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so at which med schools can one get by reasonably well without a car? let's try to list them out and indicate why.
here, i consider "getting by reasonably well" to mean 1) school requirements (rotations and other clinical experiences) that require no travel away from the campus area or occasional travel no more than one hour by foot, bike, or public transit; 2) residential area near campus (or within a reasonable distance to it) provides most of the basic necessities for daily living; 3) big plus if the area around campus is walkable and/or bike-friendly and/or well-linked to a good public transit system. this will probably lead to an urban bias in the list, but let's not try to rule out med schools in less urban environments. is there anything else to consider?
i'll start the list off. please feel free to add explanations to your suggestions or those of others, as that might be the most helpful information. thanks!
uic / rush (bike-friendly city, nearby neighborhood has all the basic amenities, near el train, active bus routes, i *believe* all clinicals can be done in area hospitals/clinics (university medical district))
northwestern (bike-friendly city, very walkable area, area has many basic amenities which are on the increase as it becomes more residential (e.g., dominick's grocery store is being built nearby), near el train, active bus routes, i *believe* all clinicals can be done at nwu h)
u chicago (bike friendly city, pretty walkable area, area has all the basic amenities, active bus routes but el train is 1+ miles from the area, i *believe* all clinicals can be done at u of c h)
nyu
mssm
columbia
aecom
cornell
upenn
thomas jefferson
gwu
harvard
suny-downstate
here, i consider "getting by reasonably well" to mean 1) school requirements (rotations and other clinical experiences) that require no travel away from the campus area or occasional travel no more than one hour by foot, bike, or public transit; 2) residential area near campus (or within a reasonable distance to it) provides most of the basic necessities for daily living; 3) big plus if the area around campus is walkable and/or bike-friendly and/or well-linked to a good public transit system. this will probably lead to an urban bias in the list, but let's not try to rule out med schools in less urban environments. is there anything else to consider?
i'll start the list off. please feel free to add explanations to your suggestions or those of others, as that might be the most helpful information. thanks!
uic / rush (bike-friendly city, nearby neighborhood has all the basic amenities, near el train, active bus routes, i *believe* all clinicals can be done in area hospitals/clinics (university medical district))
northwestern (bike-friendly city, very walkable area, area has many basic amenities which are on the increase as it becomes more residential (e.g., dominick's grocery store is being built nearby), near el train, active bus routes, i *believe* all clinicals can be done at nwu h)
u chicago (bike friendly city, pretty walkable area, area has all the basic amenities, active bus routes but el train is 1+ miles from the area, i *believe* all clinicals can be done at u of c h)
nyu
mssm
columbia
aecom
cornell
upenn
thomas jefferson
gwu
harvard
suny-downstate