I’m a first year and can comment. The faculty are very approachable from the dean on down. They emphasize an open door policy. The course directors are very good and enjoy teaching. Overall I am pleased with my education. Research is emphasized which is good if you want a competitive specialty. There are tons of research opportunities. The area is very nice and there is tons of outdoor things to do, really good hiking. Snowboarding in Flagstaff only 2 hours away. It is a very test heavy program which could be a pro or con for you. I like that we are test heavy because it keeps me on my toes. You get used to the exams because we usually have at least 1 per week and a lot of weeks we have 2 or 3 exams, and finals week we have 4-5 exams depending on how many classes we have that quarter. The school also did a great job with their online learning platform due to Covid and I feel my education has not really suffered much at all. To be honest I like the online learning, its kind of nice to just sit in my comfortable chair and attend lecture. The biggest con is obvious, which is cost of attendance. Another con is you may have to move again after your first two years since rotation sites are in Phoenix, Tucson, San Diego, LA, Chicago, and Kankakee IL. You rank your rotation sites and get put into a lottery. I ended up with my first choice but I know a lot of my classmates did not.
