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Here's a link to another thread on the Osteopathic forums that someone created to post all sorts of tidbits on what was going on this summer:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71344

I have a feeling the school won't be hiking up tuition any more than other schools will be. It would make sense that the school would be kept under a closer watch these days. If there really is more than enough money floating around, then it will get used by the school to defend itself. Until some results are made down the line, who is anyone to judge what really has been going on. Rumors should be taken with a grain of salt until proven true.
 
Here's another thing to think about:

If it's Pumerantz who is being accused of all these wrongdoings, then why is it that the University's lawyers are involved? And where do you think the money is coming from to pay these lawyers? I'm willing to bet it's coming from....

our tuition dollars.

Why should our tuition money be used to defend Pumerantz? After all, he's making over 400G's.

xxyyzz
 
I think these are actions against Western rather than a personal suit against Pumerantz, but I don't remember exactly.
 
As president, and the fact that the lawsuits and investigations center around the financial mismanagement and corruption of the institution, that entitles him to defense by university counsel.

However, I may be wrong, but if he gets criminal charges he may have to provide his own counsel.

I do agree at least philosophically that he should be contributing towards the legal costs, but I doubt it will happen. His pocket=the schools pocket=the students tuition dollars.

You can bet that whether or not tuition goes up, there will be funds redirected from academic purposes over to legal costs and settlement issues. there may be some corporate insurance that would cover some of these claims, but I think a lot of insurance policies now exempt corruption from what they cover (due to Enron, etc.).

I don't know why anyone would choose this medical school if they had another option. No offense to the quality of the education, and perhaps other schools are corrupt as well, but this school you KNOW is suspected of corruption... Seems like a no-brainer decision to me.
 
Originally posted by gasman2003
I don't know why anyone would choose this medical school if they had another option. No offense to the quality of the education, and perhaps other schools are corrupt as well, but this school you KNOW is suspected of corruption... Seems like a no-brainer decision to me.
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Because it's the best DO school on the west coast. Both AZCOM and TUCOM have graduated only a couple of classes. COMP's graduates get excellent residencies in southern CA. Perhaps these are good reasons to go to this school.
 
Gasman2003,
I understand you are a graduate of a different DO school and currently an intern/resident. Is there some motivation or reason behind your adamant negativity towards this school in particular? I just feel that statements such as "I don't know why anyone would choose this medical school if they had another option" and "Seems like a no-brainer decision to me" have less merit in this context of advising applicants because do they seem abit one-sided. I guess I am just curious if you have had any previous experiences with the school or anything...
 
If you read my post clearly it says that I am not saying anything about the quality of the education. I am sure the education is solid otherwise it wouldn't be accredited.

You are mistaking my dose of reality check for bashing of the school. The purpose of this thread was to address the problems at COMP, correct? Do you see a positive aspect to this problem that I am not addressing? The school is getting some free publicity but beyond that I fail to see a positive here.


Other schools may have unknown corruption/financial abuses (as I mentioned in my last post) but why, if you have other options, would an applicant knowlingly choose a medical school that is being investigated by the authorities for financial misconduct?

First, who knows what other financial abuses will be uncovered. Second, this will inevitably result in lost resources (both financial and administrative time) that could be better spent improving the medical school. Third, what if the school did get shut-down or suspended as a result of these ongoing investigations? Fourth, what if the legal battle results in increased tuition?

If I was in the process of choosing a medical school, and my top choice was in the same situation as COMP, I would not accept their offer. Even if the school was a big-name institution. I would rather focus on my education, and be at a school that was in the newspapers for the right reasons.

Just my 2 cents. So please don't mistake my honesty as bashing the students or graduates of COMP. It is not their fault that all of this has happened. But please do respect my right to inform the members of this forum on this very important issue.
 
Originally posted by melancholy
I guess I am just curious if you have had any previous experiences with the school or anything...
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Maybe he was rejected from COMP when he applied to DO schools.
 
I was accepted at COMP, AZCOM, Des Moines, and Kansas City. Just FYI clever one.

Slickness has already decided to attend COMP and needs to make personal attacks to justify his/her decision.

In order for your personal attacks to be effective, you must first have my respect. You do not have it.
 
Originally posted by gasman2003
I was accepted at COMP, AZCOM, Des Moines, and Kansas City. Just FYI clever one.

Slickness has already decided to attend COMP and needs to make personal attacks to justify his/her decision.

In order for your personal attacks to be effective, you must first have my respect. You do not have it.
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First off, I am not sure I will attend COMP yet. Secondly, it wasn't a personal attack. I said "maybe he was rejected" if you read my post. Even if you had been rejected, I hardly see how that's a personal attack. Lighten up man.😉
 
I originally posted this thread so that I can get some pros and cons about COMP from students that are attending the school, have graduated from the school or are directly associated with the school.

These are my most viable sources of information because I believe that these people (especially western students and alumni) have nothing to hide and will be honest with me. People like myself and Slickness are trying to decide if COMP is the best fit for us and are trying to weigh out those pros and cons before the deadline in December.

SO, I think it would be best for those that have heard rumors and/or are NOT associated with the school to sort of keep out of this (to say it politely).

Personally, as long as these legal matters are not going to excessively increase my tuition (like from $30,000 to $40,000) and mostly as long as it will NOT affect my medical education at COMP then I do not care. COMP's tuition is very comparable to many private med schools and is considerably lower than schools like AZCOM and Albany Med.

All I seek is the decent medical education that will pave a path for me to be placed in a good residency program in Southern California. COMP has a great reputation for prominent residencies in Southern Cali and upon shadowing COMP alumni, they appear to be wonderful, very knowledgeable physicians.

So my question still stands..we would greatly appreciate more opinions from students ASSOCIATED with COMP about what they believe to be the pros and cons of the school and program. Also it is very important for us to know if these current legal matters will affect our future medical education at COMP in ANY WAY.

Thanks in advance! 😀
 
Originally posted by Luwi25
I originally posted this thread so that I can get some pros and cons about COMP from students that are attending the school, have graduated from the school or are directly associated with the school.

These are my most viable sources of information because I believe that these people (especially western students and alumni) have nothing to hide and will be honest with me. People like myself and Slickness are trying to decide if COMP is the best fit for us and are trying to weigh out those pros and cons before the deadline in December.

