RFUMS aka Finch, has great facilities! The newly rehabbed amatomy lab is outstanding...new everything...each tank is equipped with a computer to look up other anatomy websites and I think an online dissector, and 2 snake lights to light up the far recesses of your cadaver. Great ventilation as well.
The new education and evaluation center is top notch and the entrance resembles a doctors office. I think there are 21 or so new patient examining rooms fully equipped with all the instruments you need, 2 cameras to monitor and record you, a computer for the std. pt to evaluate you, sink, etc. Outside each room are laptops for the student to evaluate him/herself. Afterwards, you can go to the control room/area and watch yourself on any new computer and request a CD/DVD of your performance to watch at home. There are 2 conference/ classrooms in the control center with plasma TVs also where presentations will be given on what to expect.
The new Health Sciences building is of course only 2 years old. The student on-campus housing is convenient and has the option of renting your own washer/dryer for a nominal fee. If you decide to live there, internet access is included and you don't have to drive to school...parking can be quite tight if you don't get there early, although there is the north parking lot. Students are friendly and it's not just the med students...there are the podiatry students, PA students, PT students, Path assistant students, and graduate students, so there are many people to meet. The atmosphere is great although the city of North Chicago and Gurnee are not something to write home about. Students do match at great places...my friend (class of 98) matched at Northwestern for opthamology and doesn't regret at all going to Finch.
Education is what you make of it, what you put into it is what you get!
Just my $0.02
