KCUMB Discussion Thread 2011-2012

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can someone (who has been invited but hasn't scheduled it) please post the 2 hotels that kcumb has shuttles to/from? THANK YOU!
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frescoengano said:
can someone (who has been invited but hasn't scheduled it) please post the 2 hotels that kcumb has shuttles to/from? THANK YOU!
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I called the admissions asking about the hotels and they emailed me back. The two hotels are the Holiday inn express Westport Plaza and The Q.
 
Interviewing September 19. Staying at the Q (which I've heard is a SWEET hotel). Transport via Super Shuttle.
 
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I'm thinking about applying here next year, but I won't have Genetics or Biochemistry (only have A&p1 as an upper level bio by then) taken by then. Would that be OK for KCUMB, if I just tell them that I'll take it in Spring of 2013?
 
SoulinNeed said:
I'm thinking about applying here next year, but I won't have Genetics or Biochemistry (only have A&p1 as an upper level bio by then) taken by then. Would that be OK for KCUMB, if I just tell them that I'll take it in Spring of 2013?
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Required courses need to be completed prior to matriculation so that should be fine as long for entering fall 2013.
 
SoulinNeed said:
I'm thinking about applying here next year, but I won't have Genetics or Biochemistry (only have A&p1 as an upper level bio by then) taken by then. Would that be OK for KCUMB, if I just tell them that I'll take it in Spring of 2013?
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interviewing 9/19/11. Have not taken genetics. Did not indicate that on my app that I plan to. Clearly, I will if I get accepted and decide to attend.
 
LastPolarBear said:
Yeah, KCUMB is definitely on my top schools list as well.
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Same thing for me last year - KCUMB wasn't even in my top 5 but here I am in 1st year at KCUMB (even though I was accepted at 2 other schools that I ranked above KCUMB initially). Very happy to be here. Great faculty, great staff and great support for students.
 
Interview invite! scheduled for 10/19. Anyone else on this date?! :D
 
Does anyone know if you can substitute the premed advisory letter with a letter from science professor? Or are they pretty strict about their requirements? I have letters from two science professors and a DO. Thanks
 
docbrill said:
Does anyone know if you can substitute the premed advisory letter with a letter from science professor? Or are they pretty strict about their requirements? I have letters from two science professors and a DO. Thanks
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In short yes, you may. This is also what I used with the exception of a MD letter.
 
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Brazen said:
If you get an interview, it's also REALLY good news because they accept like 90% of people they interview.
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I just got my interview offer today, anyone know any details about their interview process? Individual, group etc. Any help is appreciated :)
 
milosc said:
I just got my interview offer today, anyone know any details about their interview process? Individual, group etc. Any help is appreciated :)
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Hey Milo, click on the interview feedback tab at the top of the page. It's filled with nifty info. Good luck!
 
Those with the most recent interview invites, will you post the date your application was complete? I'm trying to get an idea of the timeline. Thank you!
 
MDbefore30 said:
Those with the most recent interview invites, will you post the date your application was complete? I'm trying to get an idea of the timeline. Thank you!
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received complete email: August 23
invited for interview: August 29
 
September 28th!!! I was gonna do 26th, but I decided to use my Sept 27th interview with Nova Southeastern as a "practice scrimmage" for this one. Was September 15th the first interview day offered?
 
Sept. 28th interview!!! I was complete on 8/25
 
September 28th! I had a similar situation where I didn't feel strongly about KCUMB, but as I researched and learned about the school, it's definitely at the top of my list right now.

See you guys there! Good luck everyone!
 
I'm a first year here and I'm glad I picked this school. Honestly. Make sure you take Genetics, Biochem, Micro, and Immunology (if possible) before you come! Actually try to remember some of it too! That will save you an enormous amount of headache in FOM. Message me with any questions, i'm more than happy to help. Good luck! It is such a relief getting in.
 
completed aug 28th... got interview invite today.. scheduled for oct 14!
 
to current students, how long after ur interview date does it take to get the final decision?
 
kuanileqa said:
I'm a first year here and I'm glad I picked this school. Honestly. Make sure you take Genetics, Biochem, Micro, and Immunology (if possible) before you come! Actually try to remember some of it too! That will save you an enormous amount of headache in FOM. Message me with any questions, i'm more than happy to help. Good luck! It is such a relief getting in.
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I am also a first year, and completely agree with this. You can make it without all the above for sure, but it would be VERY helpful to have a strong understanding of those subjects, especially with how fast paced med school really is (they don't lie!).