SO, I think it would be best for those that have heard rumors and/or are NOT associated with the school to sort of keep out of this (to say it politely).

Personally, as long as these legal matters are not going to excessively increase my tuition (like from $30,000 to $40,000) and mostly as long as it will NOT affect my medical education at COMP then I do not care. COMP's tuition is very comparable to many private med schools and is considerably lower than schools like AZCOM and Albany Med.

All I seek is the decent medical education that will pave a path for me to be placed in a good residency program in Southern California. COMP has a great reputation for prominent residencies in Southern Cali and upon shadowing COMP alumni, they appear to be wonderful, very knowledgeable physicians.

So my question still stands..we would greatly appreciate more opinions from students ASSOCIATED with COMP about what they believe to be the pros and cons of the school and program. Also it is very important for us to know if these current legal matters will affect our future medical education at COMP in ANY WAY.

Thanks in advance! 😀
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Well said, Luwi.🙂
 
Gasman2003,
Okay, I appreciate the presence of "reality" that you bring to the discussion, not that someone else wouldn't have brought it up or mentioned it already. These are questions that weigh on the minds of others and should be kept in mind by applicants to certain degree. Beyond that point, it is all just speculation as to what is really going on if anything behind doors.

Luwi25 brings back the original point that he/she is looking for both pros/cons regarding the school and not solely information or opinions on the recent legal/financial issues with Western. (There is already a thread for that.) All I can say is to keep an eye out for news on official news and any litigation, but I think it will take some time for things to get sorted out.

I highly doubt tuition will be increased significantly that the tuition will overshadow some of the other private medical schools out there. If it comes down to things, I may be able to root around and get an estimate for the coming year's tuition...

Will these current legal matters affect the future medical education of COMP students? I can't absolutely say yes or no to this question, but my gut says that it will not directly affect education as most students will see or experience it. Take that with a grain of salt and I apologize for not giving a better answer, but legal matters always take time to sort out no matter where you are or who is involved.
 
LOL, our school sucks, dont come here, u will be miserable,
 
Originally posted by DOindahouse
LOL, our school sucks, dont come here, u will be miserable,
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Hey DOindahouse...I hardly think that the opinions that you hold about your medical school are anything BUT funny. Further, "our school sucks" tells me nothing that will help my decision in attending COMP. Why do you believe that it sucks? And why do you think I will be miserable at COMP? I just would appreciate more clarification. Thanks!
 
Luwi25,

I suggest you re-read your original post. Nothing that I have typed here in any way digresses from the questions you asked. Furthermore, you specifically sought the input of individuals from other schools (me), those who were accepted at COMP but chose elsewhere (also me), etc.

Apparently my input is not valuable "because someone else would have posted it anyway."

Sorry for trying to be of assistance. Won't make that mistake again.
 
Originally posted by Luwi25
Hi guys!

I'm in a quandry, however. Although I hear a lot of great things about COMP from students/interviewees, I've also been coming across more and more little "tidbits" of an unflattering nature (i.e. BAD things going on with their administration and their medical center, immaturity and lack of focus on the part of some students, a bogus laptop fee, unfavorable rotation sites, residency matches, etc.).

I would greatly appreciate any feedback on the "real" WU-COMP from D.O. students there or at any other osteopathic schools, or even those who applied/considered applying but did not attend.

For example, how does WU-COMP compare with other D.O. schools in the country? Is it truly a "respected" institution? As I wish to practice in California, would I experience any roadblocks as a graduate of WU-COMP? As students, are there things that you WISH you had known BEFORE entering as a student and have these things affected your decision to attend COMP? Any regrets? I also WANT to hear the good things about COMP!
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I should restate that someone may have brought up the issues Gasman brought up, but in his favor, he was the intial person to voice such concerns on this message thread. I made the mistake of mixing the various threads floating around that have already mentioned concerns over the legal matters at Western U. Nowhere did I mention that your input wasn't welcome to the discussion... like I said before, these are things that should be kept in mind by applicants.

I would personally like to hear comments of more recent students or applicants of COMP as some things have changed from year to year and it is interesting to hear any changes that have been noticed by applicants and the first year students.
 
you know what, I'm not in med school yet, but while you have to take the good with some bad, there are still some things that you can find out ahead of time. o.k. maybe comp students are happy and some aren't, that's them not you!! you need to find out all the things that you think will affect your individual situation. most people will tell you everything is alright, when in fact they didn't do any research and ended up settling for what was handed out to them. all I'm saying is make sure you research and not just jump on the bandwagon with everyone else. most of the time the answers are right in our face. goooood luck😉 you know what ??? if someone is telling you that the place sucks then you need to take heed to the voice that cries out to you!! just make a wise decision. maybe yo ushould go to the school so you can get a better approach from the students on campus, if you can spare the time and money. you better believe that I am listenening to every word these people are saying b/c I will be applying soon and I refuse to end up somewhere I will regret. remember, experience speaks louder than inexperience.
 
Originally posted by gasman2003
Luwi25,

I suggest you re-read your original post. Nothing that I have typed here in any way digresses from the questions you asked. Furthermore, you specifically sought the input of individuals from other schools (me), those who were accepted at COMP but chose elsewhere (also me), etc.

Apparently my input is not valuable "because someone else would have posted it anyway."

Sorry for trying to be of assistance. Won't make that mistake again.
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Gasman2003,

You know, I originally did want the honest opinions of everyone about the COMP program but I wanted them to to be constructive opinions. Since I haven't been getting much "constructive" views from students OUTSIDE of COMP, I changed my mind. I only want opinions now from people that actually are ASSOCIATED with the school.

I appreciate you trying to HELP but even after viewing some other threads you have such a negative attitude. That attitude would be validated if you actually attended COMP and experienced the program for yourself but you don't really know anything about the school. You've only read the legal allegations in the media or heard this and that through the grapevine. First off, you cannot always trust the media because it's opinions and "facts" are often skewed. Further, you talk as if we're paying $40,000 in tuition at COMP when the tuition there is COMPARABLE to every other private school in the U.S.

All I care about is the quality of education that they provide and from shadowing NUMEROUS COMP alumni, no matter how corrupt the school must be, they are still producing EXCELLENT physicians that are placing at very competitive residencies in Southern California and at even my school, UCLA. So it appears that these alumnis' education was not compromised and as long as it is NOT compromised...I believe that COMP would be a decent school to attend for my medical education.

