2019-2020 Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (RVUCOM-Colorado)

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pjsdo16 said:
Hey everyone, I'm a military 4th year at the Colorado campus going into psychiatry. If anyone has questions (especially about the clinical years) I'd be more than happy to respond to messages. Good luck on your applications, and never give up on your dream.
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Hi! Could you please comment on the quality of your clinical years? Where did you decide to do them? Was it mostly preceptor based or ward based? Thank you 🙂
 
flameenforcer629 said:
Just got the accepted phone call!!!!
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Is it normal for schools to call when accepted? I got called for an interview to a different school which no one else reported that I know of (they got emails). Thought it unusual. This is my first cycle, btw.

MD: 1°: 1 | 2°: 1 | II: 1 | IA: 1
DO: 1°: 3 | 2°: 2
 
Nynaevei said:
Is it normal for schools to call when accepted? I got called for an interview to a different school which no one else reported that I know of (they got emails). Thought it unusual. This is my first cycle, btw.

MD: 1°: 1 | 2°: 1 | II: 1 | IA: 1
DO: 1°: 3 | 2°: 2
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Both my acceptances thus far have been with a phone call!
 
Has anyone seen the matriculation agreement being listed on their portal? I sent it ~5-6 days ago but don't see a date next to it on the portal checklist yet.
 
bioboy23 said:
Hi! Could you please comment on the quality of your clinical years? Where did you decide to do them? Was it mostly preceptor based or ward based? Thank you 🙂
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I'm doing my clinical years in Colorado Springs, which was my first choice in the lottery system the school uses. Overall I had high quality rotations. They were preceptor based for all except surgery and 1 month of medicine. RVU does a really good job vetting the preceptors and I really dont have "horror" stories of being mistreated. There weren't any residents except for surgery so I was working directly with the attendings the whole time which was great for getting questions answered and asking for letters of rec. From what I've heard from classmates, the other rotation sites (Denver, Pueblo, North Denver etc) are similar in experience. The only negative I found was that I had to put a lot of time into studying for shelf exams since some of the rotations were limited in scope (ie. Urgent Care for Family Med rotation). Hope this helps!
 
On the waitlist after interview. Anyone have an idea about waitlist movement?
 
I still dont understand why RVU COM wont allow applicant to switch from one campus to another. Can someone explain why?
I tried calling and asking if I can switch, and they said no.
 
HtownNittanyLion said:
I still dont understand why RVU COM wont allow applicant to switch from one campus to another. Can someone explain why?
I tried calling and asking if I can switch, and they said no.
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Bureaucracy? Idk, it doesn’t really matter though. Are you stuck applying to one campus and wanted to apply to the other?
 
Hey guys, what were your turn around times from supplemental application submission to II/rejected? I'd appreciate it, thank you!
 
vdmb14 said:
Hi!

I submitted my Secondary on July 1, Interview invite received July 31, Interviewed September 4th and got my acceptance September 17th.
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Wonderful! Thanks for the timeline, I'll start stressing after a month I suppose then haha. Congratulations on getting accepted!
 
Nynaevei said:
Wonderful! Thanks for the timeline, I'll start stressing after a month I suppose then haha. Congratulations on getting accepted!
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Of course!! Still very early in the cycle! Good luck with everything and thank you!
 
Hey everybody, I'm a class of 2018 RVU alumni and currently a PGY-2. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about RVU-CO. I literally know nothing about RVU-UT so sorry I can't really help with that. I'm also going to skim through and answer questions that haven't been answered. Good luck everybody and congrats to everyone who got accepted already.
 
Mid12280 said:
Hey everybody, I'm a class of 2018 RVU alumni and currently a PGY-2. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about RVU-CO. I literally know nothing about RVU-UT so sorry I can't really help with that. I'm also going to skim through and answer questions that haven't been answered. Good luck everybody and congrats to everyone who got accepted already.
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Thanks for jumping on!

What made you decide to go to RVU?

Any significant barriers that you noticed applying for and getting into your residency?
 
Cornfed101 said:
Thanks for jumping on!

What made you decide to go to RVU?

Any significant barriers that you noticed applying for and getting into your residency?
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I was a HPSP student and I was interested by the Military Medicine track. I'd be lying if their board score history wasn't impressive as well.

