Input From Students in New Medical Schools

I was wondering what kind of experience students in new medical programs had at their schools, why they chose their schools, and whether they were happy with their decisions. I have the opportunity to be part of the inaugural class as well as a half tuition scholarship, and also have an acceptance at a well established Medical school, and any first, or second, hand experience would help tremendously in my choice.

Thanks

Hey mishaS it's me again (I answered your other question). I know you're still waiting for an answer from someone who is in a new school but here's an answer from a med student when someone asked about which med school to go to (I changed their username to anonymous):

Anonymous said:

The schools that are least reputable are the ones that reject you without an interview.

In all seriousness, any MD school in the US will give you a solid education. I may be slightly wary of new programs that haven't graduated a class yet but even those are under close regulatory scrutiny and will probably turn out fine.

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mishaS said:

I was wondering what kind of experience students in new medical programs had at their schools, why they chose their schools, and whether they were happy with their decisions. I have the opportunity to be part of the inaugural class as well as a half tuition scholarship, and also have an acceptance at a well established Medical school, and any first, or second, hand experience would help tremendously in my choice.

Thanks

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Honestly, I think the silence everytime this question is asked is as telling as anything.

I just want to let you know that after looking around the forums (yes I want to know so I can give you the best answer possible!) that with the med students there is a general consensus that new schools are potential red flags. They often offer scholarships to their first years because the reality is that your class will be "experimental" in a sense. There may be no problems, but that seems to be the exception instead of the norm and there will most likely be problems be it the curriculum or in the teaching methods that they will fix for future classes. Yes that works out great for those 4 years down the road but not so much for you.

The school I mentioned where the oldest class is second years said they had a lot of problems the first year, but that the faculty were very receptive and have solved many of them (while mentioning they still have problems that need fixed). While that's great they have a receptive faculty, I'd rather not deal with these major problems at all.

So I know that the tuition and location is very appealing to you, and Beaumont Hosptials would be a great place to do clinical rotations, but based off of what I have heard other med students say I would advise you to go to Wayne. Hopefully there is someone on here who can say otherwise and prove me wrong, but I would hate to see someone go to a new school that they hate and regret not going to the established school that they would have enjoyed being at.

One of my good friends is at a new school, though he missed out on the inaugural scholarship because he entered in the second class. What a douche.

Nonetheless, his medical school experience is almost exactly the same as mine. Except I don't think he ever wonders how many cadavers graced his dissecting table before his. Or how many students before him that certain clinical preceptors were douchebags.

EgotiStick said:

One of my good friends is at a new school, though he missed out on the inaugural scholarship because he entered in the second class.

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But there can be a big difference between the experience of the first class and the second.

Keep looking for more opinions MishaS there's gotta be more med students out there who went to a new school.

the truth is that no one knows. none of the new schools have sent anyone to the Match yet, and few (if any?) have even started clerkships.

so the database of experience is thin.

More appropriate for Pre-Allo. Moving.