You have your very strong opinions and I'm sure that you disagree with me but I DO NOT want to argue. Although I appreciate your efforts to help, I would hope that you no longer contribute your very pessimistic views about COMP to this thread.
 
I'm a 4th year student at COMP and a classmate of xxyyzz. He/she describes and echoes my sentiments and frustrations with COMP very effectively and accurately.

In addition to the points that xxyyzz already contributed I'd like to add that COMP does not have an informed Residency advisor for its 4th year students.

I had some problems and many questions about couples matching with specialties that start in different years (PGY1 & PGY2) and was simply referred to various websites to "look it up" myself. In addition, i felt that i had very little resources/ support available from the school in assisting with the residency/specialty research/selection process.

This was particularly frustrating because:

1) I know other schools have designated residency advisors who will counsel and even help assess a student's chances for a certain specialty with board scores/grades and provide advice and assistance.

We don't even have a person who is informed enough to know how the couples match works.

2) I think our tuition should include paying 1-2 people a year to help us with that. Outside of malpractice insurance and paying the office staff what the &*^* does our tuition go for?? We set up ALL our own 4th year rotations!

In the end, I think we'll (me and my fiancee) will be fine, thanks to this message board and talking extensively to other residents. However, I think it would have been much easier and convenient to have this access and support from our school.

I also have no wish to join the Alumni or have any affiliation with the school after I graduate. I also wish I didn't feel that way.

Angus

MS4
 
Thanks so much for that very constructive post Anguscrimm. That is exactly the types of opinions/ comments I wanted to hear..not that I'm HAPPY to hear that COMP has no residency advisor BUT that it is definitely one more thing that the school needs to invest the student's tuition money in. Knowing about all of these legal allegations are fine and dandy but when it comes down to it, I want to KNOW what is lacking from the educational program as a result of these law suits. Only students ASSOCIATED with the school would know this info accurately and this was my arguement with gasman2003.

So if you had to do it again...would you choose differently (in terms of the med school you attend). Honestly location is what keeps me here and wanting to go to COMP BUT do you think that would be a viable reason to go to COMP? Any good things about the school Anguscrimm? Did you feel that they provided you with a GOOD solid education? Did they prepare you well enough for the COMLEX and USMLE?

I'm now MORE confused than when I started this thread. 🙁
 
I am a 4th year at COMP, and my biggest complaint has been with the rotations office. There is a particular person in the rotations office with the initials MC, who is a complete @#&*@%$ ******. I don't want to go into details, but her stupidity made my life hell for a few months in recent past. Then she wants to blame me and then bitch about how overworked she is. The only person with any brains in the rotations office is the person that answers the phone. They should fire MC and replace her with the receptionist. I have very little complaints about the first two years. If one is self motivated, then you should do well. From my observations, most COMP students perform very well in rotations. I have had no problems competing with allopathic students from UCLA, USC, Loma Linda and others. In regards to residency applications, you are pretty much on your own. Same goes to board preperation.
 
Okay, so I've been interviewing lately and happened to meet some people along the way. I decided I'd ask the question that people have been wondering: how do other schools do their rotations?

I asked a med student from MCP Hahnemann how their rotations are done. This is the info I got:

-all meals are covered and paid for by the school at the hospitals
-all hospitals/clinics provide lectures to ensure that students pass their shelf and board exams
-constant checks and evals of students and hospital/clinics
-if a person lives at least 30 miles away from the hospital....the school PAYS FOR THEIR LODGING!!

Sheesh. Now I feel really ripped off.

xxyyzz
 
oh, and one more thing,

In defense of gasman2003, I believe his input has been valuable to this message board, and Luwi25 you shouldn't take it so hard.

I know you are excited about being accepted to COMP, and congratulations for it, but you should really take a loooooong hard look and really examine these issues that several individuals have discussed. After reading your remarks against gasman2003, it sounds like you're already set on COMP and I really don't believe anything written on these message boards will make you reconsider it.

If you want to hear it directly from the "horse's mouth", set up a meeting with some school officials and ask them directly (and don't be surprised if it sounds like they are feeding you BS). But let's face it: if SoCal is where you want to be and COMP is your only choice in SoCal, I'm willing to bet you will still attend. And that's fine. Hey, if I had to do it all over again, I would just because it's in SoCal and wanted to go DO.

And btw, I felt lied to about the 3rd and 4th years when I was considering COMP. They sounded like it was the best thing since sliced bread.

xxyyzz
 
Originally posted by gasman2003

I don't know why anyone would choose this medical school if they had another option. No offense to the quality of the education, and perhaps other schools are corrupt as well, but this school you KNOW is suspected of corruption... Seems like a no-brainer decision to me.
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Hey xxyyzz,

I'm not taking any of the opinions on this thread personally..I feel that they are all valuable points. But, your input is very different from the "type" of input quoted by gasman2003 above. I just don't believe that his responses were constructive, that's all. ESPECIALLY because he didn't really go to COMP and had NO IDEA what it was like. Now unlike you, I appreciate all of your input because even if I do choose to go to COMP, I have a right to be prepared and expect these things. In my eyes, no school is perfect but I think that by accepting the downfalls of a school, you can make your experience there very positive and be more prepared. For instance, knowing that they don't help me with rotations much I now KNOW to talk to people ahead of time and be independent and handle that "all on my own". Knowing COMP doesn't prepare me much for the boards, I know to get COMLEX study guides and books from the start and prepare myself for it from day one of my medical education. Things are not always handed to you and especially as we become older and "wiser" (I hope), you learn to do things for yourself and be independent. It sucks that COMP might not hold my hand all the way up to residency but you know, that's okay. I don't need them to do that. I now know what to expect them to help me with and what I know I'd have to accomplish on my own. COMP might not be the best at certain things but if I want to remain in Socal, then it's a give and take and I'll have to make some sacrifices.

So, although it might seem that I was unappreciative of your comments xxyyzz, I truly am very thankful for all of those very important points that you brought up. That info was very helpful so thanks. 🙂

So any more points (neg or positive) about COMP is still very helpful fo the COMP class of 2008 because I know I'm writing all of this down so that when I'm there for the next 4 years, nothing will come as a surprise to me.
 
Hey xxy,
I really do not see how you can defend gasman. He basically insulted all students who go to COMP and are thinking about COMP since he said it was a "no brainer decision" to not choose COMP.

