2024-2025 Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM)

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To anyone who attends the school or knows Boise wellā€¦ is it fairly lgbtq friendly? I think ICOM is one of my top choices and probably putting the deposit down for here, but I would love to hear about the area some more šŸ™‚
 
ColorfulCats63993 said:
To anyone who attends the school or knows Boise wellā€¦ is it fairly lgbtq friendly? I think ICOM is one of my top choices and probably putting the deposit down for here, but I would love to hear about the area some more šŸ™‚
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I see the lgbtq community at ICOM is active, can't say much for the area or more beyond that personally but Meridian/Boise have city vibes speaking as someone that grew up in a much larger city. I feel very safe in the area, receive lots of respect when driving around with my parking permit on the car/if it comes up in convo that I'm in the area for medical school
 
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For those of you that have heard about needing private loans for this school, this was true until recently. My class was able to have their private loans cancelled and take out the first semester's loans with federal loans. Going forward many of us will be able to utilize federal loans. I know a few students in my class that have mentioned they would likely keep their private loans due to having less of an interest rate compared to federal loans. This accounts for very few students. Specific questions should be directed to admissions, this is just an unofficial psa from one homie to another

TLDR: ICOM Fed loans distributed to current students, ICOM now has federal loans.
 
Anatomy labs are mandatory, twice a week -- every third lab you have off but you are responsible for learning the structures your team dissects. You'd be quized when you're back in lab on those structures

Anatomy lectures are not mandatory

Not all classes in the block/systems are mandatory

Occasionally you have some mandatory sessions for both

And other mandatory things that are fun.
Mandatory things at 8AM are the best.
Enjoy the first week of orientation.
 
I just wanted to add that I recently toured ICOM and loved it. Everything was way better than expected, and itā€™s my top choice for sure šŸ™‚ all the students looked genuinely happy, versus some other places I toured lol. I also love love love Boise. Excited to put my deposit down here!
 
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DoneDone3451 said:
Is anyone concerned about the class size expanding from 150 to 220?
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Yeah that is something I worry about ngl. They have started expanding campus and hiring more staff so we'll see if that works. Maybe Idaho State University goes through with buying ICOM in the near future the student's will have a lot more resources even with the increased class size.
 
TUWEST_509 said:
Yeah that is something I worry about ngl. They have started expanding campus and hiring more staff so we'll see if that works. Maybe Idaho State University goes through with buying ICOM in the near future the student's will have a lot more resources even with the increased class size.
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Still ultimately have to solve the limitation on clinical sites, though there were a few new ones this year. There is some lead time to solve that problem, but it is something that needs to be solved given that there are already some rotations that kind of bottleneck within some core sites (e.g. peds, OB, psych).
 
Got an application review completed email on 12/17 but no II. Does this mean I am not selected to interview?
 
How long after this email does someone hear back? Seems on SDN everyone gets an interview - haven't seen many rejections before interviews.
"We have completed our full review of your ICOM application. The next step in our Admissions Process involves conducting interviews, which are scheduled to take place from September 2024 to April 2025. As a reminder, the completion of an application does not guarantee an interview or admission to ICOM.
Should our Admission Committee choose you for an interview, we will promptly contact you to provide further instructions and details. Please be aware, you could potentially be selected for an interview at any time during this cycle."
 
I toured recently, and wow. What everyone previously mentioned was correct. The tour was one on one and everyone was extremely kind. Even seeing students on campus were waving hello because they could tell I was touring. I was excited before but they just jumped to the top of my list.
 
EdwardC123 said:
How long after this email does someone hear back? Seems on SDN everyone gets an interview - haven't seen many rejections before interviews.
"We have completed our full review of your ICOM application. The next step in our Admissions Process involves conducting interviews, which are scheduled to take place from September 2024 to April 2025. As a reminder, the completion of an application does not guarantee an interview or admission to ICOM.
Should our Admission Committee choose you for an interview, we will promptly contact you to provide further instructions and details. Please be aware, you could potentially be selected for an interview at any time during this cycle."
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Think that might just be reporting bias. I don't think they interview everyone. If you're within the accepted student averages then there is a pretty good chance you'll get an interview here. Hopefully you here back soon.
 
TUWEST_509 said:
Happy to answer any questions you have.
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@TUWEST_509 and @kirtar thank you so much! I have a few quick questions as I have an interview in about a month. Super excited about it!

1. How often are mandatory classes? Are you on campus every day, every week?
2. Is the dress code enforced? Watching videos, it looks like they donā€™t allow t-shirts, jeans, joggers, etc., during lectures. Do students have to be in professional or semi-professional clothing at all times on campus?
3. How do clinical rotations work? I heard it's a lottery system. Realistically, how many people are going to have to move? Are you concerned that there won't be enough clinical sites with the class size increase?
4. How much research is available to students? Can students pick any area of research they would like to do? For instance, I want to do emergency medicine. Are there research opportunities that can help me move in that direction?

Thanks!
 
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flightparamaybe said:
@TUWEST_509 and @kirtar thank you so much! I have a few quick questions as I have an interview in about a month. Super excited about it!

