Creighton (Phoenix) vs. Rosalind Franklin

[lofi-beats]

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Creighton (Phoenix)

Pros

• Higher PD ranking
• Closer to home, family, friends
• 100% match rate this year during covid
• Research opportunities at Barrow, Mayo, ASU, U of A from what I’ve heard
• More fun things to do in the area, warmer weather

Cons

• New campus in Phoenix so less established opportunities
• Unsure of how PDs would view the new campus even though it’s under the same accreditation as Omaha campus and M3/M4s have been rotating here for >10 years
• Honors/pass/fail grading
• Less diverse student body

Rosalind Franklin

Pros

• P/F grading
• More diverse student body
• Appears to match well? - I want to go back to CA and it seems like a good amount of students match to CA programs

Cons

• No main teaching hospital - harder to establish connections
• Not much to do in North Chicago (but most m3/m4s move to the city and commute to rotations then)
• Has a lower PD ranking
• There was no formal interview this year so I don’t know much about the program (based their acceptances on VITA, which was sort of a red flag?)
• Far from home; cold and snows

I think both schools may be similar, but a big downside is that Rosalind Franklin doesn't have a main teaching hospital.. however, it may not be a huge issue as students seem to match just fine? Any input is appreciated!

 

[pigsinacloth]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I did not think that RFU was true P/F. I thought they keep internal rankings from pre clinical and then do something like H/HP/P/F for clinical years.

Would PDs know that you were at Phoenix campus for all four years? Is there something different about the curriculum as compared to Omaha campus?

I know this is not really helpful, but these were the questions that I thought of when going through your pros and cons list.

 

[lofi-beats]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I did not think that RFU was true P/F. I thought they keep internal rankings from pre clinical and then do something like H/HP/P/F for clinical years.

Would PDs know that you were at Phoenix campus for all four years? Is there something different about the curriculum as compared to Omaha campus?

I know this is not really helpful, but these were the questions that I thought of when going through your pros and cons list.

Oh! Thanks for the clarification about the RFU grading system. I think PDs would know that it was Creighton's Phoenix campus for all 4 years, but they said that since it's under the same accreditation, the curriculum should be the same.