As Luwi had stated in her thread, she is looking for insight into the program at COMP that could help her, me, and other people interested in going to COMP. However, your posts clearly show that you really dislike your school and I am very surprised.

Only you and I think one or two other posters have actually had bad things to say about COMP. The rest of the COMP students came in the defense of COMP and had good things to say. I have also spoken to my family physician who is a graduate of COMP and he could tell me nothing bad about the school. He actually has helped train students on rotations.

I don't see why your so pissed off at COMP. So what if you have to pay an extra $3 for a meal or use money out of your pocket to fill your car tank up. So what if you had to actually study on your own for the boards and they didn't spoon feed you what you had to know.

I really think someone at COMP really pissed you off and so that's why you think the way you do. If you only want to see the bad in something you will. Every school has their students who hate the school and their students who like the school. Luwi, xxy is just one of those students who really hates his/her school. Thus, that should also be taken into account when putting weight on what he/she thinks.
 
I see how it is SLICKNESS...I give you both GOOD and BAD points about COMP and you have to give me a lecture about who I am: some negative person who shouldn't be listened to.

Why don't you go back and re-read the posts. All 3rd and 4th years stated they agree with me, even our OMM fellow on this board. Have you talked to other students from different schools about how their rotation works. No, eh? I don't need to be the one that has to find out this info...it isn't going to help me. I just did it to HELP YOU out. Now you want to go ahead and insult me?

I never complained about how the school should actively prepare us for boards; I just stated A FACT that they don't. And I'm not complaining they don't spoon feed us either...I said as a GOOD point they provide us with handouts so you don't have to buy books, which is in a way spoonfeeding information.

Should I only post POSITIVE things slickness so that you feel good about your acceptance? Will that be the only way you will be appreciative of how current students are trying to help you? If you can't be appreciative to those that want to help you, and you can't take criticism well, you will have quite a difficult time in the 3rd and 4th years because the attendings will rip you apart.

You should try and think a little more like your colleague Luwi25 who seems to take the information presented on this message board as a way to plan out her time at COMP and address the issues so she doen't run into the same problems.

Geez.

xxyyzz
 
Originally posted by xxyyzz
I see how it is SLICKNESS...I give you both GOOD and BAD points about COMP and you have to give me a lecture about who I am: some negative person who shouldn't be listened to.

Why don't you go back and re-read the posts. All 3rd and 4th years stated they agree with me, even our OMM fellow on this board. Have you talked to other students from different schools about how their rotation works. No, eh? I don't need to be the one that has to find out this info...it isn't going to help me. I just did it to HELP YOU out. Now you want to go ahead and insult me?

I never complained about how the school should actively prepare us for boards; I just stated A FACT that they don't. And I'm not complaining they don't spoon feed us either...I said as a GOOD point they provide us with handouts so you don't have to buy books, which is in a way spoonfeeding information.

Should I only post POSITIVE things slickness so that you feel good about your acceptance? Will that be the only way you will be appreciative of how current students are trying to help you? If you can't be appreciative to those that want to help you, and you can't take criticism well, you will have quite a difficult time in the 3rd and 4th years because the attendings will rip you apart.

You should try and think a little more like your colleague Luwi25 who seems to take the information presented on this message board as a way to plan out her time at COMP and address the issues so she doen't run into the same problems.

Geez.

xxyyzz
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Sure whatever. Stop complaining because it's getting old. You must have posted 4 or 5 times finding new things to put down about COMP. I'm sure not all the students at COMP see it your way. I bet there are a lot of students who have good things to say but they just don't come on to SDN. You probably told your other friends to come and team up against COMP for all we know. In other words, I for one am not placing much weight on your comments. Complaining about having to buy a lunch on your rotations? Come on....

I really do not want to argue with you so let's just end it there. We have heard your complaints and they have been noted.
 
So...a conspiracy theory! That's it, you got me slickness...I took some time out of my rotations to call up my classmates and waste their time posting negative things about COMP. Yep, that's it.

Man, you really need to be more open-minded about stuff. Seriously, you need to re-evaluate your READING and COMPREHENSION skills. I will remind you YET AGAIN I have posted both GOOD and BAD stuff about COMP, and even tried to make it equal in both areas.

The way you reply illustrates how confrontational you become if you don't agree with their viewpoints. These are my experiences, and apparently others have had similar experiences in the 3rd and 4th year. Did I say the 1st and 2nd years suck? No, I didn't!!!!

Hey, you don't want to place much weight on my comments...suit yourself. I don't place much weight on your opinions as well because...well...YOU HAVEN'T STARTED AT COMP YET.

xxyyzz
 
To further illustrate that I actually try and point out GOOD things about COMP (contrary to what my closed-minded friend slickness would think), here is the match list for the last 2 years that shows COMP grads to place in good residency programs:

MATCH 2002

Institution Program Type City State
Chino Valley MC Family Practice Chino CA
OUCOM/Grandview Hosp. & Med. Ctr Orthopedic Surgery Dayton OH
KCOM/Maricopa Med. Ctr. Traditional Rotating Int Phoenix AZ
White Mem Med Ctr Internal Medicine Los Angeles CA
Chino Valley Med. Ctr. Family Practice Chino CA
Family Practice Huntington Beach CA
Children?s Hospital Pediatrics Los Angeles CA

Arrowhead Reg. Med. Ctr. Family Practice Colton CA
PIH Family Practice Res Family Practice Whittier CA
UC Irvine Med. Ctr. Family Practice Orange CA
U Southern California Internal Medicine Los Angeles CA
Arrowhead Reg. Med. Ctr. Traditional Rotating Int. Colton CA
PCOM/Philadelphia Consortium Traditional Rotating Int. Philadelphia PA
Botsford General Hospital Diagnostic Radiology Farmington Hills MI
Sacred Heart Med Ctr Transitional Spokane WA
Naval Medical Center Transitional San Diego CA
Florida Hospital East Orlando Traditional Rotating Int. Orlando FL
Loma Linda University Pediatrics Loma Linda CA
Good Samaritan Internal Medicine Phoenix AZ
Arrowhead Reg. Med. Ctr. Traditional Rotating Int. Colton CA
U Southern California Internal Medicine Los Angeles CA

Nassau Univ. Med Ctr Internal Medicine East Meadow NY
Loma Linda University General Surgery Loma Linda CA
Arrowhead Reg. Med. Ctr. Traditional Rotating Int. Colton CA

