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Hi everyone. Somehow, I managed to get accepted at these three schools. Does anyone have a compelling reason for going to one over the rest? Thanks for your thoughts....
I think others will be able to provide you with more input if we know more about what's important to YOU in a school. Curriculum? Board Preparation? Consider where you will do your rotations and whether or not they are on wards or with a preceptor. Do you want to be close to home? Tuition costs? Opportunities for research? Are you interested in a specialty or primary care? There are lots of things to consider.Hi everyone. Somehow, I managed to get accepted at these three schools. Does anyone have a compelling reason for going to one over the rest? Thanks for your thoughts....
I think others will be able to provide you with more input if we know more about what's important to YOU in a school. Curriculum? Board Preparation? Consider where you will do your rotations and whether or not they are on wards or with a preceptor. Do you want to be close to home? Tuition costs? Opportunities for research? Are you interested in a specialty or primary care? There are lots of things to consider.
So I almost busted the OP's chops for this as others have done about redundant threads until I read more closely. The OP is asking for input about Pacific Northwest University, not Western University. There is more than one school up here in the Northwest, ya know.
OP-if you could clarify which school you meant that would probably be helpful.
I don't know much about PNWU, but I did interview at AZCOM and ATSU-SOMA and was accepted to both so I'll comment on that. Since curriculum is at the top of your list, I think you should consider which you prefer - a completely traditional curriculum (AZCOM) or something different like the clinical presentation curriculum at ATSU-SOMA where you will have a very packed first year. Personally, I'm choosing AZCOM because of the board preparation and frequent testing in their curriculum (helps you stay on top of the material and in my opinion, more testing opportunities will hopefully translate into higher grades). AZCOM consistently scores well above the national average on their boards, and even though this has much more to do with the amount of work a student puts in rather than the school they attend, I think AZCOM is definitely doing something right. Since you want to keep your options open to fields outside of primary care, I think AZCOM would be the better pick in that regard as well. ATSU-SOMA is very focused on producing primary care physicians that will work in underserved communities and overall seems to be much more focused on primary care. Of course there are those that will still match into specialties outside of PC though....attending ATSU doesn't necessarily mean you HAVE to be a PC physician. Moreover, in order to be a competitive graduate to enter the residency of your choice, a solid board score is an absolute must. So I would consider which school you think would best provide you with all the tools necessary to reach that goal. Good luck!I am referring to Pacific Northwest University in Yakima, WA. Not Western University in Lebanon. Sorry for the confusion. Don't hate me.