WickedWillow014
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And has anyone gotten the background check email yet? They said they would send it after December 14th, so it’s been a hot minute.
And has anyone gotten the background check email yet? They said they would send it after December 14th, so it’s been a hot minute.
Right?! They said they would be sending more information too but haven’t yet. I’ll send and email on MondayNo, I have not. I was considering making a call to ask if it will be sent soon. I was hoping to get it over with while on winter break.
Also, what do they need for the health portion? Lifetime medical records or just a physical stating current health?
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Can someone who has interviewed or planning to interview share how they got to Herrogate & where you stayed
Does anyone know if people are still being accepted at this point or are most interviews being waitlisted?
I popped in on the virtual fair today and Whitney said they’ve only accepted about half of the class so far. So still a good chance of getting in!
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I used budget, which overall was fine. I got a decent car for a good price... but the wait was awful. I spent almost 45 min in line because so many people had booked through them that day as well.Hey everyone, does anyone have any recommendations on which car rental company to choose at McGhee Tyson Airport. I have done a few searches on Expedia, Kayak and specific company websites as well. However, the reviews for the cars that have a good daily rate are pretty discouraging.
Therefore, I’d be quite grateful if anyone could share what they have used and what they’ve liked.
When were you complete?
Hey everyone, does anyone have any recommendations on which car rental company to choose at McGhee Tyson Airport. I have done a few searches on Expedia, Kayak and specific company websites as well. However, the reviews for the cars that have a good daily rate are pretty discouraging.
Therefore, I’d be quite grateful if anyone could share what they have used and what they’ve liked.
Harrogate is best. Mboro good if you need state assistance type things. Tazewell nah it’s pretty far but doable. Harrogate cost a little more than mboroDoes anyone have some input on which town to live in if you are going to the Harrogate campus? Currently trying to decipher between the Gap, Middlesboro, Harrogate (obviously) and possibly Tazewell....
Fuh, this scares me. I have an interview for Feb 1, but it's an 11 hour drive for me. I have an acceptance to VCOM-auburn and interviewed at arcom and got another one from lecom. Should I still attend this one?congrats on the acceptance y'all. 4th year here, PM me if you have any questions.
here's my skinny, if you have another acceptance, heavily weigh your options. If you are 100% certain of primary care (FM, IM, Peds) or PM&R, LMU will be fine. Anything else interests you, i'd be weary. I wont go into heavy details, but I will say on all my interviews I was asked where my school is and how old it was because no one has ever heard of it. I didn't think this mattered when i matriculated 4 years ago, but i believe it has some impact on how you're viewed as an applicant. Also, DCOM is getting a lot of flak because of opening the new campus with +125 students and the same clinical sites to put them in. I'm sure some of my peers would say otherwise, but its usually the ones who are doing well that love to brag about the school.
take a look at this page as well : Postgraduate Placement Information - Lincoln Memorial University
I lived in Harrogate, as well as in the Knoxville area. Harrogate sucks, Middlesboro sucks, pretty much anywhere in that area is boring unless you love hiking or outdoors stuff. You will be bored, just go study more. Dont worry about lectures being streamed or any of that, you wont care once you're a month in and i was a regular lecture goer. Cost of living is cheaper than most places, you can rent some nice houses in Harrogate for super cheap if you have roommates.
There's plenty to do in Knoxville, and everything is no more than 15 minutes away no matter what part you live in. The giant local highway "kingston pike" has everything on it...and i mean everything. I chose a knoxville area site because i wanted to be close to multiple hospitals for rotations. It worked out well for me, but DCOM core sites are very hit and miss. dont get hyped on the "rural rotations are better" propaganda they like to push. Yes you'll be first assist in surgery and get to do a couple more procedures than your peers, but residency programs dont care about that as much as they'd like to see your team dynamic and evaluation within an academic system. You cant rotate at UT unless you're accepted through a VSAS app (aka 4th year) .Children's takes 3rd years for one rotation (peds surgery), the rest require you to be a 4th year. I can tell you i had some rotations where i was busy the whole day and others where i was done at 10AM every day. I cant say anything about research in Knoxville, UT is actually a private hospital with private groups and an academic name. They do have some research, but its definitely not a huge research place like Vanderbilt. You can do some little research projects in Harrogate, but the opportunities are few to come by.
the biggest takeaway is medical school is now all about killing your boards. DCOM did not prepare my class for this and i have no idea what they are going to do for the incoming classes. from what i've heard, class of 2020 got rocked by boards. once again, someone will come by and say "i went to DCOM and did just fine and matched neurosurgery #1 choice", these are the minority in a class of 230+. i have enjoyed my time in medical school and although DCOM wasn't ideal, it allowed me to meet my goals and meet a lot of incredible people. That being said, its only getting more competitive and going to more established school like MSU/KCU/DMU/etc will be more beneficial IMO.
What he said. It’s good for primary care but not very helpful for trying to get into Uber competitive specialties, not that most people that get accepted to dcom would get the board scores for Uber competitive specialties anyway.
But I’ll echo what the above says if you are OK w primary care come to dcom.