Also, I just want to say I am so happy this is the school I decided on. In my opinion, the teachers care, not only about the profession, but about you. That makes all the difference.

If you guys have any questions or need guidance, message me. The application process is hard and frightening... I know. Good luck and keep your heads up!:)
 
hey guys =)

just booked a room at the holiday inn express -westport. Sadly, they don't provide shuttle service from/to the airport. :( for those of you who've stayed at this hotel before, how did you get about coming from/to the airport.. taxi, or shuttle? I checked the Super Shuttle pricing, it would be around 38 for the roundtrip. It seems like the best way to go with this...

Btw, this hotel does have a discounted rate - 89 for one king or two doubles... :thumbup:
 
medcandidate said:
hey guys =)

just booked a room at the holiday inn express -westport. Sadly, they don't provide shuttle service from/to the airport. :( for those of you who've stayed at this hotel before, how did you get about coming from/to the airport.. taxi, or shuttle? I checked the Super Shuttle pricing, it would be around 38 for the roundtrip. It seems like the best way to go with this...

Btw, this hotel does have a discounted rate - 89 for one king or two doubles... :thumbup:
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I think this sounds like the best idea, IMHO. 38 bucks sounds pretty good. Plus once you're at the hotel it seems like anything would be a close cab ride away, if you wanted to check out KC a bit. Good luck!
 
DrSBR said:
I think this sounds like the best idea, IMHO. 38 bucks sounds pretty good. Plus once you're at the hotel it seems like anything would be a close cab ride away, if you wanted to check out KC a bit. Good luck!
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thanku :D:xf: i am so excited to see KC.. :D
 
Hey hey!

Anybody staying at the Holiday Inn Express Westport Plaza on Sept. 25th (or nearby) and interviewing on the 26th? We should all grab dinner together if possible.

Also, my flight back to Cali is at 530...I'm super worried. I heard interviews begin at 2 and last ~30-60 mins. So if I'm the last interviewee (crosses fingers I'm not!), then it might be 4 before I can leave for the airport. On top of that, I'm thinking of taking the Super Shuttle but I'm not sure if it'll pick me up from KCUMB. What do you guys think? Am I pushing it? Side note - I'm not checking bags so I can run right to the gate and save some time!
 
ChickwithAbs said:
Hey hey!

Anybody staying at the Holiday Inn Express Westport Plaza on Sept. 25th (or nearby) and interviewing on the 26th? We should all grab dinner together if possible.

Also, my flight back to Cali is at 530...I'm super worried. I heard interviews begin at 2 and last ~30-60 mins. So if I'm the last interviewee (crosses fingers I'm not!), then it might be 4 before I can leave for the airport. On top of that, I'm thinking of taking the Super Shuttle but I'm not sure if it'll pick me up from KCUMB. What do you guys think? Am I pushing it? Side note - I'm not checking bags so I can run right to the gate and save some time!
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I'm in a similar position as you, except my interview is on the 29th and I'll be in the Hampton.

What I'm going to do is check out of the hotel in the morning before I go to DMU. Then once the interview is done (maybe around 4 latest), I'm going to take a cab from DMU to the airport (which should only be a 20-25 minute drive), meaning I'll get to the airport latest at 4:45. You'll have a good 30 minutes to get to your gate. I think you'll have plenty of time. :)

OHH wait.. I just realized if you're taking a cab, you probably won't be able to bring all your things with you to DMU, lol. I still think you'll have time to go back to the hotel after your interview, grab your things (assuming you pack the night before), and head to the airport. I think DMU said something about if you have an early evening flight, you can call them in advance and they'll accommodate for you. :)
 
Iliketoytles said:
I'm in a similar position as you, except my interview is on the 29th and I'll be in the Hampton.

