FAU vs. SSOM

[thisismylastresort]

FAU Pros:
Small class size (64)
Personalized medical education
Integrated early clinical exposure (weekly preceptor starting 2nd semester M1)
Flexible work-life balance
Good research opportunities (there's a Scripps nearby)
strong match list

FAU Cons:
Newer program, so not as reputable
Doesn't have OBGYN Residency Home Program (I'm interested in OBGYN)
Doesn't have own hospital system

SSOM Pros:
Big emphasis on humanistic aspect of medicine
Older, more distinguished program
Strong Match list
Diverse student body
Lots of research opportunities as well
Has home OBGYN Residency program

SSOM Cons:
Bigger school (~170)
Jesuit Tradition --> SSOM hospitals don't offer abortions/limited contraceptive use (but can be learned outside of SSOM) so you can't learn about those during rotations
Anatomy is prosected

Both seem to have a great sense of community, are p/np, and have internal ranking. Ultimately, I'd like to return back to CA for residency.

Any advice would be helpful!!

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[bigdbron]

Is there much different in COA b/w the two?

 

[thisismylastresort]

Is there much different in COA b/w the two?

Base tuition is about the same, but for the estimated student budget, FAU is ~$10k more.

I applied to a scholarship with FAU, but haven't heard back yet. No word from SSOM on scholarships, but I got my financial aid packet.

 

[bigdbron]

I don't have much knowledge about either school as a disclaimer. I'd pick FAU given you seem to heavily lean on OBGYN and that SSOM doesn't instruct on abortion/limited contraceptive use at their programs