If you get accepted nowhere else come to dcom
If you want to do academic research, surgical sub specialties, derm, etc. don’t come to DCOM. Even EM is getting hard and we have no affiliate hospital WITH an EM program to get ER letters of rec from (important)
But the school is fairly honest and does not hide the fact it’s mission is primary care so don’t throw all the blame onto DCOM.
We have a couple match into the above every year but ask yourself, do you think that one or two people willl be you? I know everyone wears rose colored glasses first year but be realistic
I know half my class wanted to do like derm, ortho, etc first year but by start of their year most came to their senses (most) and realized it won’t happen.
Get good board scores and you might but it’s not likely just to the fact it’s not likely anywhere (esp DO schools).
They also added three new clinical sites and lost one
1. Whitesburg KY
2. Some small place in Middle Florida
3. Some place near Paris TN (rural)
we do not have Arkansas site any more.
Fuh, this scares me. I have an interview for Feb 1, but it's an 11 hour drive for me. I have an acceptance to VCOM-auburn and interviewed at arcom and got another one from lecom. Should I still attend this one?
The board scores seem to be pretty good from what is published. If the school does not prepare students for boards, what did yall do to succeed on them?
Fuh, this scares me. I have an interview for Feb 1, but it's an 11 hour drive for me. I have an acceptance to VCOM-auburn and interviewed at arcom and got another one from lecom. Should I still attend this one?
Just got my acceptance call too! Interviewed 1/11!
also accepted! interviewed 1/11
thanks, congrats to you as well!Call was a blur...other than admissions sending an email in the upcoming week, did he mention when we’d find out about which campus we were assigned?
And congrats!!!
Call was a blur...other than admissions sending an email in the upcoming week, did he mention when we’d find out about which campus we were assigned?
And congrats!!!
For those who have done the gross anatomy bootcamp, do you think it’s worth it? I’m considering it since it’s been years since I haven’t taken anatomy but I’m also going to the Knoxville campus so going to harrogate for a month may be tough. Thoughts?
I don’t think housing is provided.I think campus housing is provided during the program.
I don’t think housing is provided.
1. I heard that one DCOM student with his family lived at Knoxville and commuted to Harrogate daily. For your interview day, better to have an hour and 30 minutes for the commute, just in case if there is a slow trailer in front of you.Hi Friends! I'm interviewing here on the 1st. I checked hotels and they're all booked up for the night before, so I had some questions:
1- has anyone stayed in Knoxville the night before? How did that work out?
2- are people planning to go to the dinner the night before? Is anyone planning to skip it? People who have gone, would you say it's important to go? If i stay in Knox I may skip the dinner since driving an hour back and forth each day seems like a lot... but I don't want to miss anything important
Hi Friends! I'm interviewing here on the 1st. I checked hotels and they're all booked up for the night before, so I had some questions:
1- has anyone stayed in Knoxville the night before? How did that work out?
2- are people planning to go to the dinner the night before? Is anyone planning to skip it? People who have gone, would you say it's important to go? If i stay in Knox I may skip the dinner since driving an hour back and forth each day seems like a lot... but I don't want to miss anything important
Hi Friends! I'm interviewing here on the 1st. I checked hotels and they're all booked up for the night before, so I had some questions:
1- has anyone stayed in Knoxville the night before? How did that work out?
2- are people planning to go to the dinner the night before? Is anyone planning to skip it? People who have gone, would you say it's important to go? If i stay in Knox I may skip the dinner since driving an hour back and forth each day seems like a lot... but I don't want to miss anything important
I stayed in the middle of downtown Knox and made it to the interview with plenty of time. Just leave early and hangout in your car before the interview.Hi Friends! I'm interviewing here on the 1st. I checked hotels and they're all booked up for the night before, so I had some questions:
1- has anyone stayed in Knoxville the night before? How did that work out?
2- are people planning to go to the dinner the night before? Is anyone planning to skip it? People who have gone, would you say it's important to go? If i stay in Knox I may skip the dinner since driving an hour back and forth each day seems like a lot... but I don't want to miss anything important
I didn’t do it but can tell you it’s not needed to do well in the course. Those who do it usually score a couple of points higher in mga than those who don’t (they did a study on it lol). 1 grand and a month of your life for maybe a couple mga points ? I’ll pass, but if you loveeeeeee anatomy then do it but keep in mind it will have no effect on the match process. Not sure if anyone who did it frequents sdn any moreFor those who have done the gross anatomy bootcamp, do you think it’s worth it? I’m considering it since it’s been years since I haven’t taken anatomy but I’m also going to the Knoxville campus so going to harrogate for a month may be tough. Thoughts?
For those who have done the gross anatomy bootcamp, do you think it’s worth it? I’m considering it since it’s been years since I haven’t taken anatomy but I’m also going to the Knoxville campus so going to harrogate for a month may be tough. Thoughts?
Has anyone that received an emailing starting with this “Your application has been reviewed by the admissions committee, and it will be periodically compared to other applications for competitiveness“ received any updates for an interview? I got this email in December but still haven’t heard anything as yet.
Has anyone that received an emailing starting with this “Your application has been reviewed by the admissions committee, and it will be periodically compared to other applications for competitiveness“ received any updates for an interview? I got this email in December but still haven’t heard anything as yet.