2017-2018 Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New York (TouroCOM-NY)

[dancingqueen199]

When is white coat ceremony for Harlem Class of 2022? Is it in July 2018 or May 2020?

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[itsMCJammer]

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[TheHippieDoc]

White coat at TouroNY Harlem is after your 2nd year. Kinda lame, dont know about Middletown.

Are you sure that’s still the case? At my interview at touro Harlem first years came to talk to us and they all had white coats. So I think they changed it so that you have your white coat ceremony first year

 

[azbaby04]

Is touro's curriculum systems based?

 

[sciencefinatic]

Can anyone tell me information about the Harlem interview? I would really appreciate it!!!!

 

[Gymnmedicine]

Can anyone tell me information about the Harlem interview? I would really appreciate it!!!!

Holy moly are they still interviewing?

 

[dancexoxo]

what are my chances with a 3.11 cgpa and average MCAT? My ECs are overloaded with shadowing, volunteering, research and traveling abroad for a medical brigade. I took my MCAT this January but didn't do so well due to personal reasons. I'm planning to take it one, maybe two more times just to get a high score. Thanks for your feedback in advance!

 

[Gymnmedicine]

what are my chances with a 3.11 cgpa and average MCAT? My ECs are overloaded with shadowing, volunteering, research and traveling abroad for a medical brigade. I took my MCAT this January but didn't do so well due to personal reasons. I'm planning to take it one, maybe two more times just to get a high score. Thanks for your feedback in advance!

I have an average GPA and have over a thousand patient contact hours with an average mcat and feel I barely got an interview. You'll never know until you apply mate. Cheers.

 

[KeikoTanaka]

Is touro's curriculum systems based?

From what I've gathered, it will be in the second year, but not in the first year when it is strictly hard sciences and some clinical skills + omm

 

[mvkitkat]

Does anyone know if we get anything as first year students?? (Middletown)

 

[medicinemydear]

Can anyone comment on the happiness of medical students at Touro? I’ve read some threads about scheduling being less than ideal in the past, is this still the case?

Thanks!

 

[BklynGrl]

If it is of any comfort to you all, I know that TouroCOM Harlem is still interviewing, and they tend to go pretty deep into their wait list, and can accept students even up until the first day of class! So hang in there!!! As far as the interview, it is two professors with one interviewee for about 50 min (I think...). Prepare to talk about why you want to be a DO (as opposed to an MD), talk about the importance of serving underserved communities, and show an interest in primary care. Having said that, I don’t think most people become DOs because they are enthralled with OMM (you may be the exception) and a good number of Touro students do not go into primary care. Good luck to you all!!!

 

[JudgeIsInTheHouse]

If it is of any comfort to you all, I know that TouroCOM Harlem is still interviewing, and they tend to go pretty deep into their wait list, and can accept students even up until the first day of class! So hang in there!!! As far as the interview, it is two professors with one interviewee for about 50 min (I think...). Prepare to talk about why you want to be a DO (as opposed to an MD), talk about the importance of serving underserved communities, and show an interest in primary care. Having said that, I don’t think most people become DOs because they are enthralled with OMM (you may be the exception) and a good number of Touro students do not go into primary care. Good luck to you all!!!

This being said, I just want to say that I received good feedback for being candid in my interview about not having a preference for what degree type. I did however shed light on the benefits of osteopathic medicine.

 

[bigindian4891]

Does anyone know if we get anything as first year students?? (Middletown)

Are you talking about stuff like stethescopes and stuff? Nah, we buy it all ourselves. The PD class will give you the list of required materials.

Can anyone comment on the happiness of medical students at Touro? I’ve read some threads about scheduling being less than ideal in the past, is this still the case?

Thanks!

Yeah the scheduling sucks especially second semester. But we all survive, we are much happier now. Also, it seems similar to other DO schools as well. And since theres no competition here, I would think we are happier than other schools. Theres also a school psychologist and learning specialists to help.

