Haha thanks guys. I'm from Chicago so I'm just glad it's warm(ish). I'm mostly nervous because I like the school a lot and it's the only MD ii I received, so I feel like it's kind of this or DO. Nothing against DO schools, I'm thrilled to have an acceptance anywhere, but to be perfectly honest I'd rather not have to learn OMM. Really not sold on it. On the other hand, I want to be a doctor more than anything else, so if I end up having to, so be it.
As far as Tulane goes, are there any current/former students on here who have any input on why you like (or don't like) the school? How are the third and fourth year rotations generally regarded? I'm interested in emergency med (I know it's subject to change) and I think it's really cool they apparently do an M4 "undifferentiated pt" assignment starting from when they show up for urgent/emergency care. It also seems like there is a good amount of flexibility with regards to 3rd and 4th year rotation electives.
I also just finished reading Five Days at Memorial, which was an intensely detailed account of the incident management breakdown at the former Memorial Medical Center during Katrina. Stuff like ventilator rationing, doctors giving lethal injections...it wasn't a story about docs and nurses being evil murderers with god complexes, but rather about trying to preserve human dignity when the unthinkable happens. Very moving, and I'd recommend it to anyone who works in a hospital (or in general). I imagine Katrina is a very delicate topic, and I don't plan on going out of my way to bring it up, but I do get the impression that the rebuilding phase really brought the community together, and that that sort of community service mentality is something Tulane continues to put a strong emphasis on. I'd be really interested to hear any thoughts current Tulane students (or really anyone who has lived there since 2005) has about the impact it had upon the medical community in New Orleans.
