I opted for the skype interview and got a response e-mail for my choice, but haven't yet recieved actual dates to choose from. Am I missing something? Has anyone else scheduled an actual skype date?
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Just checked my status. REJECTED.
Ah well... I really liked this school... but I guess it was never meant to be!!!
Is anyone applying to the Primary Care Leadership Tract?
I got that email yesterday and got really excited about it. I'm thinking about applying, but I want to call and get a little more info about how 3rd and 4th years work...for example, do people in the program miss out on other rotations? I don't know if that's a dumb question or not, but it was unclear to me.
All right, I'm going to blame this on the fact that it's 2am, but Duke's app is the last secondary I have to submit, and I can't for the life of me find out any information about how many letters of rec they want and from whom they want them ... All of you who have submitted... help?
That is a good question!
I am pretty sure they don't even ask for LORs until after you interview. So you are good for now
Has anyone interviewed there yet? If so, how was it?
I got that email yesterday and got really excited about it. I'm thinking about applying, but I want to call and get a little more info about how 3rd and 4th years work...for example, do people in the program miss out on other rotations? I don't know if that's a dumb question or not, but it was unclear to me.
Hey everyone! Current Duke MS4 here, remembering what it was like to be in your shoes just a few years ago.
We just had an admissions committee meeting last night, and there was a lot of talk about the PCLT. I'm personally not going into primary care, but I honestly think it would be a great opportunity for people who are really interested in primary care.
Basically our traditional second year curriculum is: internal medicine (8 weeks, all inpatient, 4 weeks each at a different hospital), general surgery (8 weeks, with 1 week anesthesia/anatomy primer, 2 weeks each on three surgical specialties, 1 week for study), pediatrics (6 weeks, with 3 weeks each on inpatient and outpatient), ob/gyn (6 weeks, 1 week each at various inpatient/outpatient sites), family medicine (4 weeks, can be anywhere in NC), and psychiatry (4 weeks on an inpatient/consult service).
The PCLT has 9 months of a longitudinal 2nd year, with students seeing an integrated panel of outpatients in medicine, pediatrics, psych, ob/gyn, etc., with special faculty preceptors. The remaining 3 months are 4 weeks each on inpatient internal medicine, inpatient pediatrics, and inpatient gen surg.
Third and fourth years are basically not that different for the two programs, except that the PCLT people would be expected to do their third-year research in primary-care-related fields, and choose fourth-year electives that would prepare them for a career in primary care.
And to address a couple issues I saw brought up:
1. We do read your applications... over, and over, and over again. Don't slouch on those secondaries (although I guess I don't need to tell you guys that!).
2. If you haven't heard back yet about an interview, while others have, don't despair. Some interview screeners may be faster than others, and sometimes an application requires further review.
Anyways, best of luck to all of you. Feel free to post or PM me, and I can tell you about how amazing Duke is.
Interview Invite today
4.0 GPA/ 36Q MCAT
Complete 8/03
It's been a month since I have heard any good news, and this is my second interview. I am so pumped. Duke is awesome.
How long did it take for most of you to get interviews?
what's there to do in the area for a day before/after the interview? good Q joints?
is it not safe to walk around durham?
Hello all! I'm still waiting for a response to asking for a skype interview. Has anyone who opted for this option been given/choosen a specific date yet?
Just interviewed today and LOVED it. Feel free to PM if you wanna know anything about the day or my experience.
did anyone interviewing in oct hear from student hosts? Alsos did anyone hear back from the PCLT program?
thats weird. I filled out the form in august...should i send it again?i heard back from student hosts. they emailed me
How many interviewers did you have and how long were the interviews?