What I'm going to do is check out of the hotel in the morning before I go to DMU. Then once the interview is done (maybe around 4 latest), I'm going to take a cab from DMU to the airport (which should only be a 20-25 minute drive), meaning I'll get to the airport latest at 4:45. You'll have a good 30 minutes to get to your gate. I think you'll have plenty of time. :)

OHH wait.. I just realized if you're taking a cab, you probably won't be able to bring all your things with you to DMU, lol. I still think you'll have time to go back to the hotel after your interview, grab your things (assuming you pack the night before), and head to the airport. I think DMU said something about if you have an early evening flight, you can call them in advance and they'll accommodate for you. :)
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Thanks Iliketoytles for the tip...maybe if I get an interview to DMU I'll do that but I meant the interview at KCUMB. :)
 
ChickwithAbs said:
Thanks Iliketoytles for the tip...maybe if I get an interview to DMU I'll do that but I meant the interview at KCUMB. :)
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BAHH, I meant KCUMB, lol. This is the second time I confused the two.

Sorry.
 
If you are worried about being late for a flight, call the admissions office before your interview and ask if you can have an earlier interview. They are usually pretty good about making adjustments if necessary.
 
Iliketoytles said:
BAHH, I meant KCUMB, lol. This is the second time I confused the two.

Sorry.
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Badgers326 said:
If you are worried about being late for a flight, call the admissions office before your interview and ask if you can have an earlier interview. They are usually pretty good about making adjustments if necessary.
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Thanks Iliketoytles and Badgers!
 
Can any current or former students of KCUMB comment on the genesis curriculum? I understand that it is a systems based curriculum, but I was just hoping to hear some student input on how effective the curriculum really is in helping you learn the material and prepping for boards. Also, is anything else you feel is particularly unique or an asset of KCUMB? Thanks!
 
Not sure I can give you the whole answer you are looking for as I am only a month into 1st year at KCUMB, but I specifically chose KCUMB because of the genesis curriculum.

From what I have experienced so far, even in the one part of the curriculum that isn't that systems based (Foundations of Medicine is your starting block and it lasts 4 weeks - then you start systems with musculoskeletal), they really try to build on each others lectures and tie the material together for you. I think this is really important because on boards you are not going to be asked an "anatomy" or "biochemistry" question in isolation. You are going to be given a patient situation that has biochemical, physiological, immunological and microbiologyical data (for example) and you have to come up with the best answer to what's wrong, what drug would you give etc. I think it ties to the real world better and you are better able to assimilate things when you can see how things all interrelate.

So for Foundations of Medicine - we talked about cancer in genetics, biochemistry, pathology and immunology. You could see how all the various elements come into play when someone has cancer. In addition, we had a series of physiology lectures about the autonomic nervous system which was followed by a pharmacology lectures about the drugs that impact the ANS. Much easier to understand what a beta blocker does when you just went over what role beta receptors play in the ANS.

I don't know if this is unique to KCUMB but the support provided by the staff and the professors is unbelieveable. Several will be in an online chat room on the KCUMB website the night before a midterm / final in order to answer last minute questions. Most (all I think) have open door policies so you can go for help on anything. In addition, we were assigned a specific advisor during orientation week and lunch with them then. They then follow up with one on one lunches through out the year to make sure we're doing OK and they encourage us to contact them at any time if we have any thing we want to discuss.

I was a little concerned about security before I got to KCUMB, especially as I live at Century Towers across the street, and the neighborhood isn't the greatest. However, the security team at KCUMB is great. They keep an eye out in the morning and afternoon as students cross from CT to KCUMB. They encourage everyone to call them so they can escort you across to CT if you are alone. They are very good.

One unique area might be the focus KCUMB places on spirtuality in their training. They really want doctors they graduate to understand the spirituality requirements of their patients and well as themselves. I'm not sure I saw such a focus at any other school. You can do some digging on the KCUMB web site and in the course catalog to get a better sense of this.

Hope that helps a bit.
 