1. How often are mandatory classes? Are you on campus every day, every week?
2. Is the dress code enforced? Watching videos, it looks like they donā€™t allow t-shirts, jeans, joggers, etc., during lectures. Do students have to be in professional or semi-professional clothing at all times on campus?
3. How do clinical rotations work? I heard it's a lottery system. Realistically, how many people are going to have to move? Are you concerned that there won't be enough clinical sites with the class size increase?
4. How much research is available to students? Can students pick any area of research they would like to do? For instance, I want to do emergency medicine. Are there research opportunities that can help me move in that direction?

Thanks!
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1) labs in the afternoon are mandatory (anatomy, OMM lab, clinical skills practice) everything else isnā€™t. There are are some random mandatory lectures throughout the first 2 years when there are guest lecturers but other than that lectures are not mandatory.

2) Dress code is not enforced. Wear whatever you like.

3) The majority of the class will be required to move for 3rd year. Thatā€™s the case with our current class size so itā€™ll probably be worse with the class size increase. I donā€™t think theyā€™ll have trouble placing you at a core site but it most likely wonā€™t be in Boise. It is a lottery system after students are placed at core sites from hardship or residency. So for example if you canā€™t move due to some hardship or if you can prove residency in a certain state you can be placed at a certain site before the lottery takes place.

4) Honestly not sure about this one. @kirtar may be able to answer this better. I didnā€™t do any research and had no issues this match cycle. But i applied IM so not really a competitive specialty. EM isnā€™t really competitive either so I donā€™t think youā€™d really need a bunch of research but Iā€™m not really sure.

Hope that helps!
 
TUWEST_509 said:
1) labs in the afternoon are mandatory (anatomy, OMM lab, clinical skills practice) everything else isnā€™t. There are are some random mandatory lectures throughout the first 2 years when there are guest lecturers but other than that lectures are not mandatory.

2) Dress code is not enforced. Wear whatever you like.

3) The majority of the class will be required to move for 3rd year. Thatā€™s the case with our current class size so itā€™ll probably be worse with the class size increase. I donā€™t think theyā€™ll have trouble placing you at a core site but it most likely wonā€™t be in Boise. It is a lottery system after students are placed at core sites from hardship or residency. So for example if you canā€™t move due to some hardship or if you can prove residency in a certain state you can be placed at a certain site before the lottery takes place.

4) Honestly not sure about this one. @kirtar may be able to answer this better. I didnā€™t do any research and had no issues this match cycle. But i applied IM so not really a competitive specialty. EM isnā€™t really competitive either so I donā€™t think youā€™d really need a bunch of research but Iā€™m not really sure.

Hope that helps!
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1. The CARE course on Fridays (usually scheduled for 2 hours) is also mandatory unless this has changed. During first semester it's safe to assume that you'll have one mandatory activity most days since anatomy is still on the table.

2. IIRC for our class something like 55 people stayed in Treasure Valley and the next largest core site was Eastern Idaho with about 25. The part of the question about expansion is probably a better question for a third year since I have no idea what kind of capacity was gained with the sites they opened this year. At the least it seems like the school is moving to get more capacity even if it's by getting sites that are even farther away from Boise the previous farthest outside of Stoney Brook. E: I guess the second years probably would know too since the lottery normally runs beginning of January.

3. I usually just had khakis, a polo, and a fleece. I don't remember anyone really getting called out on the dress code, but I also don't remember many people really pushing it outside of stuff like staying in OPP lab attire or scrubs before and after relevant labs/sims.

4. Can't speak too much for research for EM since I was a little burned out on research activity in the mad dash to finish my previous degree, and I was already looking at other specialties based on my background. As such, my research involvement was mostly pushing my unpublished stuff out the door. I know that there is the anatomy research program every year, and I'm sure some of the basic sciences faculty have stuff, but for clinical research it's mostly based around whatever the local hospitals have running. If you were doing a lit review type activity I imagine you could find someone to support it. This would probably be a better question for a second or third year since they'll have a better idea on how stuff settled after some changes in the research leadership team.
 
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Me-Grogu said:
How long does it take to receive a decision after the interview?
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At least when I interviewed in 2021, it was often just on Friday since that was when the admissions committee met. That said, I also interviewed pretty late in the season.
 
Stallion76 said:
OOS WL just now. Iā€™m hurt
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All seats for the upcoming class have been filled at this point. There is A LOT of waitlist movement at ICOM though so youā€™ll most likely get the A later in the year. Being on the WL this early is a great place to be. Keep your head up.
 
TUWEST_509 said:
All seats for the upcoming class have been filled at this point. There is A LOT of waitlist movement at ICOM though so youā€™ll most likely get the A later in the year. Being on the WL this early is a great place to be. Keep your head up.
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Basically this. I don't remember off the top of my head if the historical stat was about half of the waitlist got offered or like half of our class were people who came off the waitlist. Either way, there is a lot of movement in it. I forget when they start telling people about what tier/group/etc they are on the list.
 
TUWEST_509 said:
All seats for the upcoming class have been filled at this point. There is A LOT of waitlist movement at ICOM though so youā€™ll most likely get the A later in the year. Being on the WL this early is a great place to be. Keep your head up.
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Thanks for the support
 
kirtar said:
Basically this. I don't remember off the top of my head if the historical stat was about half of the waitlist got offered or like half of our class were people who came off the waitlist. Either way, there is a lot of movement in it. I forget when they start telling people about what tier/group/etc they are on the list.
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I appreciate the insight, thank you
 
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