Campbell University (CUSOM) DIscussion Thread 2012 - 2013

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When did they say we would here about the scholarship selection? The next day?
 
I'm wondering the same thing. I talked with someone and they said that this would be dealt with through the financial aid person. Outside of that, I bet we will hear back with an email within the week probably. But I don't know 🙂
 
To those already accepted:
How long was it till you received your acceptance packet?
Has anybody been accepted conditionally?
Thanks y'all!
 
I have not received anything other than the initial email....but then again I was accepted same time as you so.....

big study said:
To those already accepted:
How long was it till you received your acceptance packet?
Has anybody been accepted conditionally?
Thanks y'all!
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Are there people who were placed on Hold and then granted interview? Just wanted to know how long does it take to grant an interview after placing on hold.
 
Emeli said:
Are there people who were placed on Hold and then granted interview? Just wanted to know how long does it take to grant an interview after placing on hold.
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I was on hold since September and then...late November I was granted an interview.
 
Sweet! II today via phone call for Jan 4
Complete 11/14
Fairly quick turnaround!
 
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Hi guys, I was wondering, does anyone know if on-campus housing will be available for students? Or will we all have to live in apartments/houses nearby? Thanks in advance. I have my interview in January and am super excited.
 
kvan28 said:
Hi guys, I was wondering, does anyone know if on-campus housing will be available for students? Or will we all have to live in apartments/houses nearby? Thanks in advance. I have my interview in January and am super excited.
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A lot of the details on this stuff is still being sorted out but in addition to some on campus apartments that are independently owned and available to grad/professional students, in the last week it sounds like CU is looking into renovating existing university apartments for the medical students- assuming there is enough interest, which I believe there is.

Theres been a fair amount of concern from people, myself included, about housing options and availability just basing off of location but after seeing them all, there is PLENTY really close on campus or in surrounding towns and for those who want to live on the edge of Raleigh (30-40 min) Cary or Apex have tons of nice housing options too, though they are more expensive due to location.
Good luck next month!
 
Mosonik said:
A lot of the details on this stuff is still being sorted out but in addition to some on campus apartments that are independently owned and available to grad/professional students, in the last week it sounds like CU is looking into renovating existing university apartments for the medical students- assuming there is enough interest, which I believe there is.

Theres been a fair amount of concern from people, myself included, about housing options and availability just basing off of location but after seeing them all, there is PLENTY really close on campus or in surrounding towns and for those who want to live on the edge of Raleigh (30-40 min) Cary or Apex have tons of nice housing options too, though they are more expensive due to location.
Good luck next month!
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Yeah, I will be doing the Raleigh trot everyday-ha!
 
Anyone was places on Hold and then called for interview later?? Please let me know how long you were on Hold?
 
sfgiants2010 said:
Same...hopefully we can get some people together for a carpool from the Raleigh/Apex area
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Yeah, Apex is nice. I would need to have a nice gym, church, and park close by to be sold on the particular area however. Anybody on the forum know of any area like this in Apex?
 
This may have been discussed earlier, but I would like any honest input on this: how do you guys feel with attending this NEW school? When making a final decision between different schools, people look at board pass rates and residencies/hospital affiliations, but with this (and any other new) school, we can't really compare statistics, so what draws you to it? Any honest feedback especially from students who have already put their deposit down and are set on attending here is aprpeciated. Are you guys not worried about being the 1st experimental class and ending up with a low board pass rate? Thank you.

If you prefer discussing this separately, please PM me.
 
doctordreamz said:
This may have been discussed earlier, but I would like any honest input on this: how do you guys feel with attending this NEW school? When making a final decision between different schools, people look at board pass rates and residencies/hospital affiliations, but with this (and any other new) school, we can't really compare statistics, so what draws you to it? Any honest feedback especially from students who have already put their deposit down and are set on attending here is aprpeciated. Are you guys not worried about being the 1st experimental class and ending up with a low board pass rate? Thank you.

If you prefer discussing this separately, please PM me.
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Hey there, I answered this question in an earlier post, so hopefully it'll help you out a bit.

I have always wanted to become a DO. But unlike MD schools, DO schools don't have a ranking system to help direct students toward the "top programs." The general consensus is that top tier DO schools include KCUMB, CCOM, PCOM, UMDNJ, WVSOM, and MSUCOM, give or take a few other schools. Because of this broad category, it was hard to decide which school I should be aiming for. So I made a list of things that I was looking for in my ideal school, whichever one met most of my criteria was the one for me.