No real barriers to getting into residency that I can identify, but I did feel like I wasn't completely ready for residency which I attribute to the lack of an affiliated university medical center like you might get at a well-established MD program like CU.
 
Submitted my application on 8/20 and still waiting for my status to be marked as complete. Anyone else in the same boat?
 
michellesuzie said:
Submitted my application on 8/20 and still waiting for my status to be marked as complete. Anyone else in the same boat?
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Email them and make sure they have everything. They hadn't marked my physician LOR as received and when I emailed them they marked my app as complete.
 
pjsdo16 said:
Hey everyone, I'm a military 4th year at the Colorado campus going into psychiatry. If anyone has questions (especially about the clinical years) I'd be more than happy to respond to messages. Good luck on your applications, and never give up on your dream.
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Hello!

I am a military vet and have an interview here on the 30th, super excited for this school! How are the resources for vets, as well as their families? I know medical school will be hectic and time consuming, but does the school also believe in family life?

Any info is awesome, thanks!
 
Natem_33 said:
Hello!

I am a military vet and have an interview here on the 30th, super excited for this school! How are the resources for vets, as well as their families? I know medical school will be hectic and time consuming, but does the school also believe in family life?

Any info is awesome, thanks!
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Fellow vet and I interviewed there and was accepted this cycle. They are very military friendly. Plenty of opportunities to get involved. They def believe in work/life balance. All across the building there are signs and flyers supporting/acknowledging veterans
 
Natem_33 said:
Hello!

I am a military vet and have an interview here on the 30th, super excited for this school! How are the resources for vets, as well as their families? I know medical school will be hectic and time consuming, but does the school also believe in family life?

Any info is awesome, thanks!
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First off, thank you for your service and good luck in your upcoming interview. As RVU loves to advertise, they are an exceptionally military friendly school and that is due to the history of the school as you may learn if you attend RVU-CO. The student affairs department is great; they will be able to support you and your family with any needs or concerns you may have while you attend RVU. Medical school is hard on relationships and families but finding a good "work"-life balance is certainly possible with a supportive spouse. The school holds a special day during orientation for SOs and families of new OMS-Is specifically addressing how life and family dynamics change during this time of transition. There are many resources on campus for families of medical students as well. Finally there is a club on campus for SOs of medical students to meet and support each other, in addition, they also have a facebook group were they disseminate information about family friendly events on and off campus. Hopefully no one will need this but there is also counseling on campus for individuals and couples to help with any issues transitioning to the life of a medical student. Hope that answered your question (not sure it did).
 
Mid12280 said:
First off, thank you for your service and good luck in your upcoming interview. As RVU loves to advertise, they are an exceptionally military friendly school and that is due to the history of the school as you may learn if you attend RVU-CO. The student affairs department is great; they will be able to support you and your family with any needs or concerns you may have while you attend RVU. Medical school is hard on relationships and families but finding a good "work"-life balance is certainly possible with a supportive spouse. The school holds a special day during orientation for SOs and families of new OMS-Is specifically addressing how life and family dynamics change during this time of transition. There are many resources on campus for families of medical students as well. Finally there is a club on campus for SOs of medical students to meet and support each other, in addition, they also have a facebook group were they disseminate information about family friendly events on and off campus. Hopefully no one will need this but there is also counseling on campus for individuals and couples to help with any issues transitioning to the life of a medical student. Hope that answered your question (not sure it did).
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Yes! thank you for your response, a lot of good information! I appreciate it!
 
Agentcross said:
Fellow vet and I interviewed there and was accepted this cycle. They are very military friendly. Plenty of opportunities to get involved. They def believe in work/life balance. All across the building there are signs and flyers supporting/acknowledging veterans
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Awesome! This is a top choice for me and I am excited for my interview on the 30th. I love that they are very supportive of vets and can't wait to see what the school has to offer!
 
