1. Yes, all lectures are recorded. You'll have to attend anatomy lab first year, which is generally twice a week. The clinical skills courses are mandatory to attend, and they're held once a week. There will be the occasional small group sessions that are mandatory, but they're fairly rare.
1.5. You'll have the whole schedule at the beginning. Occasional changes happen, but it's generally pretty solid.
2. Twice a week for the first four blocks (so all of first semester and the first block of second semester). About 3-4 hours per lab, twice a week.
3. Exam weeks occur at the end of each block. Some classes will have quizzes, which are sporadic, but there won't be many. No online exams that I'm aware of.
4. This is what I do, and I have ample free time. This is, of course, assuming you keep up with the material. If you get behind, it's likely you'll have 0 free time.
5. I'm unsure of the specifics about rotations, but I think there are possibilities to do away rotations.
I would say MCW is a strong choice if you're looking to maintain a LTR, assuming the distance is amenable.
Are there any current MCW students still in this thread? If so, could you (or anyone that knows the answer to these) help me out? I interviewed back in September so I barely remember anything from the interview anymore.
1. Are all the lectures recorded? How often do you have classes that aren't recorded (e.g. due to personal patient information)? How often are classes mandatory?
1.5. How quickly do you get your class schedules? (e.g. 1 week in advance or the whole thing in the beginning of the semester?)
2. How long is anatomy lab (is it once a week for 2 years or like several times a week for 1 semester, etc.)?
3. How often do you have exams/quizzes? Any online exams?
4. If I skip all the classes during M1/M2 (assuming they're all recorded) and only attended the mandatory stuff (e.g. exams, mandatory lectures, stuff like that), how much time off would I have on average before I had to go back to school?
5. Are all 3/4th year rotations at MCW or are some of them required to be in rural Wisconsin? Do people do away rotations or stuff like that?
Sorry to ask so many questions like this, but I'm going to be in a long distance relationship throughout medical school and I'm just trying to find which school is going to be most flexible when it comes to that. Thanks in advance!!
(true. They are in every exam room)
(false. You can think of these as being in the similar class as a stethoscope - gotta provide your own.)
