Ultrasound curriculum, rotation are local (no need to move), integrated curriculum (in blocks), a lot of free perks (such as free books, free Uworld, free tutoring - including free step 1 tutoring). We are personally affiliated (they are actually across the grass patch from us. literally) with level 1 trauma center that gets all the regional trauma, and stand alone children hospital and we are THE ONLY MEDICAL SCHOOL HERE, which means that we get dibs on everything, - all shadowing, all research. We are famous for urology, OB/GYN, cardiothoracic stuff, so we have incredible specialists in those. They are all very open to shadowing, - i shadowed so much already. We have NIH tissue bank here in urology, which is a huge perk. these are just a few that come to mind.
I was accepted to Drexel as well, but as soon as got accepted in EVMS, i quickly dropped. Dont take me wrong, you can be an amazing doctor coming out of any medical school in the US, but for me the attitude of the school, and resources that they offer was a deal breaker. When i started processing paperwork for Drexel after acceptance, i could never get a straight answer in ANYTHING. it was impossible to get in touch with people, like no one cared. In EVMS they are available every step of the way. When i barely passed my first exam in medical school, i made appointment with academic development, and they spend an HOUR building a study strategy with me. And the first question they asked was what works for ME, how MY brain works. ANd she was writing notes, making a plan, and later emailed me to follow up. So they do things like this, - they invest time into us, they take care of us.
