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Based on last year's thread it looks like next week would be the last round of II's sent out for the cycle. Really stings not to get any love from alma mater with lots of ties to the school and service in the area 🙁
 
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aquamarine8787 said:
Do you happen to know when the last interview date is? Wondering as I'm a NorCal native but haven't heard anything since submitting secondary in July. Davis is one of the last schools I have yet to hear from. Thank you 🙂
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Same boat as you. I believe they interview through April. Going through the thread from last year, it appears the last ii's are being sent out around this week.
 
Does anyone know if Davis accepts updates? I feel like I remember they said they don't but just wanted to make sure
 
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I got an II a few weeks ago. Interview date is April 1st!!! I'm super excited and kinda nervous. Any tips for the MMIs? If it's not too much to ask, considering the NDA and all, did anyone have to do role-play scenarios?
 
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Dreamerforeverr said:
I got an II a few weeks ago. Interview date is April 1st!!! I'm super excited and kinda nervous. Any tips for the MMIs? If it's not too much to ask, considering the NDA and all, did anyone have to do role-play scenarios?
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Congrats on your interview!

So there are several tips I can provide:
1.) Think of each station as an independent interview. If you struggle with one station, don't let it get to your head. Instead, go into the next station with a clear mind. The next station is an additional opportunity for you to shine. I did really poorly in one station but was still admitted largely due to setting that one station aside in my mind and focusing on the next one.

2.) Make sure you talk through your thought process. Don't assume that the interviewer will connect the dots. If there's something that you think is obvious, it may still be worth stating. Each station is a chance to interact and discuss with your interviewer. Don't feel like you have to talk for the entire time, and make sure you give your interviewer some time to speak as well.

3.) Consider multiple viewpoints. Don't just go with one extreme but discuss the various viewpoints.

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While I won't discuss the format or content of the different stations, I would encourage you to watch the " UC Davis School of Medicine MMI Process" and the "UCD SOM MMI AMP (Applicant Version)" videos that should have been sent in your "Applicant Interview Reminder" email. These videos will tell you the format of the MMI, how many stations there are, and how to prepare for the MMI.
 
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Hey y’all, can anyone answer any of these questions regarding curriculum?
  1. systems-based or traditional?
  2. are preclinical years true p/f? any internal ranking?
  3. how are ms3 and ms4 years graded?
  4. are lectures mandatory? are they recorded?
thank you!

if any current students are here and are down to PM me I have some more specific questions
 
namtohoemalf said:
Hey y’all, can anyone answer any of these questions regarding curriculum?
  1. systems-based or traditional?
  2. are preclinical years true p/f? any internal ranking?
  3. how are ms3 and ms4 years graded?
  4. are lectures mandatory? are they recorded?
thank you!

if any current students are here and are down to PM me I have some more specific questions
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Current MS1 here. As I am sure you know, our curriculum is new this year.
1. Systems-based
2. True P/F. No internal rank. Need a 60% on final and 70% in overall class (except in Anatomy / Histology, you need a 70% for both).
3. Currently Honors/P/F, but school is discussing changing grading to P/F and are hoping to put it to a vote soon.
4. Lectures are recorded and optional. There is no in person or live lecture. Active learning sessions M/W/F 8-12 are in person and mandatory. There's additional sessions too (clinical skills, longitudinal clinical experience, etc.) but they aren't necessarily each week.

Feel free to post additional questions here or PM me.
 
Baron4554 said:
Anyone received financial aid yet? Do you know if the UC Davis scholarship is merit based or need based? ($30,000 every year for 4 years)
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Our full financial aid packages came out pretty late. I think late June / July? They typically inform students of scholarships in May, however.

As far as your other question, the official statement is "All students are considered for these funds. Information collected through the admissions application, and from the FAFSA and UC Davis' financial aid supplemental application is used to award grant and scholarship funds. Some awards are based solely on academic criteria; others are based on academic and financial-need criteria. NOTE: An applicant's scholarship offers from other institutions will not influence our merit or need-based scholarship decisions. We will not attempt to match scholarship offers from other institutions."

I am not sure about specific scholarships. I don't think they really say.
 
Grogu12 said:
Current MS1 here. As I am sure you know, our curriculum is new this year.
1. Systems-based
2. True P/F. No internal rank. Need a 60% on final and 70% in overall class (except in Anatomy / Histology, you need a 70% for both).
3. Currently Honors/P/F, but school is discussing changing grading to P/F and are hoping to put it to a vote soon.
4. Lectures are recorded and optional. There is no in person or live lecture. Active learning sessions M/W/F 8-12 are in person and mandatory. There's additional sessions too (clinical skills, longitudinal clinical experience, etc.) but they aren't necessarily each week.