Natem_33 said:
Awesome! This is a top choice for me and I am excited for my interview on the 30th. I love that they are very supportive of vets and can't wait to see what the school has to offer!
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Natem_33 said:
Awesome! This is a top choice for me and I am excited for my interview on the 30th. I love that they are very supportive of vets and can't wait to see what the school has to offer!
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Same! It was one of the reasons I applied. They even said there were opportunities for vets to get involved with the military med track students without having to be interested in military medicine. I appreciated this a lot
 
RolexDoctor said:
Alas, despite my awareness of the possibility, I couldn't help myself from warming up to the prospect of attending this school after receiving the II so early in the cycle (and the fact that it said >80% of interviewee's get accepted)

Some PROS I found about this school:

Residency placement is on point, perhaps the best I've seen from a DO school
Tuition is at market rate
Only DO school that actually posted the USMLE board score average (It was 220 in 2017) indicating transparency
Solid curriculum, non-mandatory attendance, lectures posted online about 10 min after lecture
COL pretty low
Dress code policy is not strictly enforced
6 weeks dedicated COMLEX and USMLE board prep
Requires USMLE for students and doesn't just turn a blind eye to the reality that most DO students should be taking it, like a lot of DO schools do

CONS:

"Lottery system" for rotations, upon rankings from the class (almost like an algorithm?)
Okay lets be real, 220 USMLE step 1 was below the mean of UNMATCHED students...
Altitude

Any current students want to chime in?
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Hey,
I'm a class of 2018 alumni chiming in as requested. So on the USMLE point, everyone is required to take both COMLEX and USMLE step 1 for reasons that have no effect on medical students (though this possibly makes you more competitive at MD programs, however that's not the schools purpose in having us take USMLE). I can confirm that at least in 2014-2016 there was no mandatory attendance or dress code with posted video lecture recordings.

The lottery system for the rotation sites is actually pretty fair, most people get where they want and people trade after the lottery if they need something. In addition, factors like family constraints and special circumstances are taken into account. In terms of the USMLE scores being "below the mean of UNMATCHED students" this is first and foremost a DO school and your COMLEX scores "should" be enough to get you into whatever specialty/residency you aspire to practice/attend. All of my civilian classmates were able to match into their desired specialties at their first or second choice programs when all things were said and done. You may read a variety of negative things about this school on the internet but one thing is true, they will prepare you for your licensing exams. You scoring as well as possible on COMLEX and USMLE is literally their #1 priority.
 
Does anyone know what address I can send updated transcript to? My new transcript shows that I have graduated.
 
enchantments said:
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the location of the school. It seemed to be a decent sized suburb along the outskirts of Denver. If I attend, I'd be moving with my wife, so location is a huge factor for me. Rent seems on the moderate to high end, but many of the apartments in the area seem nice and recently built.

Does anyone have any data on Step 1 scores and pass rates from 2018? I'd also love any input from current students about how rotation sites are delegated!
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Hey,
Rent is high that's not untrue but the COA allowance that the school calculates is sufficient for the most part. There are a lot of apartments around the school that are nice and fairly new. I think mine was built in like the mid 2000's. I attached the board scores for my graduating class below. You can DM me if you want to discuss specifics about the rotation sites, if you want. They all have their pros and cons, but none are bad. You just have to find the right fit and make the best of your situation/be flexible.
 

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Just got an II! I hope this is not too late in the process. I already have an acceptance at another school, but this school was one of my top choices. Also, I forgot during the application process, did we have to specify the location? or did they assign us? I got an interview at the Colorado Campus.

If anyone has been to both or knows about both, what are the major differences between the 2 locations?
 
MDFUTURE123 said:
Just got an II! I hope this is not too late in the process. I already have an acceptance at another school, but this school was one of my top choices. Also, I forgot during the application process, did we have to specify the location? or did they assign us? I got an interview at the Colorado Campus.

If anyone has been to both or knows about both, what are the major differences between the 2 locations?
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First off: they accept a really high percentage of those they interview so you are already the cream of the crop. Good job! If you do not select a campus then one is assigned to you. IMO the Colorado campus is better (and I have lived in Utah before). Here is why:
  1. Most of the lectures are streamed from Colorado so the professors, for the most part, are there in person. The students that gave the tour said that some professors are based in Utah, but the majority are in CO.
  2. Much more clinical opportunities. This is really the most important part of your medical education anyway, so having access to rotations and many different specialties locally and nearby is important. You can access these from the Utah campus, but you will have to travel a bit more.
 
also anyone know whether its open/closed file or 1 on 1 v group?
 
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