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Message: <blockquote data-quote="azcomdiddy" data-source="post: 1312503" data-attributes="member: 36233">(1.) PCOM provides more elective time than us. 6 months of elective time and 2 months selective.<a href="http://www.pcom.edu/Clinical_Education/clinical_education.htm">http://www.pcom.edu/Clinical_Education/clinical_education.htm</a>(2.)Texas offers 24 weeks of electives<a href="http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/tcom/Courses.cfm">http://www.hsc.unt.edu/education/tcom/Courses.cfm</a>(3.) Michigan State offers 16 elective weeks and 10 selective weeks<a href="http://www.com.msu.edu/aa/unitIII/geninfo.shtml">http://www.com.msu.edu/aa/unitIII/geninfo.shtml</a>(4.) NYCOM site doesn't specify the amount of elective time. However, they do require 12 weeks of surgery and 12 weeks of medicine during their core.  Students who want to go into surgery will have an advantage at NYCOM. <a href="http://iris.nyit.edu/nycom/future/fut_course.htm">http://iris.nyit.edu/nycom/future/fut_course.htm</a>(5.)  TUCOM gets 8 weeks of electives in 3rd year.  They get 8 weeks of electives in 4th year with an additional 8 weeks of "specialty and subspecialty" options.  It should also be known that ther core  third year rotations includes 8 weeks of surgery and 8 weeks of medicine.  <a href="http://www.tucom.edu">http://www.tucom.edu</a>These are just 5 schools whose schedules enable one to get more exposure to specialized fields of interest. They get more elective time than us. That gives students at those schools an advantage when trying to specialize.  I stopped at these 5 schools. I'm sure there are more schools that offer more elective time and less core rotations in family practice than AZCOM. Boomer and I have presented facts. Perhaps you should do the same.  I don't have a problem with you trying to sell the school or even defend it. What I do have a problem with is your deliberate attempt to relegate the negative aspects of our school.  No school is perfect. If you want to sell the school, simply discuss it's strengths.  You don't try to sell a Hummer H2 by suggesting it offers great gas mileage.  Likewise, you shouldn't suggest our school does not  impair one's chances of specializing when our curriculum clearly limits electives for one to get exposure to specialized fields of interest. That doesn't prevent specializing but it does make it more challenging.Our school is great if you want a laid back atmosphere, good weather, amazing facilities, and excellent teaching.  If you want to pursue primary care, I wouldn't consider another school aside from possibly MSU.  However, if you want to specialize and you could care less about all the intangibles above, then go elsewhere. The cheerleading of AZCOM has to stop. There is another side to the school that applicants should be made aware of.  Anyone who implies our school is perfect has ulterior motives.</blockquote>

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