White coat at TouroNY Harlem is after your 2nd year. Kinda lame, dont know about Middletown.

Middletown has theirs a week before classes start.

 

[Jim Schwartz]

Is touro pass fail?

 

[TheHippieDoc]

Is touro pass fail?

I believe it’s letter grades, not pass fail

 

[gerdjobdoc]

Anybody who interviewed at Harlem late March hear back yet?

 

[Yearningformedschool!]

Anybody who interviewed at Harlem late March hear back yet?

You won't hear back before May.

 

[94FutureDO]

Has anyone from March 12 Middletown heard yet?

Nope, radio silence for me. But it looks like it’s been taking ~8 weeks for people to hear back this late in the cycle.

 

[Gymnmedicine]

Can anyone explain how the waitlist works? How are we placed onto it?

 

[kaygeebee]

Are you sure that’s still the case? At my interview at touro Harlem first years came to talk to us and they all had white coats. So I think they changed it so that you have your white coat ceremony first year

you get your white coat at Harlem but you don't have the actual ceremony until the end of second year. at Middletown, you have it before first year begins.

 

[kaygeebee]

Can anyone comment on the happiness of medical students at Touro? I’ve read some threads about scheduling being less than ideal in the past, is this still the case?

Thanks!

scheduling is a nightmare, especially this semester. but we only have a month to go and the worst is behind us. fall semester is great, there were like 3-4 long weekends due to the jewish holidays. spring semester, we've had at least 1 exam per week and there's like one jewish holiday, i think. it feels like hell but time goes by, regardless. as far as happiness, it's med school lol..some days are harder than others but some days are really good too. second year scheduling is MUCH better.

 

[BobbyKoch]

Can anyone explain how the waitlist works? How are we placed onto it?

You get waitlisted and they contact you if they want to offer you a spot.

 

[Zx54]

Guys I’m confused and would love some feedback. I’ve been accepted to Levon (which I’m not going too), atsu kcom and touroNY Middletown. Idk which school to go to. I’m from NY and would love to stay close to home, but I would also love to go to kcom because of the school’s history.
Does going to a one DO school over another really make a difference?
If you had a chance, would you go to touro again?

 

[Zx54]

Lecom*

 

[Gymnmedicine]

Guys I’m confused and would love some feedback. I’ve been accepted to Levon (which I’m not going too), atsu kcom and touroNY Middletown. Idk which school to go to. I’m from NY and would love to stay close to home, but I would also love to go to kcom because of the school’s history.
Does going to a one DO school over another really make a difference?
If you had a chance, would you go to touro again?

Well, I know that tuition at lecom is unbeatable and it's not too far from New York. I interviewed there in August. It was a 8 hour drive, but an easy flight. Middletown is a great location but the school is new and the tuition is heavier than that of lecom. Atsu kcom does indeed have the history, but regardless of where you go, what matters most is how well you do. Figure out what you find most valuable and resourceful towards becoming the best version of yourself.

 

[793424]

Guys I’m confused and would love some feedback. I’ve been accepted to Levon (which I’m not going too), atsu kcom and touroNY Middletown. Idk which school to go to. I’m from NY and would love to stay close to home, but I would also love to go to kcom because of the school’s history.
Does going to a one DO school over another really make a difference?
If you had a chance, would you go to touro again?

Not a current Touro student but honestly, go with your gut. Also, think about whether you prefer flipped classroom with mandatory clicker sessions vs a traditional curriculum that is attendance-encouraged and which teaching method meshs best with your learning style. Personally, I loved the clicker sessions that I had in my undergrad science classes and found them to be a great way to keep me on task but I also had some friends who despised doing clicker questions during class and/or preferred studying on their own rather than going to lecture. You have about 16 days to figure it out! Hopefully, some current students are able to reach out and answer your questions.

 

[GatsbyK]

Got an acceptance off of the waitlist. Interviewed in Feb. Will be declining and hoping the acceptance goes to one of you guys!

