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sallyfae15 said:
Guys, just got word from a friend who submitted end of November they got a rejection letter yesterday from nova. If you submitted around that time and got no such letter just know you are still in some kind of consideration!
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Thanks for the info!
 
sallyfae15 said:
Guys, just got word from a friend who submitted end of November they got a rejection letter yesterday from nova. If you submitted around that time and got no such letter just know you are still in some kind of consideration!
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Was that without an interview?
 
Does anyone know what's the deal with this and the DO School? Do both schools share the same lecture halls and buildings?
 
sallyfae15 said:
Guys, just got word from a friend who submitted end of November they got a rejection letter yesterday from nova. If you submitted around that time and got no such letter just know you are still in some kind of consideration!
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Was it through e-mail? or mail?
 
anyone get a rejection from DO school but not MD yet? rejected from DO back in December, but have heard nothing from MD.
 
Interviewed today, couple tidbits of info:

- Post-interview decisions start going out next week.
- hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere, but apparently there's a dress code for class (PBL sessions, etc): business attire w/ white coat.
- yes, for the time being, MD school shares building with DO school as well as several of the other health professional schools. There will eventually be a separate building, but not during the time that the inaugural class is there.

Overall, very impressed with the school (and the city, fwiw)! Had a really good time.

Edit: also they said that their "goal" is to have free tuition for everyone in the first class, though of course nothing is guaranteed for the time being.
 
A_Garrr said:
Edit: also they said that their "goal" is to have free tuition for everyone in the first class, though of course nothing is guaranteed for the time being.
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Oh reeeeaaaalllyyy? This is the first time I’ve heard of them mentioning that officially!
 
A_Garrr said:
Interviewed today, couple tidbits of info:

- Post-interview decisions start going out next week.
- hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere, but apparently there's a dress code for class (PBL sessions, etc): business attire w/ white coat.
- yes, for the time being, MD school shares building with DO school as well as several of the other health professional schools. There will eventually be a separate building, but not during the time that the inaugural class is there.

Overall, very impressed with the school (and the city, fwiw)! Had a really good time.

Edit: also they said that their "goal" is to have free tuition for everyone in the first class, though of course nothing is guaranteed for the time being.
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Yasuo said:
Oh reeeeaaaalllyyy? This is the first time I’ve heard of them mentioning that officially!
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This is amazing news!
 
I attended an interview at NSU’s new MD program, and I’d like to give my thoughts. I try to write these reviews for any school I interview at. Hopefully this helps others in choosing the right school for them!

Atmosphere: To sum the atmosphere up in a few words, I would use “welcoming, energetic, and collaborative”. Walking in the door, we were warmly greeted by an administrative staff member and directed to the appropriate area. In the conference room, we were greeted by more very friendly staff who gave us our welcome packet. We were encouraged to relax and eat some breakfast while hanging out with the other applicants for about half an hour. The other applicants I got a chance to talk to were all super cool and easy to talk to. Throughout the day, the vibes were positive and the staff really talked up how excited they are about the inaugural class. They mentioned how we would have advising and services at the ready for us, and basically said “no one will be left behind”. They really want the inaugural class to be a special group of people that will succeed. The staff mentioned many times that they will be extremely receptive to student feedback, and really tried to convince us that they would be there for us every step of the way, for all four years. As the first class with only 50 students, we should be able to provide input and make positive changes to the program within reason, and I felt like the staff will be pleasant to interact with. I left with good vibes.

Atmosphere: 10/10

Students: Well, we are interviewing for an inaugural class, so this doesn’t really apply 😀

Students: N/A

Facilities: So the facilities are really nice, and they are mostly housed within the HPD (Health Professionals Division) of Nova. If you weren’t aware, the HPD is shared by all of their health programs (Dental, pharmacy, nursing, etc.). The program wants to use this to their advantage by having lots of interprofessional interactions. I think this could only be a good thing. Also, the inaugural class does have a big area for PBL that is only for the MD program. It’s comprised of 10+ large study rooms. Some have massive smart TVs, some have windows, some have extra whiteboards, etc. The staff said this was designed like this on purpose so they could see what works best for student learning and then adapt for future years. They are currently building a 200 bed teaching hospital literally right across the road from the HPD. It will be connected to the free-standing ER that is already there. They are very optimistic about the timeline, and they said it should be ready for use by 3rd/4th year. The campus itself is beautiful, and there are tons of areas to study, including study rooms within the HPD. I believe they said the PBL rooms are open all the time to MD students as well. They’re basically really nice study rooms, and there are about 10 of them. The school has a really big and nice gym, as well as the other amenities you’d expect at a large university.

