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So, I posted this thread previously under school specific discussions (http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/case-western-vs-u-of-minnesota.1046637/), but it wasn't getting much action. I'd be grateful for any additional opinions and insight. Thanks!
I'm thankful for being given the opportunity to attend one of these two great institutions. I'm aware of similar threads from the past, but I felt that they didn't touch up on some of my thoughts / concerns about the two.
I'd be grateful if anybody has any further insight into the two schools. Thanks in advance!
Case
(+)
- Patients are acquired / scheduled by a clinical coordinator
- You get your own chair in clinic
- Early clinical training (e.g. Healthy Smiles in D1)
- Time off given to prep for boards
- More nation-wide network (I could be wrong with this one, but being a private school my assumption is that more people will branch out to different locations as opposed to staying in Ohio. Although open to the idea, as of current I don’t necessarily have any concrete plans to stay in Ohio (or Minnesota for that matter))
(-)
- Cleveland (Not so much a minus, but I am married and have a little one and I feel that the Twin Cities win for family-friendly / safe location)
UMN
(+)
- Excellent clinical training w/ great patient base
- Flexible with when you can complete the boards.
- Twin Cities (Again, I feel that it’s a better location for family)
(-)
- They will only have the Canadian Board (NDEB) available on site starting 2018 (Currently, they have NDEB and CRDTS available on site and NDEB is required to graduate). The NDEB is accepted for licensure only in the state of MN as of current (Although there seems to be some efforts going on to expand this to other states, it may take some time before this happens). For NERB, WREB, etc you need to go to an off-site location. I've heard it can be a big a hassle to go off site to take another regional board, but to what extent I don't know.
- I’m OOS in both cases so costs are high, but UMN comes out a tad bit higher (410-420k vs. 390k at Case, therefore not a deal-breaker in any sense)
I'm thankful for being given the opportunity to attend one of these two great institutions. I'm aware of similar threads from the past, but I felt that they didn't touch up on some of my thoughts / concerns about the two.
I'd be grateful if anybody has any further insight into the two schools. Thanks in advance!
Case
(+)
- Patients are acquired / scheduled by a clinical coordinator
- You get your own chair in clinic
- Early clinical training (e.g. Healthy Smiles in D1)
- Time off given to prep for boards
- More nation-wide network (I could be wrong with this one, but being a private school my assumption is that more people will branch out to different locations as opposed to staying in Ohio. Although open to the idea, as of current I don’t necessarily have any concrete plans to stay in Ohio (or Minnesota for that matter))
(-)
- Cleveland (Not so much a minus, but I am married and have a little one and I feel that the Twin Cities win for family-friendly / safe location)
UMN
(+)
- Excellent clinical training w/ great patient base
- Flexible with when you can complete the boards.
- Twin Cities (Again, I feel that it’s a better location for family)
(-)
- They will only have the Canadian Board (NDEB) available on site starting 2018 (Currently, they have NDEB and CRDTS available on site and NDEB is required to graduate). The NDEB is accepted for licensure only in the state of MN as of current (Although there seems to be some efforts going on to expand this to other states, it may take some time before this happens). For NERB, WREB, etc you need to go to an off-site location. I've heard it can be a big a hassle to go off site to take another regional board, but to what extent I don't know.
- I’m OOS in both cases so costs are high, but UMN comes out a tad bit higher (410-420k vs. 390k at Case, therefore not a deal-breaker in any sense)
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