My criteria were as follows:

- Preferably affiliated with a liberal arts/academic university and not a standalone medical college. This is because you will have all of the amenities of the undergrad campus as well as more financial/bureaucratic support from the state.

- Good track record (board scores and residency matches).

- Affiliated with various hospitals (good rotation sites).

- Human Cadaver use in Anatomy Lab, as many schools are turning toward simulators because of cost effectiveness and limited cadaver supply in various states. I believe the best way to learn Anatomy and truly understand the human body is by dissecting the real thing.

- Up-to-date facility with the latest and greatest technology (like Norman, the almost human, robotic patient).

- Plentiful medical & non-medical extra curricular activities.

- Experienced, preferably full-time, faculty.

Prior to interviewing at CUSOM, I had PCOM as my first choice and UMDNJ as my second choice. CUSOM was put on the back burner because I had similar worries as you (it being a new school and all). After my interview, however, I declined my acceptance to UMDNJ, KCUMB, and LECOM, and withdrew my application from all the other schools as I knew CUSOM was the school for me.

CUSOM is affiliated with Campbell University, a private, liberal, NON-PROFIT university that has been established for >120 years, and is located in the research triangle (Duke, UNC, Wake Forest) of North Carolina. This provides immense amount of opportunities. Future medical students can also access all undergrad amenities (meal plan, gym, intramurals, facilities, etc...), the medical school's provisional accreditation will be strengthened with the financial and moral support from the State, and because Campbell University has a Law School, Pharmacy School, Physician Assistant Program, and future Physical Therapy School, it has plenty of affiliations with hospitals in the state.

This leads to clerkships. Those other graduate programs allowed CUSOM to establish over 300 clerkship/rotation sites in almost 10 N.C. hospital systems, including Wake-Med. Those hospital systems know Campbell University through their Pharmacy and Physician Assistant students, that is why they were so willing to commit spots for the future medical students (which by the way, the number of rotation spots committed > number of students in the inaugural class by almost 2x, pretty good safety net if you ask me).

Have you seen the new medical school building? 96,500 sq.ft. of gorgeousness lol! This new, still under construction, but already looks amazing, building is going to be filled with high-tech medical devices, equipment, patient simulators, etc because of the millions of dollars CUSOM received in donations. Also, the anatomy lab (located on the top floor) uses real cadavers, very important in my book. With the rest of the donations, CUSOM is giving some out to students as scholarships, AND they are in the process of setting up multiple, optional, international medical relief trips (an experience I definitely am interested in). They also set up a student-run clinic on the campus for us med students to treat the local community; best way to learn is by doing right?

If all that didn't convince you already, its okay, I too still had my doubts. So to help ease the worry about non-existent board scores and residency matches, I had to look at the faculty and curriculum. The curriculum they are portraying is a hybrid between Systems Based (like most current medical school curricula) and Case-Based. Case-Based learning is a fairly new concept, and has shown amazing results (i.e. LECOM - Bradenton uses only Cased-Based and has had a 100% board pass rate in the last 2 years or something like that; many other medical schools, MD included, are now incorporating this form of learning into their curricula). So this curriculum already looks very strong and innovative. Question now is, who will be teaching us this curricula? CUSOM already hired at least 70% of their faculty, all of whom will be full-time (this avoids having to adapt to multiple guest lecturers, trying to figure out what they want on an exam, etc..). The faculty is not new to the whole "medical school" teachings either, they hired professors (MD and DO) from Duke Medical School, UNC, LECOM, PCOM, VCOM, and WVSOM. SO, a strong curriculum + experienced/reputable faculty most likely means a good, if not, great education. This eliminated my fear of board scores; because it is also up to us to study for the boards to get a good score, its not all on the faculty.

But yeah, all of those reasons made me not worry one bit about CUSOM being a new school. Hope this helps.
 
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playaodamonth said:
Hey there, I answered this question in an earlier post, so hopefully it'll help you out a bit.

I have always wanted to become a DO. But unlike MD schools, DO schools don't have a ranking system to help direct students toward the "top programs." The general consensus is that top tier DO schools include KCUMB, CCOM, PCOM, UMDNJ, WVSOM, and MSUCOM, give or take a few other schools. Because of this broad category, it was hard to decide which school I should be aiming for. So I made a list of things that I was looking for in my ideal school, whichever one met most of my criteria was the one for me.

