2024-2025 Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM-Virginia)

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My secondary was marked complete on 10/18 and i havent gotten an interview yet, should i be worried lol
 
I got an email saying my application was complete but on my portal it doesn’t say complete. Has anyone else had this issue?
 
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teambrady said:
Idk if this will work for you but I was in the same situation and I reached out to one of the recruiters and showed interest and it worked out for me.
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Did you find them on the admissions staff list? And did you call or email? Thank you for the advice!
 
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but if I got a II at the Carolina campus does that mean I won’t be considered for the Virginia campus? I’m a little confused 🫠
 
MitochondriaMami said:
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but if I got a II at the Carolina campus does that mean I won’t be considered for the Virginia campus? I’m a little confused 🫠
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Yeah, pretty certain they only interview you for one campus.

Sorry if you didn’t get your top choice campus.
 
Hello! I am kind of new to SDN, so I apologize if I messed up on how to ask questions here. I wanted to see if there was any VCOM student who could possibly answer my questions as someone who got accepted into the VCOM, VA campus .
1. How are classes structured and how often are you having exams/quizzes? (Could you possibly provide also how long are your classes and do you have classes daily?)
2. During the mandatory classes, are we required to focus on the discussion or are the professors a bit more lenient especially closer to boards to allow students to do some self-studying in preparation?
3. How does the VCOM, Virginia campus provide you with support for boards?
4. Are the labs and OMM clinical graded?
5. Does VCOM have a solid match for students who wish to pursue a more specialized field (thinking EM, peds)?
6. Are clinicals graded as P/F without Honors?
7. Is the A-F grading scale really that rough (I have been accepted to another DO school that is P/F, but this one is closer to home)?

Thank you so much!
 
hr22 said:
Hello! I am kind of new to SDN, so I apologize if I messed up on how to ask questions here. I wanted to see if there was any VCOM student who could possibly answer my questions as someone who got accepted into the VCOM, VA campus .
1. How are classes structured and how often are you having exams/quizzes? (Could you possibly provide also how long are your classes and do you have classes daily?)
2. During the mandatory classes, are we required to focus on the discussion or are the professors a bit more lenient especially closer to boards to allow students to do some self-studying in preparation?
3. How does the VCOM, Virginia campus provide you with support for boards?
4. Are the labs and OMM clinical graded?
5. Does VCOM have a solid match for students who wish to pursue a more specialized field (thinking EM, peds)?
6. Are clinicals graded as P/F without Honors?
7. Is the A-F grading scale really that rough (I have been accepted to another DO school that is P/F, but this one is closer to home)?

Thank you so much!
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Current 4th year here. I'm not going to be the best resource for your first few questions but will answer what I can. Things have changed since I did preclinical years as they do every year to some degree.

1. Daily classes, usually about 50 minutes per class. Mandatory attendance to a certain percentage (was 70% my second year - not sure currently). The number of classes per day differed by day and depended on whether you had an anatomy or OMM lab that day. Generally, you had things going on approx 8 AM until 3 PM, sometimes later, with a 1-hour break for lunch.

2. You're an adult learner, so while there very very few occasions where you might be called on and would need to pay attention, generally as long as you were respectful, you could do whatever you wanted/needed to on your computer. Classmates were commonly doing anki during lectures if they didn't find them helpful in person and preferred to watch them back at 2x speed. I was part of a class that had no mandatory attendance our first year and then switched to mandatory our second year, so we may have had a different approach to classes.

3. Level 1 prep was far more structured with your Block 8 being essentially all board prep with some structured components but a lot of flexibility to do what you needed to do to prep adequately. You take COMSAE practice exams with certain target scores before being allowed to officially sit for the exam. They were reasonable targets. There are people in admin who you can go to for additional support throughout the process. Level 2 prep is somewhat on your own throughout rotations, with my class having 2 weeks of study time before taking COMSAE. We then had about 1 month after COMSAE of dedicated time to study and take the exam before 4th-year rotations began. You could take the exam later if needed - everyone's study plans and needs were different. I believe there have been some changes in the works (not sure if they have happened or not) to increase the amount of time for Level 2 prep, but I'm not 100% sure at this time. VCOM generally knows many students also take the Step exams and will include some of the materials for those in their board prep emails/example plans, but ultimately they are focusing more on COMLEX Level 1/2 as that is what is required to move on in your medical school career at a DO school.

4. I don't remember having a grade for OMM labs or anatomy labs, besides perhaps just required attendance. You do have graded practical exams in both approximately 1-3 times per block during preclinical.

5. Short answer - yes for the specialties you mentioned. You can find this info on the VCOM Virginia Facebook page: We had a 99% match rate this year for the Virginia campus(not sure if this is pre or post-SOAP). 10 anesthesiology, 2 dermatology, 2 diagnostic radiology, 18 emergency medicine, 38 family medicine, 9 general surgery, 28 internal medicine, 1 med-peds, 4 military prelim, 7 neurology, 1 neurosurgery, 8 OBGYN, 5 orthopedic surgery, 2 pathology, 20 pediatrics, 3 PM&R, 2 surgery prelim, 14 psychiatry, 1 transitional year, 1 urology

6. Currently each rotation has 2 grades associated with it. One is a Fail/Pass/High Pass/Honors grading system based on evaluations from your preceptor. The second is a numerical grade based on your score on the end-of-rotation exam.

7. Everyone is going to give you a different answer on this and everyone is likely biased to some extent having gone through a school with that specific grading system. A-F didn't bother me as I was used to that from previous schooling throughout my life. I felt as though it pushed me to learn the material from lectures better, but I can certainly see the appeal of a P/F system which allows you more leeway in focusing on board-relevant material and doesn't have the same pressure of grades throughout the first two years. I will say that I don't know how specifically residency programs are looking at preclinical grades. It likely varies by program and specialty, but I certainly wasn't asked about any of my grades throughout my residency application process (n=1). It will have to be a personal decision for you as to your priorities for medical school.

Hope this helps!
 
Are there a good amount of research opportunities for students at the Virginia Campus? Also, are rotations just at the campus you choose?
 
A1phabetSoup said:
OOS WL. Staying hopeful that there will be movement lol
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Do you mind me asking when you got communication of WS status and when approximately that was after interviewing? Thank you! I hope you get the A asap!
 
emberdoc said:
Do you mind me asking when you got communication of WS status and when approximately that was after interviewing? Thank you! I hope you get the A asap!
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I got the WL email at 11:30 AM, 17 days after my interview! Seems like people receive WL emails all hours of the day though based on this thread. They said it would take 3-4 weeks but it was sooner.
 
A1phabetSoup said:
I got the WL email at 11:30 AM, 17 days after my interview! Seems like people receive WL emails all hours of the day though based on this thread. They said it would take 3-4 weeks but it was sooner.
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I got the WL email today and interviewed on 3/31. Wonder what are chances of an A are! Congrats on acceptance no matter! 🙂
 
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