Univ Buffalo Grad Med Emergency Medicine Buffalo NY
Loma Linda University Prev Med/Public Health Loma Linda CA
Orlando Reg Healthcare Pediatrics Orlando FL
U Southern California Internal Medicine Los Angeles CA
Providence Milwaukee Family Practice Milwaukee OR
USC Family Med Res Prog Family Practice Los Angeles CA
UMDNJBOM/St. Francis Hospital Family Practice Jersey City NJ
Mayo Grad Sch of Med Family Practice Scottsdale AZ

Natividad Med Crt Family Practice Salinas CA
DCH Foundation Hospital Traditional Rotating Int. Downey CA
California Hospital Med Ctr Family Practice Los Angeles CA
NY Hosp/Med Ctr Queens Internal Medicine Flushing NY
Doctors Hospital Med. Ctr. Traditional Rotating Int. Montclair CA
Arrowhead Reg. Med. Ctr. Traditional Rotating Int. Colton CA
Eastmoreland Hosp. (Osteopathic) Family Practice Portland OR

UC San Francisco Pediatrics Fresno CA
Good Samaritan Internal Medicine Phoenix AZ
MWU-CCOM/AZ GME Consortium/Mesa Family Practice Mesa AZ
UC San Francisco Family Practice/Rural Fresno CA

**Arrowhead Reg. Med. Ctr. Family Practice Colton CA
Oakland Kaiser Pediatrics Oakland CA
USC Family Med Res Prog Family Practice Los Angeles CA
Darnell Army Community Hospital Emergency Medicine Ft. Hood TX
Sutter Health Family Practice/Davis Sacramento CA
UC Irvine Med Ctr Obstetrics/Gynecology Orange CA
VA Greater LA Hlth Sys Psychiatry Sepulveda CA

California Hospital Med Ctr Family Practice Los Angeles CA
Pacific Med Center Internal Medicine San Francisco CA
Children?s Hospital/NEOUCOM Pediatrics Akron OH
Maricopa Med Ctr Medicine-Preliminary Phoenix AZ
NYCOM/Long Beach Med. Ctr. Traditional Rotating Int. Long Beach NY
Arrowhead Reg. Med. Ctr. Family Practice Colton CA
Pacific Hospital Family Practice Long Beach CA
Horizon Hlth. Sys (Bi-County/ Riverside) Psychiatry Warren MI
U Southern California Internal Medicine Los Angeles CA
Arrowhead Reg. Med. Ctr. Family Practice Colton CA
VA Greater LA Hlth Sys Internal Medicine Sepulveda Ca
Danbury Hospital Obstetrics/Gynecology Danbury CT
Cleveland Clinic Fdn Internal Medicine Cleveland OH
DCH Foundation Hospital Traditional Rotating Int. Downey CA
MWU-CCOM/AZ GME Consortium/Mesa Traditional Rotating Int. Mesa AZ
Glendale Adventist Family Practice Glendale CA
U Utah Affil Hospitals Internal Medicine Salt Lake City UT
Children?s Hospital ? Orange County Pediatrics Orange CA
Loyola Univ Med Ctr Psychiatry Maywood IL
Genesys Health Systems Emergency Medicine Grand Blanc MI
USC Family Med Res Prog Family Practice Los Angeles CA
OUCOM/South Pointe/Cleveland Clinic Traditional Rotating Int. Cleveland OH
Kaiser Perm Internal Medicine Oakland CA
Univ of Connecticut Anesthesiology Farmington CT
Uc Irvine Med Ctr Psychiatry Orange CA
Grtr Lawrence Fam Hlth Ctr Family Practice Lawrence MA
California Hosp Med Ctr Family Practice Los Angeles CA
Glendale Adventist Family Practice Glendale CA

Loma Linda University Internal Medicine Loma Linda CA
U Southern California Internal Medicine Los Angeles CA
U Southern California Pediatrics Los Angeles CA
Chino Valley Med. Ctr. Family Practice Chino CA
**DCH Foundation Hospital Traditional Rotating Int. Downey CA
Alameda Co Med Ctr Internal Medicine Oakland CA
U Southern California Psychiatry Los Angeles CA
U Texas HSC Phys Medicine & Rehab San Antonio TX

DCH Foundation Hospital Traditional Rotating Int Downey CA
Oregon Health & Science Univ Psychiatry Portland OR
Garden City Hospital Osteopathic Obstetrics/Gynecology Garden City MI

Loma Linda University Pediatrics Loma Linda CA
U Florida HSC Pediatrics Jacksonville FL
Glendale Adventist Family Practice Glendale CA
Univ Hosps Cleveland Pediatrics Cleveland OH
Chino Valley Med. Ctr. Traditional Rotating Chino CA
Kern Medical Center Transitional Bakersfield CA
TX A&M-Scott & White Emergency Medicine Temple TX
Pomona Valley Hosp Family Practice Pomona CA

Pacific Hospital - Long Beach Family Practice Long Beach CA
U Hawaii Pathology Res Pathology Honolulu HI
CA Pacific Med Center Psychiatry San Francisco CA
DCH Foundation Hospital Family Practice Downey CA
Kaiser Oakland OB/GYN Oakland CA
New England Med Ctr Anesthesiology Boston MA
Einstein/Jacobi Internal Medicine Bronx NY
Washington Hosp Ctr Internal Medicine Washington DC
Beth Israel Med Ctr Family Practice New York NY
Good Samaritan Psychiatry Phoenix AZ
Atlantic Health Sys Pediatrics Summit NJ
Loma Linda University Pediatrics Loma Linda CA

Chino Valley Med. Ctr. Traditional Rotating Int. Chino CA


Botsford General Hospital Internal Medicine Farmington Hills MI
Univ Arizona Affil Hosps Psychiatry Tucson AZ


Darnall Army Community Hospital Family Practice Fort Hood TX
Pacific Hospital - Long Beach Family Practice Long Beach Ca