Facilities: 9/10

Location: Fort Lauderdale and Davie are pretty cool places. If you like Florida weather, the beach, and traffic, this place is for you! But honestly, it’s really nice. I stayed in an AirBNB in Davie about 8 minutes from the school. There were tons of restaurants, shops, stores, etc. around the immediate area. If school is in session, it’s pretty crowded around the school. If it’s not, well, it’s not! I think the school is like 10-15 minutes or so from the beach. It’s pretty close to Miami, Tampa, and even Orlando is under 4 hours away. If you’re from the North USA, it’s hot. If you’re from Florida, it’s perfect. Also, you can get Pub Subs on the daily (Publix Subs for the uninformed. One of the greatest delicacies on this earth).

Location: 9/10 (if you like flip-flops, tank-tops, and Pub Subs)

Interview: Throughout the whole interview day, the staff kept trying to make us feel comfortable and at ease. As you may have heard, Nova does MMI format for their interview. I had been to a few interviews so far before this one, and this was my first MMI experience. All I’ll say is everyone was very fair and professional. Just go in, be yourself, and be as eloquent as you can be.

Interview: 10/10

Curriculum:

- True P/F for the pre-clincial years! Yaassssssss

- H/HP/P/F for the clinical years

- Here is the proposed weekly schedule for preclinical years from memory, but I think it’s correct:

- PBL is on M/W/F/ from 10-12 AM

- Wednesdays from 8-10 is like PBL, but larger groups (something like that)

-T/W is POM from 1-4 (clinical skills)

- The rest is basically free time. This is used for mainly for self-study and preparing for PBL cases.

- We were told that we would have to put in probably 15-20 hours of preparation time each week for the PBL sessions to come adequately prepared.

I’m pretty excited about this curriculum because I like the concept of PBL, as well as the P/F setup. However, I’m a bit concerned that there seems to be very little lecture. They did mention there would be “some” lecture, but confirmed that it would be almost entirely PBL. They seem extremely confident in their system, but I’m not sure how PBL works when there is no base knowledge already learned through a lecture. We were told that we would have lots of time to study and work on learning the objectives we establish in PBL, but I’m still a little iffy on how that is supposed to work. There is a such a vast amount of information we are to learn, so I hope there is really specific guidance through these sessions. Without lecture/powerpoint I’m not sure how this works effectively.

Curriculum: 9/10 (It’s hard to actually rate since it hasn’t been tested yet, but that true P/F tho…)

Miscellaneous:

- There are rotation sites nearby, as well as North and South of the school. All are in the South Florida area though.
- Lots of board prep time!
- You get 3 weeks break + 8 weeks prep time to study for Step 1
- You get 8 weeks prep time to study for Step 2
- 1 Month of required research in 3rd year + more time if desired

See the curriculum PDF on the website for more details

- Nova recently build the CCR (Center for Collaborative Research) right next door to the HPD. It’s gorgeous and state-of-the-art looking. We have access here and are able to participate in the research going on here.
Students have access to the Broward College Simulation Lab! This place is LEGIT, and they welcomed us with open arms. I had no idea it existed, but it’s a super high-tech sim lab with all the bells and whistles. ER, trauma, surgery, palliative care, etc. High-definition audio/video recording, massive high-def TVs, high-fidelity manikins, this place has it all. Super pumped that we have access to this. Also, they collaborate with local EMS, nursing, fire, etc. so being able to do sim training events alongside them would be awesome too. The two people we met who run it are really awesome people too.

