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Hi everyone,
Super grateful for these options, they are my final three choices after ruling out WashU, Yale, Cornell, UPenn. I’ve been going back and forth between these and am super indecisive. For context, I am straight MD but will be carrying out considerable translational research on the side.
I am interested in reconstructive plastics or ortho, based on many years of research in these fields I feel confident about this preference. I would like to match back to the east coast (or west coast if I love it there who knows). I want to stay in academic medicine with a strong research component.
I want to find the school that will set me up best for research as a clinician, matching where I want, training me to be a future surgeon, and clinical experience.
Edit: So I've ruled out HMS for culture and opportunities reasons, it is down to Hopkins and Stanford now:
Hopkins (Full ride)
Pros:
-1hr from home
-SO will most likely be on the east coast (small chance she stays in the Midwest)
-Great clinical training and opportunities, amazing clinical mentors
-Significant Spanish speaking pop nearby, I want to continue med interpreting for this population
-Bloomberg school and global opportunities seem more plentiful, which is appealing to me who has an interest in global surgery and outreach
-Higher prestige in medicine
Cons:
-More stressful pre clinical curriculum (!!)
-2hr in person lecture per day
-Students seemed kind of stressed out at second look weekend
-I grew up in the DMV might like Stanford more
Stanford (full ride)
Pros:
-Bay area is super nice
-Found basic science research mentors that align more with my interests
-Smaller class size (90 vs 120)
-Super flexible curriculum, everything is recorded which lets me do research/hobbies on my own time
-Significant Arab, Chinese, Spanish populations nearby - I want to continue medical interpreting in these languages
-Higher prestige outside of medicine, stronger alumni network
Cons:
-Expensive food, gas, etc in the Bay Area
-it’s kind of chilly alll year round, that beach and nature appeal is kinda negated by this
-might have a less significant clinical training than Hopkins
-match to east coast might be harder from Stanford
-dk if this is a con, but I feel like Stanford trains innovators and leaders, while Hopkins focuses on training amazing physicians, I’m mainly focusing on physician training right now
Idk it seems pretty split to me - anyone have advice or suggestions for other things to think about? It looks like Stanford might give me an edge research wise, while Hopkins will clinical wise.
Super grateful for these options, they are my final three choices after ruling out WashU, Yale, Cornell, UPenn. I’ve been going back and forth between these and am super indecisive. For context, I am straight MD but will be carrying out considerable translational research on the side.
I am interested in reconstructive plastics or ortho, based on many years of research in these fields I feel confident about this preference. I would like to match back to the east coast (or west coast if I love it there who knows). I want to stay in academic medicine with a strong research component.
I want to find the school that will set me up best for research as a clinician, matching where I want, training me to be a future surgeon, and clinical experience.
Edit: So I've ruled out HMS for culture and opportunities reasons, it is down to Hopkins and Stanford now:
Hopkins (Full ride)
Pros:
-1hr from home
-SO will most likely be on the east coast (small chance she stays in the Midwest)
-Great clinical training and opportunities, amazing clinical mentors
-Significant Spanish speaking pop nearby, I want to continue med interpreting for this population
-Bloomberg school and global opportunities seem more plentiful, which is appealing to me who has an interest in global surgery and outreach
-Higher prestige in medicine
Cons:
-More stressful pre clinical curriculum (!!)
-2hr in person lecture per day
-Students seemed kind of stressed out at second look weekend
-I grew up in the DMV might like Stanford more
Stanford (full ride)
Pros:
-Bay area is super nice
-Found basic science research mentors that align more with my interests
-Smaller class size (90 vs 120)
-Super flexible curriculum, everything is recorded which lets me do research/hobbies on my own time
-Significant Arab, Chinese, Spanish populations nearby - I want to continue medical interpreting in these languages
-Higher prestige outside of medicine, stronger alumni network
Cons:
-Expensive food, gas, etc in the Bay Area
-it’s kind of chilly alll year round, that beach and nature appeal is kinda negated by this
-might have a less significant clinical training than Hopkins
-match to east coast might be harder from Stanford
-dk if this is a con, but I feel like Stanford trains innovators and leaders, while Hopkins focuses on training amazing physicians, I’m mainly focusing on physician training right now
Idk it seems pretty split to me - anyone have advice or suggestions for other things to think about? It looks like Stanford might give me an edge research wise, while Hopkins will clinical wise.
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