Travis Air Force Base/Grant Med. Internal Medicine Travis AFB CA
UC Irvine Med Ctr Pediatrics Orange CA
St Mary?s Medical Ctr Internal Medicine San Francisco CA
U Southern California Internal Medicine Los Angeles CA
SUNY HSC Pediatrics Syracuse NY
Chino Valley Med. Ctr. Traditional Rotating Int. Chino CA
Geisinger Hlth System Emergency Medicine Danville PA
Loma Linda University Radiology-Diagnostic Loma Linda CA
Walter Reed Army Medical Center Internal Medicine Washington DC
Loma Linda University Medicine-Pediatrics Loma Linda CA
Kern Medical Center Obstetrics/Gynecology Bakersfield CA
Travis Air Force Base/David Grant Family Practice Travis AFB CA
Glendale Adventist Family Practice Glendale CA
Childrens Hospital Pediatrics Los Angeles CA

Malcolm Grow Family Practice Andrews AFB DC
Malcolm Grow Family Practice Andrews AFB DC
Kaiser Permanente Radiology-Diagnostic Los Angeles CA
Pacific Hospital - Long Beach Internal Medicine Long Beach CA
Christiana Care Medicine-Pediatrics Newark DE
U Southern California Internal Medicine Los Angeles CA
Allegheny General Hospital Psychiatry Pittsburgh PA
PCOM/Philadelphia Consortium Traditional Rotating Int. Philadelphia PA
U Southern California Psychiatry Los Angeles CA
U Southern California Pathology Los Angeles CA
NYCOM/Good Samaritan Hosp. & Med. Pediatrics West Islip NY
MWU-CCOM/AZ GME Consortium/Mesa Traditional Rotating Int. Mesa AZ
Loma Linda University Internal Medicine Loma Linda CA
White Mem Med Ctr Internal Medicine Los Angeles CA
Riverside Cty Reg Med Family Practice Moreno Valley CA
NYCOM/St. Barnabas Hospital Emergency Medicine Bronx NY
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Match 2003


Family Practice PIH Family Practice Residency Whittier CA
Pediatrics Children's Hospital Los Angeles CA
AOA - Rotating Internship Chino Valley Medical Center 5451 Walnut Ave. #2 Baylor U Med Ctr., Dallas, TX Phys Med & Rehab Chino / #2 Dallas CA / #2 TX 91710
AOA - CMB: FP/ Family Practice Chino Valley MC 5451 Walnut Ave. Chino CA 91710
Family Practice San Joaquin General Hospital Stockton CA
Internal Medicine USC Los Angeles CA
AOA - CMB: T/Family Practice Arrowhead Regional Medical Center 400 N. Pepper Ave. Colton CA 92324
AOA - CMB: FP/Family Practice Chino Valley Medical Center 5451 Walnut Ave. Chino CA 91710
Family Practice PIH Family Practice Residency Whittier CA
Internal Medicine USC Los Angeles CA
Transitional Arrowhead Regional Medicine Center 400 N. Pepper Ave. Colton CA
AOA - CMB:T/General Surgery Genesys Health Systems One Genesys Parkway Grand Blanc MI 48439
Internal Medicine Loma Linda University Loma Linda CA
Internal Medicine USC CA
Psychiatry Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Los Angeles CA
Obstetrics-Gyn Albany Medical Center Albany NY

Family Practice Madigan Army Medical Center Military Match Army Tacoma WA
Pediatrics Naval Medical Center Military Match Navy San Diego CA
Medicine/ Preliminary #2 ER Cook County Hospital #2 - USC - ER #2 Los Angeles IL - #2 CA
Psychiatry Maricopa County Medical Center 2601 E. Roosevelt Dr. Phoenix AZ 85008-4973
Internal medicine White Memorial Los Angeles CA
VA Greater LA Health Systems #2 Phys Med & Rehab Los Angeles CA
AOA - INT: Rotating Internship /#2 Phy Med & Rehab Eastmoreland Hospital #2 Stanford University Programs Portland / #2 Stanford OR / #2 CA
Internal Medicine USC Los Angeles CA
Family Practice Kaiser Permanente Riversdie Riverside CA
Family Practice Scripps Memorial Hospital CA
CMB:FP/FAMILY PRACTICE CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO CA
Surgery - Preliminary Mayo Graduate SOM\ MN

OB/GYN UCLA Los Angeles CA
Pediatrics Kaiser Permanente - LA Los Angeles CA
AOA - INT: Rot Int/ #2 Phys Med & Rehab Pacific Hospital #2 UC Irivine Medical Ctr. Long Beach/ #2 Orange CA


Internal Medicine Loma Linda University Loma Linda CA
Psychiatry Cambridge Hospital/CHA-MA Cambridge MA

Family Practice UC Davis Medical Center - Sacramento Sacramento CA
OB/GYN Kern Medical Center CA

