a guess here:

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (Escherichia coli O157:H7), Shigellosis, Campylobacter, Ebola (hemorrhagic fever)?

Summer reading? I thought school doesn't start until August! :) I also hope the book isn't expensive. Thanks for the heads-up on the assignment!

Dax