Hey guys/girls old graduated student from Campbell.
Thoughts about Campbell. It’s at best mediocre.
Why?
First- I personally have had a bad experience with administration. More on this later on how they screwed me.
Second- The administration looks at ways to keep their agenda aligned with COCA, otherwise the governing body of osteopathic schools. Rather, than looking at student interests they care about their numbers. An example being recently increasing the class size for $$$.
Third- Think ahead of time for subspecialities that are competitive like surgery, anesthesia, optho, ortho, etc. The school does a good job honing you toward PCP fields. This can be good and bad. If your subspecializing your on your own.
Fourth- boards, rotations>>>>>> everything else. I did this and I’m glad. Don’t worry to much about a low grade in class, or worry to much about low grade in OMM( osteopathic medicine) if you succeed at boards and rotations your golden!
Story time:
Campbell mistakenly wrote on my MSPE I was placed on probation to the APPS committee for failing a course, which I did not. I found this out on my interview trail.
Now, you will say well most Med schools let you see the MSPE before submitting the application. Nope! Not this school. they told me my MSPE over the phone and didn’t mention anything related to me failing my course. I could see the MSPE in person but it was only one day before they sent it out and I was on a surgery rotation.
I worked my but off for my scores, research, leadership activities and even on my rotations. I still got ****ed!
In the end, I did match but not into my speciality of choice and matched my last spot.
The program that brought up my failed course was the program I matched because they thought something doesn’t add up?
So moral of story DO NOT go to a newly opened DO school <4 years. Now there are great DO schools with good reputation, but ask their Med students how they are treated with study time, resources for boards and pass rate. The students will give you an honest answer!!
Campbell is a great school because of the honest students and support system you build with them.
Campbell sucks at almost everything else from administration, to curriculum, to mediocre third year rotation (more focused on rural care).
For people that disagree with me. Look at the match of each class and see how many stay within Campbell affiliated residencies, especially the PCP fields?
Med schools are suppose to support you in times where you need support. Like making sure you have ample time to study for boards, ample time for interviews, not screw over your MSPE. And that’s why I PERSONALLY will not be proud of this institute for the way they treated me.
If this is your only choice, so be it. Go for it. If you have other options, look at more details like FIRST pass rate, where do students match, research, presentations, etc... Not how new the building is or what food they have on campus.
Sorry for the long rant, but I just want to give some advice to fellow pre-Med and Med students at Campbell.