Could a current student help answer this? Thank you 🙂
I have a couple questions:
1. Are preclinical and clinical years both P/F?
2. Are clinical rotations based on how you do from preclinical years or is it lottery?
3. How are the professors?
4. How is the prep for boards?
5. How long is dedicated time to study for boards?
6. What is the exam schedule like?
7. What is the remediation policy? Is it only one retake and if you fail another course, you repeat or are you dismissed?
8. Is the student environment competitive or chill?
9. What's your favorite thing about the Middletown campus?
10. Are you happy?
1. Currently, preclinical years are ABC graded. Anything below a C (70%) is a U (unsatisfactory, aka failing). Clinical years are graded as HP, P, and U. The curriculum for 1st year is changing next year to systems based but I think they are keeping this grading system.
2. Lottery
3. Professors are generally great. They are all very supportive and make themselves available to help you out. Some just aren't great at teaching, which is where 3rd party resources can fill in the gaps.
4. Not sure yet because I'm only OMS I.
5. See above.
6. It's pretty much weekly exams for 1st year, but again, this will change next year. It likely will turn into monthly exams after each module next year.
7. It is one retake at the end of the academic year that has to be approved first by the Dean. Failing remediation isn't immediate dismissal, but the recommendation to dismiss will be brought to the Dean, who will make the final decision. Failing 3+ classes in a preclinical year is also a dismissal, I believe. The school does a lot to prevent this, though. You need to meet with your academic advisor and, usually, with the course professor if you fail an exam. They try to help you out to avoid remediation.
8. Very chill. You will run into gunners but most of my classmates help each other out.
9. It's hard to name one favorite thing lol for people coming from large cities, Middletown is boring. But there are also plenty of hiking trails, camping grounds, nice restaurants/breweries/orchards, and we're close to Woodbury Commons if you want to shop. You do need to drive everywhere but it is also apparent that Middletown is becoming more diverse and built-up.
10. For the most part, yes. I don't have any other medical schools to compare Touro to but I have accepted many of the drawbacks (i.e., grading, mandatory attendance for most classes, small "campus") and will just make the best of it. Also, there is a close-knit community here and people have been very inclusive.
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