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Current 1st year here.
Medical school is a huge grind. Day in day out you are studying, catching up in one class, while falling behind in another class. It gets a lot easier once you find your balance. Everyone finds their balance at different points in the first year. It's important to have friends to study with (or not, if you insist), but you need to have someone to vent to-and preferably a classmate/study mate that can relate to and Laugh a lot, and have a beer or ten with.
I applied to a lot of medical schools MD & DO. PNWU was my only offer, so I didn't have much of a decision. But I was excited to get the offer, and I am still very happy and proud of PNWU.
Medical schools will not widely differ on their preclinical years. Some schools mix in more clinical, research, or community service opportunities than others-but otherwise everyone will feel the grind of the first two years of medical school no matter where you are at. What it all comes down to is working hard every day. Beyond the biochem/micro/immuno/physio courses in the first semester, you shouldn't rely purely on learning from the professors slides (I use them to know the scope of what I am tested on). So, if I am learning confusing material or if there are confusing Powerpoint slides, then I go reference Harrisons/Up-to-date/wikipedia/Kaplan/Pathoma/etc., to get a big picture idea of what I am learning.
In reference to the above poster's negative feedback about PNWU. I have worked a lot of different jobs and I've noticed that there is always the trend to gather with your coworkers and complain about the supervisor or boss. It's normal, and its a way of venting. I too have personal complaints about PNWU, but I would likely have the same complaints at different schools. However, I realize that most of my complaints are really just a result of being chronically stressed. In other words, everyone will likely have some level of negative feelings about some element of the school that they go to. The key is to work hard so that you aren't behind, to have good friends to vent to, enjoy your loved ones, and enjoy your precious moments of free time. You'll still likely complain, but it probably wont be on SDN.
PNWU is a great new school that is growing and I sincerely believe that it will become known for producing strong, balanced, and community minded physicians.
Below is a relevant article on a Stanford medical student's perspective on their curriculum-you'll see that many of the above posted negative feedback is common throughout. You will have to work hard no matter where you go. No professor will give you the perfect powerpoint or case discussion.
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/02/18/the-wikipedia-university-school-of-medicine/
Medical school is a huge grind. Day in day out you are studying, catching up in one class, while falling behind in another class. It gets a lot easier once you find your balance. Everyone finds their balance at different points in the first year. It's important to have friends to study with (or not, if you insist), but you need to have someone to vent to-and preferably a classmate/study mate that can relate to and Laugh a lot, and have a beer or ten with.
I applied to a lot of medical schools MD & DO. PNWU was my only offer, so I didn't have much of a decision. But I was excited to get the offer, and I am still very happy and proud of PNWU.
Medical schools will not widely differ on their preclinical years. Some schools mix in more clinical, research, or community service opportunities than others-but otherwise everyone will feel the grind of the first two years of medical school no matter where you are at. What it all comes down to is working hard every day. Beyond the biochem/micro/immuno/physio courses in the first semester, you shouldn't rely purely on learning from the professors slides (I use them to know the scope of what I am tested on). So, if I am learning confusing material or if there are confusing Powerpoint slides, then I go reference Harrisons/Up-to-date/wikipedia/Kaplan/Pathoma/etc., to get a big picture idea of what I am learning.
In reference to the above poster's negative feedback about PNWU. I have worked a lot of different jobs and I've noticed that there is always the trend to gather with your coworkers and complain about the supervisor or boss. It's normal, and its a way of venting. I too have personal complaints about PNWU, but I would likely have the same complaints at different schools. However, I realize that most of my complaints are really just a result of being chronically stressed. In other words, everyone will likely have some level of negative feelings about some element of the school that they go to. The key is to work hard so that you aren't behind, to have good friends to vent to, enjoy your loved ones, and enjoy your precious moments of free time. You'll still likely complain, but it probably wont be on SDN.
PNWU is a great new school that is growing and I sincerely believe that it will become known for producing strong, balanced, and community minded physicians.
Below is a relevant article on a Stanford medical student's perspective on their curriculum-you'll see that many of the above posted negative feedback is common throughout. You will have to work hard no matter where you go. No professor will give you the perfect powerpoint or case discussion.
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/02/18/the-wikipedia-university-school-of-medicine/