Family Practice U of Illinois COM -Rockford Rockford IL
Family Practice Exempla St. Joseph Hospital CO
INT: Rotating Int./ #2 Phys Med & Rehab Pacific Hospital #2 UC Davis Med Ctr Long Beach / #2 Sacramento CA
Family Medicine/Swedish Med U of Colorado SOM - Denver CO
Obstetrics/Gynecology Arrowhead Reg. Med. Ctr. 400 N. Pepper Ave. Colton CA
CMB: T/Family Medicine Downey Regional Medical Center Downey CA
INT: Traditional Rotating Internship Downey Regional Medical Center Downey CA
Transitional Year William Beaumont Army Medcal Center Military Match Army El Paso TX
AOA - CMB: Family Practice Eastmoreland Hospital Portland OR
General Surgery Martin Luther King JR.r./Drew Los Angeles CA
AOA - not matched
Family Practice USC Family Medicine Residency Prog. Los Angeles CA
AOA - INT: Rotating Internship/ #2 Anesthesiology Arrowhead Regional Medical Cente/ #2 USCr 400 N. Pepper St. Colton/ #2 Los Angeles CA
Pediatrics Military - Tripler Army Medical Center Military Match Army Tripler AMC HI
CMB: Family Practice Arrowhead Regional Medical Center 400 N. Pepper St. Colton CA
Internal Medicine University of Hawaii HI
2nd yr. spot at UNM - Neurology Albuquerque NM
AOA - CMB: Emergency Medicine Genesys Health Systems GRAND BLANC MI
Emergency Medicine TX Tech U Affiliated El Paso TX
Medicine-Pediatrics U of Missouri - Kansas City MO
AOA - INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP/2ND YR GENERAL SURGERY ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COLTON CA
Pediatrics Loma Linda University Loma Linda CA
AOA - INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP UHSCOM/UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING CASPER WY
Family Practice White Memorial Med Center Los Angeles CA
AOA Family Practice Natividad Medical Center CA
AOA - NRMP NO MATCH
AOA - CMB: T/FAMILY PRACTICE DOCTORS' HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER - MONTCLAIR MONTCLAIR CA
Fmily Practice UC San Diego Med. Center CA
Psychiatry - UCLA/SFVP VA Greater LA Health Systems Los Angeles CA
Family Practice California Hospital Medical Center CA
Family Medicine/UCLS/Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica CA
Family Practice Pomona Valley Medical Center Pomona Valley CA
AOA - INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COLTON CA
Psychaitry Harbor - UCLA Medical Center CA
Family Practice Glendale Adventist CA
aoa - INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP DOWNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DOWNEY CA
Family Practice Memorial Family Practice Residency TX
Family Practice Martin Army Community Hospital Military Match Army Ft. Benning GA
Internal Medicine U of Nevada - Reno RENO NV
Pediatrics UC San Francisco - Fresno Fresno CA
Family Practice UC San Francisco CA
Internal Medicine Loma Linda University Loma Linda CA
Internal Medicine Loma Linda University Loma Linda CA
AOA - CMB: T/NEUROLOGY MSUCOM/E W SPARROW HOSPITAL LANSING MI
Family Practice/ First Hill Swedish Medical Center WA
Psychiatry National Naval Medical Center Military Match Navy Bethesda MD
Emergency Medicine Maricopa Medical Center Phoenix AZ
AOA - CMB: T/FAMILY PRACTICE ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COLTON CA
Family Practice Scripps Memorial Hospital CA
Family Practice Harbor-UCLA Medical Center CA
AOA - NOT MATCHED - NRMP Not Matched
Emergency Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center PA
INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL BRONX NY
Family Practice UC Irvine Medical Center Orange CA
Family Practice UC Irvine Medical Center Orange CA
AOA - INT: TRAD. ROT. INTERNSHIP - NRMP aNESTHESIOLOGY #2 U of Tennessee COM BROOKLYN/ #2 Memphis NY / #2 TN
Pathology U of Texas Branch - Galveston Galveston TX
Internal Medicine Loma Linda Medical Center Loma Linda CA
PGY1 - #2 Physical Med. & Rehab #2 UNDNJ- RW Johnson -Piscataway #2 Piscataway #2 NJ

Medicine -Pediatrics Loma Linda University Loma Linda CA
Internal Medicine Loma Linda University Loma Linda CA
AOA - INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP MWU-AZCOM/KINGMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER KINGMAN AZ
AOA- INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP LAKE MEAD HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTH LAS VEGAS NV

AOA - INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP DOCTORS' HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER - MONTCLAIR mONTCLAIR CA

Transitional Kern Medical Center CA
Family Practice California Hospital Medical Center CA
AOA
AOA - CMB: EM/EMERGENCY MEDICINE OUCOM/DOCTORS' HOSPITAL - COLUMBUS COLUMBUS OH

AOA - INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP PACIFIC HOSPITAL LONG BEACH LONG BEACH CA
Family Practice UC Irivine Medical Center Irvine CA
OB/GYN Tulane University SOM LA
Family Practice Good Samaraitan Regional Medical Center AZ
Family Practice Northridge Hospital Medical Center CA
Family Practice Northridge Hosptial Medical Center CA
AOA - CMB: T/ FAMILY PRACTICE ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COLTON CA
#2Radiology - Diagnostic #Tulane University SOM LA
#2 Anesthesiology #2 University of Chicago Hospital IL
AOA - INT: TRADITONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP DOCTORS' HOSPITAL OF MONTCLAIR MONTCLAIR CA
Transitional #2ER Kern Medical Center #2 USC CA
Internal Medical Kaiser Permantente-SF San Francisco CA
AOA - CMB: T/FAMILY PRACTICE DOWNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DOWNEY CA
Family Practice Naval Hospital Military Match Navy Camp Pendleton CA
AOA - CMB: EM:EMERGENCY MEDICINE ST. BARNABAS HOSPITAL BRONX NY
AOA - INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP DOCTORS HPOSPITAL MONTCLAIR MONTCLAIR CA
AOA - INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP PCOM/PHILADELPHIA CONSORTIUM PHILADELPHIA CA
Medicine - Preliminary UC San Francisco - Fresno Fresno CA
AOA - INT: TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP EASTMORELAND HOSPITAL PORTLAND OR
Family Practice /CHC Mercy Medical Center Redding CA
ER #2 Einstein/Jacobi Medical Center #2 NY
Internal Medicine White Memorial Medical Center LA CA
Family Practice Kaiser Permanente Riverside CA
aoa- CMB: T/fAMILY pRACTICE ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COLTON CA
Family Practice Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Long Beach CA
Family Practice Sutter Medical Center Santa Rosa CA
Family Practice Riverside County Regional Medical Center Moreno Valley CA
Family Practice Memorial Hospital RI
Family Practice Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Long Beach CA
AOA
Psychiatry Loma Linda University SOM Loma Linda CA
Transitional Year William Beaumont Army Medical Center Military Match Army El Paso TX
AOA - CMB:EMEMERGENCY MEDICINE ST. BARNABAS hOSPITAL BRONX NY
Psychiatry Harbor - UCLA Medical Center Harbor City CA

Family Practice California Hospital Medical Center CA

AOA - CMB: T/FAMILY PRACTICE ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COLTON CA
Family Practice Naval Hospital Military Match Navy Jacksonville FL

** Military Match
* AOA Match
 
nice, surgery at Mayo 🙂
 
xxyy,
The match lists are really good. You have illustrated the point that although COMP may have its problems in the last two years, it still manages to do a good job when placing graduates in residencies.

Thus, the little things that may have irritated you at COMP obviously are not that big of problems at all. Wouldn't you say? I'm glad you have stopped complaining about little things and posted something worthwhile, actual factual evidence rather than personal experience. Thanks.
 
So, you believe that personal experience is NOT worthwhile. Only if it's good experience, right?

I never said that COMP students do not match into good residencies; as a matter of fact I have stated that they do well in the match.

