Ga-PCOM vs. Nova Southeastern

[GregsAnatomy]

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1. The dress code calls for professional attire or scrubs with closed toed shoes. I doubt 50% of my class adheres to dress code daily. The dress code was enacted to prevent people from coming to class in their beach wear, which was a problem in the past. No one (to my knowledge) has ever gotten in trouble for not being in dress code.

2. Only 70% attendance is required; beyond that there is a mere 2% reduction in your grade up to 50%, at which point you fail.

3. Swiping your card anytime during a class gives you full credit for attendance (they tell you you have 10 minutes after class starts to swipe in, but this isn't true). For example, today we had class 8-12. I came to class at 11 and swiped my card, and I get full credit for being there for all 4 hours.

Yes the policies may seem like a big hassle, but once you're really in med school they are not a big deal at all. (This from a person who was very much anti-attendance and dress code policies when I started school here.)

 

[Radiohead]

A diploma from the "best" school in the country and $0.99 will get you a cup of coffee in the morning. I am an MS4 at a lower ranked allopathic school (in GA), and turned down a higher ranked private school to go there. Despite not going to Emory, oops, I basically can pick my specialty and location because of my grades and scores. I maybe heard my school mentioned twice during the interview trail. And that was because being from GA was such a novelty, because I was interviewing with people from the likes of Harvard, Hopkins, U of Chicago, Penn, etc. Whether or not you want to go into an osteopathic or allopathic residency program, your scores/grades/interviewing skills will dictate where you go, not your school.

 

[Mikhail31]

Thanks for your help. So I see your based out of Durham, NC- I'm in Raleigh, NC. Well good luck.

I interviewed in the beginning of Jan. The interview itself went really smoothly for me - except that the first interview question they asked me was what made me mad....that really threw me off! They basically told me my file was self explanatory and then we discussed the normal stuff. It was very relaxed and everyone was really nice. Very conversational. We ended up talking about cars and hiking and all kinds of things. I really enjoyed it down there.

The only thing I'd have to say about the interview is be prepared to sit in one chair for basically the entire day. My interview was scheduled for 11 - I believe - and our day started at like 8:30 I think.....we had breakfast with Aisha for like 30-45 min and the interviews started at either 9 or 9:30. Once interviews start, all you do is sit in one room and chat with other interviewers until you interview. There are no formal presentation on financial aid or housing or anything. Students and professors drop by occassionally to talk with you and let you ask questions about the school. Then once everyone is done interviewing (for me there were 6 of us) -- around 12:30 you go on a quick tour of the building and that's it. Good LUck!

 

[DCDAWG]

Thanks for your help. So I see your based out of Durham, NC- I'm in Raleigh, NC. Well good luck.

Radiohead, are you at Mercer or MCG?

 

[BMW19]

"i love it when people, like yourself, state your assumptions when you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about"

Hey Hoody,

I never said you were a jacka$$, just said you were posting like one by saying crap like the above quote. Once again you did not read the post carefully. Again if you do your research you will find what many have said already:

Residency depends on:
1) board scores/interview
2) letters of rec and honors/pass from rotations
3) Class rank
4) GPA
5) Luck
6) If you did a good elective in the specialty you want at the residency site you want
7) School (maybe, if you went to an allopathic school)

Now if you think I'm wrong that is fine, but you don't have to talk trash. This is what I have been told by many residents, 3rd and 4th year med students, physicians and others in the admin and faculty positions at various schools.

BMW-

first off i didn't call you any juvenile names like JackA$$ so check yourself. second, if you would have talked to any student like most interview candidates you would realize how lax the policies are. bottom line, for the 10th time, NSU over Ga-PCOM any day unless you are concerned about money. Now if you say NSU vs. PCOM, that's a different story. i'd give it to PCOM on that one. I'm sure you guys have great facilities and are all motivated because you are the first class, but please be realistic in knowing that it WILL be harder for you in the end. Not to say you won't get an amazing residency, it will just require more work from you.

And on a side note.........come to ft. lauderdale beach and if your jaw doesn't become dislocated then your school/city must be filled with supermodels.

 

[samdwi]

Hey NSU folks,

I'd watch my back if I were you. We GAPCOMers are gangsta. Drive by manipulations are not beneath us. Shizzle my Dizzle or whatever...

For anyone else who cares:
As for GAPCOM rotation sites, more sites have been confirmed, or close to confirmed, according to our Dean, as of today's "Dean's Hour" meeting. We have enough sites to ensure everyone gets their rotations, and they are working on more. He said that he has not published a list of sites/practices yet because things can and will change between now and 2007, and doesn't want to mislead applicants/students. However, he has informally mentioned several hospitals where we will very likely end up. We will be using a lottery system and rotating with groups of 7-8 students - details of this mechanism as yet unknown.

Also, we passed our COCA inspection with flying colors, and should receive full accreditation during the end of April. The only recommendation that COCA made was to have a mental health counselor available to students. But I think most students who need guidance turn to our dean or other faculty for help anyway. From what I understand, it is rare for a new COM to pass the COCA evaluation with such minimal recommendations - so we're pretty proud of that.

As for dress code - we walk around in Speedos and strategically placed duct-tape.