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What school would you be most likely to attend if accepted?

  • RowanSOM

    Votes: 33 26.8%

  • DMU

    Votes: 7 5.7%

  • KCU

    Votes: 24 19.5%

  • PCOM-Phi

    Votes: 43 35.0%

  • NYIT-Old Westbury

    Votes: 10 8.1%

  • CUSOM

    Votes: 6 4.9%
  • Total voters
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Yo congrats. You got choices!! From lurking here DMU is the best one. I can’t comment on the others.
 
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gettingthisnaan said:
I have an acceptance at RowanSOM and have interviewed at KCU. I still have interviews at DMU and CUSOM, but I'm still waiting to hear back from PCOM and NYIT. Just wanted to get an idea of which school out of these 6 is the best in terms of matching students into more competitive specialities?
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IMHO
PCOM>DMU>KCU>CUSOM>Rowan>NYIT
 
gettingthisnaan said:
Any specific reason(s) for why you put PCOM first? Just curious, thanks!
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PCOM (the PA campus specifically) would keep more doors open for you because they've sponsored so many residency and fellowship programs already, even competitive ones (GS, Derm, Ortho, cardiovascular diseases, vascular surgery ect...) and these are home programs open to their graduates. Plus, they're very established (original 5 DO schools), their board scores are solid, their match list are consistently solid. DMU and KCU come closely after, also 2 original 5 DO schools. CUSOM is not as established (Est. 2011), but is also doing a good job sponsoring residency programs in NC as well. Rowan and NYIT are good schools, but not doing as good of a job as the other ones, plus the cost of living in NJ and NY is super high. Well that was my subjective opinion so...

See attachment for residency programs sponsored by CUSOM and PCOM. You can get those info on acgme.org.

View attachment PCOM(1).pdfView attachment CUSOM.pdf
 
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I chose Rowan specifically because it is closest to home, NJ in state tuition, possibility of living at home and saving money. Also I have multiple friends that attend Rowan and absolutely love it. Rowan has great match list and great comlex scores. Rowan is also adding another campus in the coming years, so hopefully that means expansion for the program in terms of more resources, more research opportunities, etc.

My second choice out of your list is CUSOM, they have an incredible match list, they are a newer school but seem to be setting their students up for success.

PCOM is definitely a great program and has the most connections in terms of residency programs- but I’m not personally a huge fan of cities, so it’s more of a personal reason to sway towards Rowan/CUSOM. I currently have an interview at CUSOM

Not a big fan of NYITCOM, super expensive, and have had decreasing passing rates of COMLEX 1 for the last few years. I don’t have much of an opinion of KCU or DMU.
 
Talking to rowansom during their online chat thing, def rowansom. Everyone seems so happy there, they have nice research facilities, and you are in state!
 
gettingthisnaan said:
Hi, I just wanted some feedback on some of the schools I'm currently considering, trying to narrow it down in terms of which ones I should consider interviewing at if I receive an interview or consider attending if accepted. I would love to hear what school you would choose and why? Also, I would like to know which school would put me in the best position in terms of outstanding clinical rotations, board scores (COMLEX/USMLE) and give me the best chance at matching into a competitive specialty during residency. If possible, how would you rank these schools based on the above-listed factors and any other factors you feel are important? Everyone, please feel free to provide your thoughts. The schools are as follows:

1) RowanSOM
- Pros: Research-oriented, IS tuition, clinical rotations in NJ, teaching hospital, good match list, and an established program.​
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2) KCU-COM
- Pros: Great facilities, OMM isn't forced down your throat, an established program, and a great match list.​
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3) DMU-COM
- Pros: Great preparation for boards, great match list, tuition, and an established program.​
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4) NYITCOM-Old Westbury
- Pros: Good match list, close to home, rotation sites across NY/NJ, and non-mandatory classes.​

5) PCOM-PHI
- Pros: Great match list, close to home, established program, and strong clinical rotations.​

6) CUSOM
- Pros: Nice facilities, board scores, and research opportunities.​
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Rowan with IS tuition is easily better than any of those other schools.
 
If you get into PCOM then go to PCOM. PCOM has one of the most comprehensive sets of GME this side of MSU, and their competitive residencies heavily favor PCOM students. It's the only school I would have gone to over my current school (state school with lots of GME as well).

I've heard that Rowan has lots of problems with its curriculum.
 
