Yes! This school surprised the heck out of me. I knew I was interested in its location (lots of Michigan friends for some reason) and loved the "liberal arts college medical school" idea in theory, but had no idea what to expect.
The students I stayed with went faaaaar out of their way to make sure I was comfortable. Their housing is both remarkably good and cheap. Michigan itself is beautiful, which, please forgive, I didn't know because I'd never been here.
The school itself really impressed me. I loved how small the class size is, and was impressed by how relatively diverse it is--I didn't expect that, tbh, but it seems to be a genuine priority for them. Everyone really gets to know each other because of mandatory classes. The facilities and hospital are new-looking and gorgeous. Remarkably good hospital, based on rankings. The school staff, it seemed to me, had the situation so dialed in. You will feel perfectly taken care of while you're on campus. Everyone seemed genuinely proud to work there. They had obviously thought through not only all aspects of how the school would operate but also how they would plan for the school to grow and change.
It felt clear to me that you could get a lot out of this medical school. I think we all walked away feeling like it would produce great doctors.
There are lots of things that have not been started yet because the school is so new. For instance, there are no student-run clinics and I got the impression there may be roadblocks to starting one. You might ask about that, if certain extracurriculars matter to you. According to one of my interviewers, there's no certifying medical Spanish course yet either, which could be significant to some not only for the lost patient opportunities but because bilingual proficiency in Spanish can be a nice salary boost a lot of places, if you're interested in primary care. Lots of opportunities for leadership as a result, but these things are worth considering.
The actual day was long but nicely planned. We had an intro (EVERYone introduces themselves--you too), breakfast (good!), more intro to the school, a team based learning demo (I liked this), then lunch with students (very good!), then two interviews and a hospital tour. The first interview is standardized--sorta. Someone will pick questions off a sheet and ask you about them. The second one is more of a conversation about your application. I enjoyed both my interviewers a lot. Most people seemed to. It's not zero stress--be prepared to answer the tough questions about your app, issues, etc. But they said they take pride in choosing good people for interviewers. So trust that it will go well and it will.
I hope that's helpful! Let me know if I can answer anything more specific. Glad to try!
