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Grateful to have 2 As and just want to kind of see if my thinking is write. I am trying to speak to students at each school, please reach out if you go to either one, to get a better understanding. But I have been leaning BUCOM but idk if that's the right choice between these two. Also have an II to RVUCOM-CO, so if that falls in place it might take the place of UIWSOM honestly.
BUCOM
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BUCOM
Pros:
- Affiliated with Baptist Memorial and has in home residencies
- Near grandparents, can commute from there
- Cheaper by $16k/yr and low cost of living
- Seems to have a great environment
- Campus is beautiful
- Newer school, so limited data and i am not sure if they have things as sorted and organized as they should be
- Despite family being close by, Memphis isn't rly the most desirable city to be in
- Graded
- No MPH
- Chance that I could be rotating in a rural area which isn't ideal for me as I want to be near enough to a city and travel home (6 hrs away) if needed as my parents have health issues.
Pros:
- More established I suppose, like has been around for longer
- P/F
- Has DO/MPH - I want to do pediatrics/FM + preventive med fellowship so this would reduce an year needed to get the MPH
- Rotations in desirable areas where I have significant ties at least
- 3-4 hour drive from family
- More expensive
- Recent history has been problematic, but seem to be claiming an upswing
- Not sure about how much I vibed with South San Antonio and the campus in general, liked the people but the area and campus didn't seem inspiring
