Mercer or PCOM-Philly??

[StevensBibi]

Hi y'all.

I applied to a bunch of schools this cycle (both MD and DO) and have narrowed my choices down to Mercer and PCOM-Philly. I'm having a tough time choosing between them. PCOM seems like a fine school. However, I'm interested in surgery and I know that it is easier to get surgery coming from an MD school, aka Mercer. YET, while I was doing more research into these schools I stumbled upon the match lists:

Mercer: https://medicine.mercer.edu/mu-medicine/student-services/residency/nrmp2014/upload/matchday2014.pdf

PCOM: http://mobi-1.pcom.edu/sites/default/files/users/user4/student_affairs/MatchList2014Phila041614.pdf


PCOM seems like a stronger match list, no? Should I pick PCOM if I want to do surgery?

Thanks

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[Blue Blood]

Go MD. Stop looking at match lists. Too many factors play into it, almost all dependent on the student and not the school.

 

[TraumaBlonde]

I go to Mercer. If you want to know about the school, and not just about being matched, feel free to ask me anything

 

[referee3]

Go MD. Stop looking at match lists. Too many factors play into it, almost all dependent on the student and not the school.

Pick whatever school you feel more comfortable at. PCOM will not hold you back from being a surgeon.

 

[Blue Blood]

Pick whatever school you feel more comfortable at. PCOM will not hold you back from being a surgeon.

I didn't really say this, but if OP decides s/he wants to go to a big academic surgical program, it will hold them back and it will for the surgical sub-specialties. I'm not saying it can't be done, but there is still some of a stigma, especially with the surgical specialties.

 

[referee3]

I didn't really say this, but if OP decides s/he wants to go to a big academic surgical program, it will hold them back and it will for the surgical sub-specialties. I'm not saying it can't be done, but there is still some of a stigma, especially with the surgical specialties.

Agreed. Although not so much for surgical specialties, more so for an academic surgery position.

 

[Goro]

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Hi y'all.

I applied to a bunch of schools this cycle (both MD and DO) and have narrowed my choices down to Mercer and PCOM-Philly. I'm having a tough time choosing between them. PCOM seems like a fine school. However, I'm interested in surgery and I know that it is easier to get surgery coming from an MD school, aka Mercer. YET, while I was doing more research into these schools I stumbled upon the match lists:

Mercer: https://medicine.mercer.edu/mu-medicine/student-services/residency/nrmp2014/upload/matchday2014.pdf

PCOM: http://mobi-1.pcom.edu/sites/default/files/users/user4/student_affairs/MatchList2014Phila041614.pdf


PCOM seems like a stronger match list, no? Should I pick PCOM if I want to do surgery?

Thanks

 

[DoctorSynthesis]

Hi y'all.

I applied to a bunch of schools this cycle (both MD and DO) and have narrowed my choices down to Mercer and PCOM-Philly. I'm having a tough time choosing between them. PCOM seems like a fine school. However, I'm interested in surgery and I know that it is easier to get surgery coming from an MD school, aka Mercer. YET, while I was doing more research into these schools I stumbled upon the match lists:

Mercer: https://medicine.mercer.edu/mu-medicine/student-services/residency/nrmp2014/upload/matchday2014.pdf

PCOM: http://mobi-1.pcom.edu/sites/default/files/users/user4/student_affairs/MatchList2014Phila041614.pdf


PCOM seems like a stronger match list, no? Should I pick PCOM if I want to do surgery?

Thanks

I really don't think you can go wrong with either school.

PCOM has tons of residency spots in surgical subspecialties. Check out the GME part of their website.

Mercer being a US MD school will also offer you the ability to do surgery. However from what I have been told try to keep an open mind about speciality!

 

[584376]

As someone on Mercer's waitlist, go to PCOM!

 

[mTORC]

I go to Penn and interact quite a lot with PCOM students. They are outstanding and extremely well trained. Their reputation is well known in Philly and many attendings at Penn that have a DO were trained at PCOM. Philly is also an amazing place. I personally would recommend PCOM.

 

[StevensBibi]

I go to Penn and interact quite a lot with PCOM students. They are outstanding and extremely well trained. Their reputation is well known in Philly and many attendings at Penn that have a DO were trained at PCOM. Philly is also an amazing place. I personally would recommend PCOM.

Wow I did not know this! Thank you