Yeah, like I said, I never went to a visit day. So you probably know more than me about the difference between that and an open house. lol They honestly haven't said much about anything to do with a SIM lab. We very well could have something available. I would definitely ask at the open house or visit day if you end up going. I know our anatomy professor told us over the summer that some of our clinical skills as second years like intubation, central lines, etc. are done on some of the cadavers. Also, the different clubs at MSUCOM have skills clinics where they will teach you how to do some of these things as well. Pretty neat! Not sure if that helps at all. I personally will be signing up for the prosection elective course this summer. I felt like it was something I wanted to get out of the anatomy. But I will tell you, it is nice for the people who don't have any interest in a surgical specialty. It is a very time consuming process and with the amount of information they expect you to learn for the exams, I can't even imagine the extra stress. I guess our anatomy course is quite rigorous compared to a lot of schools (just what I have heard) because it is the only course we take in the summer. So, they can make it a heavier load. Where as for CHM, they take anatomy along with other courses. But, don't quote me on that statement. It could be completely wrong. haha The clinical exposure is our "community integrated medicine" elective. You are able to give flu shots, help at health fairs, and volunteer at approved free clinics. For the health fairs, we take the blood sugar and get the cholesterol for the patient along with vitals. We can also counsel them on nutrition. It is a pretty sweet opportunity as a first and second year student (Which I think johnamo may have mentioned this in a previous post). You can also join the International Osteopathic Medicine Organization where you can go on mission trips in different countries like Peru, Turkey, and Brazil. These trips allow you to work with doctors in a clinic that they set up temporarily. All of the second years who I know went on a trip have said nothing but good things about the amount of clinical exposure they were able to get prior to rotations. Overall, I can't say enough about how welcoming this school is and they make you feel like less of a number. I have loved all of my classmates and there isn't a person I can't strike up a conversation with while at school even if we don't necessarily hang out outside of class. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask! And that goes for anyone else reading this post as well
I know I had a ton of questions!!