My criteria were as follows:

- Preferably affiliated with a liberal arts/academic university and not a standalone medical college. This is because you will have all of the amenities of the undergrad campus as well as more financial/bureaucratic support from the state.

- Good track record (board scores and residency matches).

- Affiliated with various hospitals (good rotation sites).

- Human Cadaver use in Anatomy Lab, as many schools are turning toward simulators because of cost effectiveness and limited cadaver supply in various states. I believe the best way to learn Anatomy and truly understand the human body is by dissecting the real thing.

- Up-to-date facility with the latest and greatest technology (like Norman, the almost human, robotic patient).

- Plentiful medical & non-medical extra curricular activities.

- Experienced, preferably full-time, faculty.

Prior to interviewing at CUSOM, I had PCOM as my first choice and UMDNJ as my second choice. CUSOM was put on the back burner because I had similar worries as you (it being a new school and all). After my interview, however, I declined my acceptance to UMDNJ, KCUMB, and LECOM, and withdrew my application from all the other schools as I knew CUSOM was the school for me.

CUSOM is affiliated with Campbell University, a private, liberal, NON-PROFIT university that has been established for >120 years, and is located in the research triangle (Duke, UNC, Wake Forest) of North Carolina. This provides immense amount of opportunities. Future medical students can also access all undergrad amenities (meal plan, gym, intramurals, facilities, etc...), the medical school's provisional accreditation will be strengthened with the financial and moral support from the State, and because Campbell University has a Law School, Pharmacy School, Physician Assistant Program, and future Physical Therapy School, it has plenty of affiliations with hospitals in the state.

This leads to clerkships. Those other graduate programs allowed CUSOM to establish over 300 clerkship/rotation sites in almost 10 N.C. hospital systems, including Wake-Med. Those hospital systems know Campbell University through their Pharmacy and Physician Assistant students, that is why they were so willing to commit spots for the future medical students (which by the way, the number of rotation spots committed > number of students in the inaugural class by almost 2x, pretty good safety net if you ask me).

Have you seen the new medical school building? 95,000 acres of gorgeousness lol! This new, still under construction, but already looks amazing, building is going to be filled with high-tech medical devices, equipment, patient simulators, etc because of the millions of dollars CUSOM received in donations. Also, the anatomy lab (located on the top floor) uses real cadavers, very important in my book. With the rest of the donations, CUSOM is giving some out to students as scholarships, AND they are in the process of setting up multiple, optional, international medical relief trips (an experience I definitely am interested in). They also set up a student-run clinic on the campus for us med students to treat the local community; best way to learn is by doing right?

If all that didn't convince you already, its okay, I too still had my doubts. So to help ease the worry about non-existent board scores and residency matches, I had to look at the faculty and curriculum. The curriculum they are portraying is a hybrid between Systems Based (like most current medical school curricula) and Case-Based. Case-Based learning is a fairly new concept, and has shown amazing results (i.e. LECOM - Bradenton uses only Cased-Based and has had a 100% board pass rate in the last 2 years or something like that; many other medical schools, MD included, are now incorporating this form of learning into their curricula). So this curriculum already looks very strong and innovative. Question now is, who will be teaching us this curricula? CUSOM already hired at least 70% of their faculty, all of whom will be full-time (this avoids having to adapt to multiple guest lecturers, trying to figure out what they want on an exam, etc..). The faculty is not new to the whole "medical school" teachings either, they hired professors (MD and DO) from Duke Medical School, UNC, LECOM, PCOM, VCOM, and WVSOM. SO, a strong curriculum + experienced/reputable faculty most likely means a good, if not, great education. This eliminated my fear of board scores; because it is also up to us to study for the boards to get a good score, its not all on the faculty.

But yeah, all of those reasons made me not worry one bit about CUSOM being a new school. Hope this helps.
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I could not have said it any better myself. I have put in my deposit and am just as excited as you are about starting at CUSOM in the fall. Besides all the things you already stated, I think part of the reason I chose this school was that there are SO many opportunities to help people in this region. This a very undeserved area with far too few doctors, the community is also really looking forward to us being there and that is something you don't always get. Needless to say, if anybody has any questions at all about why I chose CUSOM please feel free to PM me
 
sfgiants2010 said:
I could not have said it any better myself. I have put in my deposit and am just as excited as you are about starting at CUSOM in the fall. Besides all the things you already stated, I think part of the reason I chose this school was that there are SO many opportunities to help people in this region. This a very undeserved area with far too few doctors, the community is also really looking forward to us being there and that is something you don't always get. Needless to say, if anybody has any questions at all about why I chose CUSOM please feel free to PM me
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+1😍
 
I am hoping Campbell invites me for an interview soon. I really loved the school when I went to visit and I hope that I get in this school. Does anyone know how many seats are left, if any? How many ppl have accepted?. Congrats to everyone who has been accepted!!
 
