Emory versus Jefferson

[MIKEYmike1]

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Hey folks! I have been accepted at both Emory and Jefferson, and I am having a tough time deciding which school to attend. Ultimately, I would like to end up practicing in EM or some form of surgery (yes, I know this may change in 4 years) in the greater Philadelphia region, in an academic hospital. Can anyone weigh in on these two options? I am from Philly, so I know quite a bit about the city, but perhaps it might be a good idea to step outside the city and come back for residency. For the purposes of this discussion, I am considering the costs of attendance as equal.

 

[5lippy]

Emory.

 

[MIKEYmike1]

Emory.

Do you have any support for your statement?

 

[Rutgers06]

Hey folks! I have been accepted at both Emory and Jefferson, and I am having a tough time deciding which school to attend. Ultimately, I would like to end up practicing in EM or some form of surgery (yes, I know this may change in 4 years) in the greater Philadelphia region, in an academic hospital. Can anyone weigh in on these two options? I am from Philly, so I know quite a bit about the city, but perhaps it might be a good idea to step outside the city and come back for residency. For the purposes of this discussion, I am considering the costs of attendance as equal.

If you know you want to be in the greater Philly area for residency, then being at Jeff is helpful because Jeff is well known in the area

 

[5lippy]

Do you have any support for your statement?

The WOW factor. Better research, better facilities, better training hospital. Also, Philly has too many medical schools (some, like Penn, are much more highly regarded than jefferson, and all your aways within the city will have preference for those students--from what I've heard). Step 1 scores for Emory are also higher.

Imagine if you're Jabari Parker, and you're choosing where you wanna go for college basketball. You could choose BYU because you're Mormon, or you could choose Duke/Michigan State because you wanna win. Technically, Jabari should be able to succeed under both programs (ultimately go to the NBA), but Duke/MSU will provide the best chance for him to do so (under the brightest lights, biggest games, and biggest conferences).

^^replace Jabari Parker w/ MIKEYmike1
replace BYU with Jefferson
replace Mormon with 'wanna stay in Philadelphia'
replace Duke/MSU with Emory
replace NBA with 'residency of choice'

I know that analogy has a lot of holes, but that's how I would look at things.

Emory also has strong national recognition so you shouldn't have a problem getting a Philly residency.

Also, take what I have to say with a grain of salt, because I absolutely LOVED emory when I interviewed, and am very envious that you've been accepted. To me, the decision is a no-brainer, but i'm only a senior in college!

 

[penndoc]

The WOW factor. Better research, better facilities, better training hospital. Also, Philly has too many medical schools (some, like Penn, are much more highly regarded than jefferson, and all your aways within the city will have preference for those students--from what I've heard). Step 1 scores for Emory are also higher.

Not the case at all. First off, it makes no sense to do "aways" within Philadelphia. Jefferson has plenty of quality affiliates in the area at which to do rotations. Also, there are more practicing physicians that are Jefferson graduates in the US than any other school. So, anywhere you want to do an away or do residency, you can bet there's a Jeff grad there, or that they've had experiences with Jefferson students in the past. I can't speak for Emory, but if you have questions about Jefferson, I'm happy to answer them.