So we are basically guinea pigs. They may not outright say it, but we are the inaugural class, and this has it’s pros/cons obviously. We get to be part of something special, truly starting a legacy that will continue on for years to come. If that sounds exciting (as it does to me), then you also have to accept that we will be the students that figure out how to iron out the kinks that will inevitably come.

Overall: I really, really was impressed by this program. The facilities, technology, resources, administration, curriculum, and opportunities available here are all incredible, and I’m so excited about the possibility of attending here.

Overall: 9/10
 
Just to add to @Yasuo 's fantastic summary of Nova, they told us that we may not be doing dissections in anatomy lab but they will likely have pre-dissected bodies for us to study from. This seemed to disappoint a number of people, but one faculty member told us that when she did anatomy lab in medical school, 90% of the time was just cutting through to see anything and that it felt like a giant waste of their time.

Also, there are a TON of good restaurants in the Ft Lauderdale area. Nearly everyday I took an uber into the city and got food and legitimately every meal was delicious.

Lastly, as already pointed out, this school will be very PBL heavy which is one of the things I'm hesitant about. I don't mind PBL, but I'd prefer it as a supplement to lectures to solidify concepts I'm being taught rather than use it as the primary method of learning. I'm sure there's tons of threads between here and reddit about PBL curriculum and its pros and cons, but I would imagine the experience will be heavily dependent upon who is in your group and who the faculty member is leading it. I could see it being positive depending on how Nova implements it.
 
Another thing to add to @Yasuo 's elaborate summary!

POM (practice of medicine) is actually only *once a week* (Tuesday OR Wednesday, depending on which cohort you're in) for the first half of MS1. And then, for the second half, everyone has it twice a week. So, for the first bit of school, you have afternoon's free for independent study 4 days of the week.
 
A_Garrr said:
Interviewed today, couple tidbits of info:


Edit: also they said that their "goal" is to have free tuition for everyone in the first class, though of course nothing is guaranteed for the time being.
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In a way this could be bad thing, will make it much more competitive to be accepted. Anyone else feel this way?
 
euronsilence said:
In a way this could be bad thing, will make it much more competitive to be accepted. Anyone else feel this way?
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I mean, it's truly what they have to do if they want a class of competitive applicants to start things and set the tone. They would still be able to fill the class otherwise, sure - but, as an expensive + new school, it'd likely be almost entirely composed of applicants who received their lone acceptance at Nova.

This is not to say that offering more applicants a shot at becoming doctors is a bad thing. But it really isn't in the best interest of both Nova and of the student's success. New programs are a challenge for all involved, and they need the best student's they can get in order to ensure the long-term success of the program.

Also, offering full tuition scholarships to inaugural classes is common practice for new medical schools, largely for the reasons stated above. They need to offer incentive if they want the best students to take a risk on them.

It might suck and make our chances slimmer, but I don't think we can blame them at all.

Edit: Also (if they are indeed able to offer free tuition), 50 doctors will be able to go into residencies and ultimately begin their careers without having to worry about crippling debt. That's pretty dope.
 
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A_Garrr said:
I mean, it's truly what they have to do if they want a class of competitive applicants to start things and set the tone. They would still be able to fill the class otherwise, sure - but, as an expensive + new school, it'd likely be almost entirely composed of applicants who received their lone acceptance at Nova.

This is not to say that offering more applicants a shot at becoming doctors is a bad thing. But it really isn't in the best interest of both Nova and of the student's success. New programs are a challenge for all involved, and they need the best student's they can get in order to ensure the long-term success of the program.

Also, offering full tuition scholarships to inaugural classes is common practice for new medical schools, largely for the reasons stated above. They need to offer incentive if they want the best students to take a risk on them.

It might suck and make our chances slimmer, but I don't think we can blame them at all.

Edit: Also (if they are indeed able to offer free tuition), 50 doctors will be able to go into residencies and ultimately begin their careers without having to worry about crippling debt. That's pretty dope.
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Yep you nailed it, much better phrasing of what I was thinking
 
A_Garrr said:
I mean, it's truly what they have to do if they want a class of competitive applicants to start things and set the tone. They would still be able to fill the class otherwise, sure - but, as an expensive + new school, it'd likely be almost entirely composed of applicants who received their lone acceptance at Nova.