Feel free to post additional questions here or PM me.
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is it manageable to do our own studying during the 8-12 mandatory M/W/F in person? Or are those something that needs 100% of our focus? That definitely seems like a lot of in person mandatory time required when you compare it to other schools. I'm the type of student that really learns best on my own time and am A LOT more efficient when I'm doing my own stuff.
 
78lazy6 said:
is it manageable to do our own studying during the 8-12 mandatory M/W/F in person? Or are those something that needs 100% of our focus? That definitely seems like a lot of in person mandatory time required when you compare it to other schools. I'm the type of student that really learns best on my own time and am A LOT more efficient when I'm doing my own stuff.
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Sometimes. Each day starts with PBL (problem based learning), which has us split into groups of 8. Each group has their own classroom and facilitator assigned. You'll either be working through a case together, teaching the group an assigned topic, or listening to your other group members. Individual studying during this time would be obvious and likely called out. We receive evaluations based on our performance in PBL which eventually helps determine our grade for this portion. The other part of the day is either TBL (team based learning), peer teaching (practice clicker questions graded on number correct not participation), or patient panels. For these, we are all in a big classroom, but we do have assigned tables for TBL. A lot of people work on random stuff during TBL (or outright skip the class), but some focus is usually necessary. We work through cases and have table discussions, and random tables get called on to answer. Because peer teaching is graded on accuracy, electronics and notes are not allowed out so it is not really possible to study during this time. For patient panels, we're just listening to the patients, so you don't necessarily need to focus 100%, but it's rude to be on computers during this time. As of now, we use clickers for attendance before each session (so in theory you could skip certain sessions), but I wouldn't doubt it if they change how attendance is taken (they already have once this year), so I can't say for certain.
 
Grogu12 said:
Sometimes. Each day starts with PBL (problem based learning), which has us split into groups of 8. Each group has their own classroom and facilitator assigned. You'll either be working through a case together, teaching the group an assigned topic, or listening to your other group members. Individual studying during this time would be obvious and likely called out. We receive evaluations based on our performance in PBL which eventually helps determine our grade for this portion. The other part of the day is either TBL (team based learning), peer teaching (practice clicker questions graded on number correct not participation), or patient panels. For these, we are all in a big classroom, but we do have assigned tables for TBL. A lot of people work on random stuff during TBL (or outright skip the class), but some focus is usually necessary. We work through cases and have table discussions, and random tables get called on to answer. Because peer teaching is graded on accuracy, electronics and notes are not allowed out so it is not really possible to study during this time. For patient panels, we're just listening to the patients, so you don't necessarily need to focus 100%, but it's rude to be on computers during this time. As of now, we use clickers for attendance before each session (so in theory you could skip certain sessions), but I wouldn't doubt it if they change how attendance is taken (they already have once this year), so I can't say for certain.
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Would you say that you and the majority of your classmates find these 8-12 M/W/F portions of the curriculum helpful? Or is it mostly just a time sink?
 
Grogu12 said:
Current MS1 here. As I am sure you know, our curriculum is new this year.
1. Systems-based
2. True P/F. No internal rank. Need a 60% on final and 70% in overall class (except in Anatomy / Histology, you need a 70% for both).
3. Currently Honors/P/F, but school is discussing changing grading to P/F and are hoping to put it to a vote soon.
4. Lectures are recorded and optional. There is no in person or live lecture. Active learning sessions M/W/F 8-12 are in person and mandatory. There's additional sessions too (clinical skills, longitudinal clinical experience, etc.) but they aren't necessarily each week.

Feel free to post additional questions here or PM me.
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Thanks! This was very helpful.

A few more questions if you don't mind: Are there exam weeks or are they scheduled periodically throughout each block? How's the academic advising? How easy/hard is it for students to get research opportunities?
 
78lazy6 said:
Would you say that you and the majority of your classmates find these 8-12 M/W/F portions of the curriculum helpful? Or is it mostly just a time sink?
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Honestly, these exercises are not done to just kill time. It’s part of learning to become a good doctor. Learning to become a doctor requires interactions with others, interactions with patients and learning from each other. If you learn in a siloed fashion I think your clerkship attending a will realize you just didn’t put the time to really clear. To think in a clinical fashion
 
CG2150 said:
Honestly, these exercises are not done to just kill time. It’s part of learning to become a good doctor. Learning to become a doctor requires interactions with others, interactions with patients and learning from each other. If you learn in a siloed fashion I think your clerkship attending a will realize you just didn’t put the time to really clear. To think in a clinical fashion
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Sorry. Typo. Last sentence should be:
If you learn in a siloed fashion I think your clerkship attending a will realize you just didn’t put the time to really learn to think in a clinical fashion. Clinical thinking = interactional/transactional learning.
 
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