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Hey guys, M1 at FIU Herbert Wertheim COM here.
I just wanted to address a few things I've seen bouncing around on here.
First of all, in regards to the question on the secondary about ties to South Florida, don't get discouraged if you're not from here. I'm from North Florida and all I wrote about for that was that I minored in Spanish and I'm interested in learning more about other cultures.
Another thing: somebody mentioned that we share clinical sites with the UM Miller SOM and this is false. They do most of their clinical stuff at the Jackson Memorial Campus, whereas we go to pretty much every other hospital: Baptist South, Broward General, Jaskson North Campus, Miami Children's, Mt. Sinai, Cleveland Clinic. Having different clinical sites from the UM students is a good thing, because you don't want other med students getting in the way of your education. More students means you get to do less.
Let me also say that I absolutely love it here at FIU COM. The administration loves us, the facilities are great, we have these brand new awesome lounges, study rooms, a medical library with private cubicles. Not to mention, the curriculum is great. They've put a lot of thought into augmenting our education with the things that all the doctors I know wish they would have had, such as health-care policy, interprofessional medicine, and health-care systems-based practice.
If anybody has any specific questions about FIU in general or about the interview, please feel free to let me know.
I just wanted to address a few things I've seen bouncing around on here.
First of all, in regards to the question on the secondary about ties to South Florida, don't get discouraged if you're not from here. I'm from North Florida and all I wrote about for that was that I minored in Spanish and I'm interested in learning more about other cultures.
Another thing: somebody mentioned that we share clinical sites with the UM Miller SOM and this is false. They do most of their clinical stuff at the Jackson Memorial Campus, whereas we go to pretty much every other hospital: Baptist South, Broward General, Jaskson North Campus, Miami Children's, Mt. Sinai, Cleveland Clinic. Having different clinical sites from the UM students is a good thing, because you don't want other med students getting in the way of your education. More students means you get to do less.
Let me also say that I absolutely love it here at FIU COM. The administration loves us, the facilities are great, we have these brand new awesome lounges, study rooms, a medical library with private cubicles. Not to mention, the curriculum is great. They've put a lot of thought into augmenting our education with the things that all the doctors I know wish they would have had, such as health-care policy, interprofessional medicine, and health-care systems-based practice.
If anybody has any specific questions about FIU in general or about the interview, please feel free to let me know.
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