 

[BobbyKoch]

Got an acceptance off of the waitlist. Interviewed in Feb. Will be declining and hoping the acceptance goes to one of you guys!

Thanks for the update! Harlem or Middletown?

 

[GatsbyK]

Thanks for the update! Harlem or Middletown?

This is for the harlem campus.

 

[Hopeful2021]

Waitlisted this morning from the March 12 interview group at Middletown Does anyone know who we can email with a letter of intent? I really want to go here.

 

[BobbyKoch]

Waitlisted this morning from the March 12 interview group at Middletown Does anyone know who we can email with a letter of intent? I really want to go here.

Frank Rose

 

[mvkitkat]

Anyone know if theres a site for people to find roommates?

 

[itsMCJammer]

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[mvkitkat]

Guess I should’ve specified for Middletown

 

[Palmtreez]

Does anyone know this years level 1 and le envy 2 comlex scores for Middletown

 

[Gymnmedicine]

Anyone know if theres a site for people to find roommates?

Facebook!

 

[firstaccount1]

Any waitlist movement yet? For Middletown

 

[Gymnmedicine]

Any waitlist movement yet? For Middletown

Still waiting. I interviewed 2/26

 

[HelenBloom]

Interviewed late April, waitlist yesterday, accepted today!

 

[wanttobeadoc12345]

Interviewed late April, waitlist yesterday, accepted today!

Harlem or Middletown?

 

[HelenBloom]

Harlem or Middletown?

Harlem

 

[BobbyKoch]

Interviewed late April, waitlist yesterday, accepted today!

congrats. your seat on the waitlist bench didn't even get a chance to warm up! I bet that was a rollercoaster of emotions!!!

 

[AppleHusky]

Waitlisted today from a late April interview. Is there hope for waitlist movements?

 

[firstaccount1]

Waitlisted today from a late April interview. Is there hope for waitlist movements?

Middletown?

 

[AppleHusky]

Middletown?

Sorry forgot to mention, Harlem.

 

[Ravali]

When can we expect waitlist movement for Middletown?

 

[neurosciT]

I was waitlisted last year after a March Interview. I came off the waitlist May 26th. Here is the best advice I can give you:

Nothing I can say or no amount of talking about this will make you feel better. This is just an uncertainty one must endure and attempt to do so admirably. Once you accept the fact the feeling of being on the waitlist sucks, you can move on to action. 1) Be hopeful that you will come off as most do, yet again it varies year to year 2) Make a plan for if you don't come off - part of the reason as human beings we get encapsulated by fear is a lack of certainty and safety. Though it may not be what you want, having a plan on what to do with your life, as if you do not come off the waitlist, is the next step is conquering this time in your life.

I wish you all the best, but I will share one last thing. I was waitlisted in 2013-2014 application cycle at Jefferson Medical School (now Sydney Kimmel Medical College). I had put so much into the MCAT, 4 years of course work, and the interview process that I was spent. I knew though when I got that waitlist email that I was never going to come off. I had failed. It took some time and a rollercoaster of emotions, but by the fall of the following year when I was knee deep in my next endeavor I remember thinking how grateful I was that I did not come off the waitlist. Why? Too many people in this world do not try their hardest for fear of failure, they hold back so they can always have an excuse. I had no such excuses, I failed, but most importantly I survived. The feeling of confidence I gained from living through my worst fear and seeing 1) I was not made of glass and 2) It wasn't that bad, gave me a confidence unparalleled by any other experience. I was able to go on and approach future application cycles and life projects with less frantic emotion and more calculated confidence. Realize no matter what happens, that if you internalize the lesson correctly, you will be ok.

 

[MedMomNY]

I just got accepted for Harlem!!
Interviewed late Feb, WL mid-March, Accepted 5/14

Is there an accepted student page for Harlem?
Also, I thought there was a typical class schedule someone posted in the forums somewhere, but can't find it quickly. Anyone know? THANKS!

 

[firstaccount1]

Anyone for Middletown waitlist hear back yet?