Muffles said:
Not sure I can give you the whole answer you are looking for as I am only a month into 1st year at KCUMB, but I specifically chose KCUMB because of the genesis curriculum.

From what I have experienced so far, even in the one part of the curriculum that isn't that systems based (Foundations of Medicine is your starting block and it lasts 4 weeks - then you start systems with musculoskeletal), they really try to build on each others lectures and tie the material together for you. I think this is really important because on boards you are not going to be asked an "anatomy" or "biochemistry" question in isolation. You are going to be given a patient situation that has biochemical, physiological, immunological and microbiologyical data (for example) and you have to come up with the best answer to what's wrong, what drug would you give etc. I think it ties to the real world better and you are better able to assimilate things when you can see how things all interrelate.

So for Foundations of Medicine - we talked about cancer in genetics, biochemistry, pathology and immunology. You could see how all the various elements come into play when someone has cancer. In addition, we had a series of physiology lectures about the autonomic nervous system which was followed by a pharmacology lectures about the drugs that impact the ANS. Much easier to understand what a beta blocker does when you just went over what role beta receptors play in the ANS.

I don't know if this is unique to KCUMB but the support provided by the staff and the professors is unbelieveable. Several will be in an online chat room on the KCUMB website the night before a midterm / final in order to answer last minute questions. Most (all I think) have open door policies so you can go for help on anything. In addition, we were assigned a specific advisor during orientation week and lunch with them then. They then follow up with one on one lunches through out the year to make sure we're doing OK and they encourage us to contact them at any time if we have any thing we want to discuss.

I was a little concerned about security before I got to KCUMB, especially as I live at Century Towers across the street, and the neighborhood isn't the greatest. However, the security team at KCUMB is great. They keep an eye out in the morning and afternoon as students cross from CT to KCUMB. They encourage everyone to call them so they can escort you across to CT if you are alone. They are very good.

One unique area might be the focus KCUMB places on spirtuality in their training. They really want doctors they graduate to understand the spirituality requirements of their patients and well as themselves. I'm not sure I saw such a focus at any other school. You can do some digging on the KCUMB web site and in the course catalog to get a better sense of this.

Hope that helps a bit.
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Thanks for the breakdown!! I'm a bit concerned about that last part though. When you refer to spirituality, are you referring to religion/god or more philosophical concepts like ethics? This obviously won't affect whether I decide to go there or not... just curious! :)
 
Iliketoytles said:
Thanks for the breakdown!! I'm a bit concerned about that last part though. When you refer to spirituality, are you referring to religion/god or more philosophical concepts like ethics? This obviously won't affect whether I decide to go there or not... just curious! :)
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Regardless of your religion, most of your patients will claim some sort of religion, whether it is Christianity, Islam, Atheism, or something else, and that religion typically becomes very important to the person when they are in a situation that requires medical attention. As a doctor, you will have to learn to be sensitive to that, and respect their religion even if you do not agree with their doctrine.
 
Brazen said:
Regardless of your religion, most of your patients will claim some sort of religion, whether it is Christianity, Islam, Atheism, or something else, and that religion typically becomes very important to the person when they are in a situation that requires medical attention. As a doctor, you will have to learn to be sensitive to that, and respect their religion even if you do not agree with their doctrine.
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Trust me, I know this very well lol. It's something I talk about a lot with others... open mindedness is the best quality anyone can have. :)
 
Iliketoytles said:
Trust me, I know this very well lol. It's something I talk about a lot with others... open mindedness is the best quality anyone can have. :)
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That's good. My point, by the way, is that I image that is the approach that KCUMB takes. Not that they are pushing any particular religion - just to be aware of it, and prepared to deal with it.
 
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Brazen said:
That's good. My point, by the way, is that I imaging that is the approach that KCUMB takes. Not that they are pushing any particular religion - just to be aware of it, and prepared to deal with it.
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Totally agree. :thumbup:
 
exactly.. understanding, and always respecting, the fact that different patients will have different levels of spirituality and religiosity... and just respecting their values and principles, regardless of what we may personally feel about those ideologies..
 
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