This is not to say that offering more applicants a shot at becoming doctors is a bad thing. But it really isn't in the best interest of both Nova and of the student's success. New programs are a challenge for all involved, and they need the best student's they can get in order to ensure the long-term success of the program.

Also, offering full tuition scholarships to inaugural classes is common practice for new medical schools, largely for the reasons stated above. They need to offer incentive if they want the best students to take a risk on them.

It might suck and make our chances slimmer, but I don't think we can blame them at all.

Edit: Also (if they are indeed able to offer free tuition), 50 doctors will be able to go into residencies and ultimately begin their careers without having to worry about crippling debt. That's pretty dope.
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Yep, I def agree with what you are saying.
 
stampofapproval said:
I interviewed this past Friday. They said the first batch of acceptances will come out this week!
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Oh my god, time to agonize by the phone all week. Or by my email. Lots of things I've hated about this being a new school... not knowing whether we're waiting for phone calls or emails being one of them.

Or what day of the week whatever decision it is will come. They didn't happen to say, did they?
 
calivianya said:
Oh my god, time to agonize by the phone all week.
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they said during the interview it will be via email. cant be something you "hate" about a new school if you werent listening during the talks
 
Lefty 34 said:
they said during the interview it will be via email. cant be something you "hate" about a new school if you werent listening during the talks
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To be fair, it seems not everyone is getting the exact same details during the interviews. It's probably depended upon the questions people have been asking as far as some of the things disclosed. Someone mentioned earlier that Nova was possibly trying to give this first class full scholarships; that's something they definitely didn't mention to us. In addition, they definitely didn't mention to our interview group how acceptances/holds/rejects would be sent out.
 
So, should people complete in early/mid November assume they’re rejected?
 
azolesoul said:
So, should people complete in early/mid November assume they’re rejected?
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Nope, they’re interviewing until April and I don’t think there will be tons of new applications this late in the cycle. They will have to review earlier applicants to interview ~400 people like they want to. It’s not over until they say it for sure
 
Basil246 said:
Nope, they’re interviewing until April and I don’t think there will be tons of new applications this late in the cycle. They will have to review earlier applicants to interview ~400 people like they want to. It’s not over until they say it for sure
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That’s good logic.
Thanks!
 
Basil246 said:
Nope, they’re interviewing until April and I don’t think there will be tons of new applications this late in the cycle. They will have to review earlier applicants to interview ~400 people like they want to. It’s not over until they say it for sure
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Is about 400 what they told you? They told my interview group they were gonna interview ~300 (that was early January). Of course things change but just wondering.
 
Apothecary Aquinas said:
Is about 400 what they told you? They told my interview group they were gonna interview ~300 (that was early January). Of course things change but just wondering.
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on youtube there is an interview with the dean where he says 350, so make of that what you will
 
euronsilence said:
on youtube there is an interview with the dean where he says 350, so make of that what you will
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That's very reassuring, and most MD school tend to interview about the same amount of people, so I kind of believe those numbers.
 
How many acceptances does everyone think the Nov-Dec interview groups (~60) will get during the first round of decisions? I know the school is going to be very conservative given no historical data, but I am curious what people think.
 
Pylorii said:
How many acceptances does everyone think the Nov-Dec interview groups (~60) will get during the first round of decisions? I know the school is going to be very conservative given no historical data, but I am curious what people think.
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15-20 just a guess
 
Lefty 34 said:
they said during the interview it will be via email. cant be something you "hate" about a new school if you werent listening during the talks
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They didn't say anything about how they would be notifying us when I interviewed. They did say they would be mostly giving out waitlists at first, but that's all I knew.
 
calivianya said:
They did say they would be mostly giving out waitlists at first, but that's all I knew.
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Interesting, I don't remember hearing that at my interview day. Although, I guess that makes sense given that they were pretty gung-ho about having no more than 50 students for the entering class
 
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