Look, knowing where your money goes is NOT a "little thing". It's a big deal if students don't feel they are supported by the school. COMP doesn't "place" these students in these matches....the STUDENTS earned these matches. The students have to work a lot harder if the school doesn't support them...believe it! If students feel unsupported, what motivation will they have to provide financial support for the school? For example, if you ask administration (and I have asked someone high up in administration) alumni membership per year, it has steadily decreased. Why do you think that is? I myself am willing to take COMP students when I am practicing, but not in support of COMP but just because they are medical students and I love to teach. I would rather donate to a fund separate from the school where they have NO financial control and provide it to a COMP student.

It doesn't matter what medical school you go to; you will match depending on the competitiveness of the specialty and the strength of the individual student. But you have to ask yourself if you will be content with the weaknesses each medical school has and you have to find ways to compensate for that.

And btw: your welcome.

xxyyzz
 
Originally posted by xxyyzz
It doesn't matter what medical school you go to; you will match depending on the competitiveness of the specialty and the strength of the individual student. But you have to ask yourself if you will be content with the weaknesses each medical school has and you have to find ways to compensate for that.

And btw: your welcome.

xxyyzz
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True. Good luck to you.
 
That's strange. The two match lists sent by Arnold don't seem to match up.. (I tried looking up some similiarities)... maybe there are a few discrepancies.

At any rate, some hospitals do provide some help in terms of feeding students while on rotations. Once in awhile, I even hear about preceptors taking students out to eat occasionally. I don't expect to be fed or anything on rotations even though we are like free labor in a sense. That's just what I expect as part of being a medical student.. gotta pay my dues.
 
Yeah, I cut and pasted it from the word documents, but it came out weird where it said "No Match" so I just deleted those two words. otherwise it's the same document.

I just with that our class prez sent it out a little earlier, but I suppose it's probably not his fault.

xxyyzz
 
gasman2003 said:
I went to AZCOM which was OK. We heard through the grapevine about COMP being somewhat corrupt and that the professors had very poor english-speaking skills. I don't know the accuracy of that info because it is mostly hearsay and now about 2 years old...

Also the COMP neighborhood is terrible, whereas the AZCOM area is very safe.

I have a good friend who went to UHS and he had no complaints. That school too is however in a terrible neighborhood. Things to think about when you are trucking in/out of the library at wee hours of the day.
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Nothing against the above poster....but I was just cruising some old posts and came across this one....and as much as COMP might have its problems, I can honestly say without question two things with respect to the above comments.

I don't know of any professors at comp that have poor english-speaking skills. I don't know where that comment came from.... There is ONE professor who uses a voice amplifier for medical reasons, and sometimes he's hard to understand, but he is extremely nice and I think he teaches well and covers what you need to know.

The COMP neighborhood comment should be elaborated on.....yes, the immediate area, and i mean within about two-three minutes around COMP is in a poorer neighborhood. However, some of the surrounding areas, like Chino Hills, and Claremont are awesome and that's where most students live. Don't live at the Plaza which is around the corner from COMP, but beyond that, trust me, the neighborhood that COMP is in should have NO bearing on your decision to go there. Evaluate COMP based on other factors.

Actually, there are some really good mexican food places nearby as a side note. 🙂 Get the fish tacos at El Taco Nazo down the street! Corona is optional.
 
Pomona isn't as bad as a lot of other neighborhoods surrounding medical schools of all tiers... I'll leave it at that. Even the top schools in the U.S. can have relatively dangerous surroundings. From walking around school this year, it looks like security has an increased presence on campus although I haven't spent as much time on campus lately. BTW, the Plaza across the street from school isn't as bad as it seems, but most will want to conveniently live about 5-10 minutes away in nicer areas.
 
As long as the school will not get shut down as a result of all of these allegations, COMP is a top choice for me. I don't care whatsoever what the president or vice president takes home, as long as I take home a good education and a DO degree. How can we find out what happened with these allegations?
 
I graduated from COMP a few months ago and I am doing an ACGME internal medicine prelim medicine year before starting Neuro @ USC.


I couldn't even read this whole thread- I will keep it simple.

COMP- It will suck while you are there- medical school sucks wherever you are- unless you were smart enough in undergrad to get into a med school that is pass/fail. I do not think any DO schools are currently p/f.

Geography- geography - geography. If you come from Southern California or you want to end up living in Southen California go to the best medical school you can get into in southern california- MD or DO. I grew up in SoCal- was able to get into a residency in LA- and will practice in LA.

COMP- BS Adminstration- The university with the new vet school is gaining an incredible reputation - the 2nd vet school california, the 2nd pharm d program in southern cal- these are more important after school than you realize in school. The people that run the school are probably corrupt, who cares- the school costs less than some med schools and more than others- if you want to save a buck go to a state school. The educations- as painful to admit- is worth whatever it costs.

The education- I can hold my own with other interns. Some know more some know less. Your education is what you do with it. The 1st 2 years arm you for a 2 day trivial pursuit match on paper. After that- the smart kids read during rotations- the ones that do know more than ones who choose not to and actually get sleep.

The school- the best thing about COMP is the people who chose to go through the sh-t with you. My peers were awesome, supportive, empathetic, some dumb some smart- but 99% of the people I think will do all right as docs. People chose to go to school in Pomona for a lot of reasons, and it brings a good mix of people. If you don't like a multicultural school- stay away from COMP- and southern cal.

boards- kids from other schools are better prepared. know this and work a little harder so you pass.

rotations- you are in socal and 4th year can rotate through ucla, usc, cedars, huntington hospital, harbor ucla, &c- not even the ucla or usc students get this ability.

FINAL WORDS OF WISDOM- GO WHERE YOU WILL FEEL GOOD FOR 4 YEARS. MED SCHOOL IS TAXING ENOUGH. THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT AN ISSUE, LIVE IN CLAREMONT OR CHINO. IF YOU DO WELL ON THE BOARDS -ACE THE USMLE - YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE US AND DO ANY RESIDENCY- IF YOU DID WELL ON THE MCAT YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO DO WELL ON COMLEX OR USMLE. IF YOU DIDN'T ACE THE MCAT- IT IS OK- I DIDN'T AND I AM HAPPY AND AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT WORKED OUT FOR ME.

best of luck.

COMP 2004
 
HI,

I have a choice to going to St. Barnabas, Peninsula Hospital Center, St. Johns Episcopal Hospital, or Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York for my core clinicals. Can anyone tell me which one is better or worse? Thanks. 😀
 
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