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AnatomyGrey12 said:
If you get into PCOM then go to PCOM. PCOM has one of the most comprehensive sets of GME this side of MSU, and their competitive residencies heavily favor PCOM students. It's the only school I would have gone to over my current school (state school with lots of GME as well).

I've heard that Rowan has lots of problems with its curriculum.
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Lol good thing the rest of us don’t hate our trash curricula. I don’t know specifics so maybe it is problematic.
 
gettingthisnaan said:
Hi, I just wanted some feedback on some of the schools I'm currently considering, trying to narrow it down in terms of which ones I should consider interviewing at if I receive an interview or consider attending if accepted. I would love to hear what school you would choose and why? Also, I would like to know which school would put me in the best position in terms of outstanding clinical rotations, board scores (COMLEX/USMLE) and give me the best chance at matching into a competitive specialty during residency. If possible, how would you rank these schools based on the above-listed factors and any other factors you feel are important? Everyone, please feel free to provide your thoughts. The schools are as follows:

1) RowanSOM
- Pros: Research-oriented, IS tuition, clinical rotations in NJ, teaching hospital, good match list, and an established program.​
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2) KCU-COM
- Pros: Great facilities, OMM isn't forced down your throat, an established program, and a great match list.​
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3) DMU-COM
- Pros: Great preparation for boards, great match list, tuition, and an established program.​
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4) NYITCOM-Old Westbury
- Pros: Good match list, close to home, rotation sites across NY/NJ, and non-mandatory classes.​

5) PCOM-PHI
- Pros: Great match list, close to home, established program, and strong clinical rotations.​

6) CUSOM
- Pros: Nice facilities, board scores, and research opportunities.​
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They're ALL fine schools. The only catch to CUSOM is required lecture attendance, which I abhor. Rowan seems to have a bias for NJ residents.
 
Ho0v-man said:
Rowan with IS tuition is easily better than any of those other schools.
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Rowan's instate first year tuition and fees total $49,492 and PCOM's are $52,722. At least in the first year Rowan is not a clear financial winner over PCOM. Tuition- Fees- and Financial Aid
The first year total at Rowan includes $8,153 in fees. The OP needs to find out if this is a one time gouge or if he or she will have to pay these outrageous fees every year.
 
Obnoxious Dad said:
Rowan's instate first year tuition and fees total $49,492 and PCOM's are $52,722. At least in the first year Rowan is not a clear financial winner over PCOM. Tuition- Fees- and Financial Aid
The first year total at Rowan includes $8,153 in fees. The OP needs to find out if this is a one time gouge or if he or she will have to pay these outrageous fees every year.
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som.rowan.edu

Rowan-Virtua SOM | School of Osteopathic Medicine | Rowan University

Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified national doctoral research institution dedicated to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.
som.rowan.edu som.rowan.edu

www.pcom.edu

PCOM Cost of Attendance: Tuition, Fees and Other Expenses

View the cost of attendance at PCOM for medical and graduate school programs including osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and other professional degree programs.
www.pcom.edu www.pcom.edu

Im seeing a 10k/year difference in tuition. Which I guess isn’t that much when it comes to med school. So maybe more personal preference between the two. I’d look into things like dedicated board prep time, curriculum, location preference, etc to split the difference.
 
Ho0v-man said:
som.rowan.edu

Rowan-Virtua SOM | School of Osteopathic Medicine | Rowan University

Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified national doctoral research institution dedicated to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.
som.rowan.edu som.rowan.edu

www.pcom.edu

PCOM Cost of Attendance: Tuition, Fees and Other Expenses

View the cost of attendance at PCOM for medical and graduate school programs including osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and other professional degree programs.
www.pcom.edu www.pcom.edu

Im seeing a 10k/year difference in tuition. Which I guess isn’t that much when it comes to med school. So maybe more personal preference between the two. I’d look into things like dedicated board prep time, curriculum, location preference, etc to split the difference.
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I grabbed the figures off the AACOM website. Your figures are taken from the schools' websites. The schools' data might not be an apples to apples comparison. The tuition is clearly cheaper at Rowan but ancillary fees and health insurance at PCOM are clearly cheaper. I would still say that if the OP clearly prefers PCOM that it might be worth paying the extra money to go to PCOM. However, if the OP could live at home in New Jersey and if living at home would make life easier, then PCOM would have to be head and shoulders better to induce the OP to go to PCOM.
 
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