I agree that this is a great school, but one of the main reasons why I will not be matriculating is because of the location. I don't want to be living in the middle of nowhere. However, I would have no doubt that the curriculum, faculty and facilities will prepare you all to become fantastic physicians!
 
I have an interview Jan 14! anyone else interviewing that day? Anyone know how many spots they have left?!
 
CRCprofessional said:
I agree that this is a great school, but one of the main reasons why I will not be matriculating is because of the location. I don't want to be living in the middle of nowhere. However, I would have no doubt that the curriculum, faculty and facilities will prepare you all to become fantastic physicians!
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It's a half hour from Raleigh, an hour and a half from the beach, and a couple hours from the mountains.... the location is okay in my books
 
Yeah its like 45 min, which really isnt that bad. Most DO schools are in rural locations outside of large cities anyway.
 
snowbrdr88 said:
Technically 43 minutes according to Google Maps...
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This sounds right. And that's 45 min any time
of day (ie no traffic issues). It takes me an hour
just to get across my city from campus to home
so all of this is just about perspective
 
Emeli said:
Anyone was places on Hold and then called for interview later?? Please let me know how long you were on Hold?
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I too have been placed on hold and am wondering the same thing? Anyone called for an interview after being placed on hold? Got accepted?
 
I just cancelled my interview for Jan. 5th. Hopefully someone can snag that spot. Good luck!
 
Is it too late to apply here? :scared:
How many seats are left for this cycle?
 
Is it too late to apply here? :scared:
How many seats are left for this cycle?
 
big study said:
Best of luck to you and Merry Christmas. Now... Are you trying to increase your post stats up or what?😉
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Just trying to increase my range of DO schools. Therefore, increase my chance of getting II.
😳
 
You guys know how full is the class? How many people have given their deposit? If you have any idea that so far how many people are in the class please let me know.
 
I am wondering the same thing. I hope there a some spots left. DO schools get many highly qualified applications around this time of year . I guess they come from people who knew their stats were high enough that they could wait to apply late. Once the committee reviews those applications, i hope they will remove people from the hold list who applied early!
 
I am wondering the same thing. I hope there a some spots left. DO schools get many highly qualified applications around this time of year . I guess they come from people who knew their stats were high enough that they could wait to apply late. Once the committee reviews those applications, i hope they will remove people from the hold list who applied early!
 
I am canceling my other interviews and acceptances and sending in my deposit to Campbell today! I believe Campbell is going to develop a solid DO program and in several years their program seats will be coveted among DO applicants. It is rural, but just an hour outside of "the city of medicine" and the research triangle. The rotations have already shaped up to be great and the opportunities to learn more about residencies in NC state, I know will come with those rotations.
 
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big study said:
I am canceling my other interviews and acceptances and sending in my deposit to Campbell today! I believe Campbell is going to develop a solid DO program and in several years their program seats will be coveted among DO applicants. It is rural, but just an hour outside of "the city of medicine" and the research triangle. The rotations have already shaped up to be great and the opportunities to learn more about residencies in NC state, I know will come with those rotations.
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How much is the deposit for Campbell?
 
I am scheduled to interview here on January 14. For those of you that have interviewed here already: what is the interview process like? Are the questions laid back?
 
I Interview on Sat. Jan 5th. How long is the complete interview?
 
spartandog said:
I am scheduled to interview here on January 14. For those of you that have interviewed here already: what is the interview process like? Are the questions laid back?
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Interview is fairly laid-back. Lots of presentations. The interviews are only 30 mins long, which I felt was a little short for me to be able to fully discuss my capabilities and learn whether or not I was a fit at the school. I kinda felt like they were trying to convince me to go there. But, everyone is friendly - the admissions director is awesome and so nice! Nothing to be too stressed about (if that's possible). Best of luck to you! Campbell is a good school and has lots to offer.
 
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