harvard of the south

[billybama]

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is anyone applying to ole miss? i have heard that it is the best medical school out there--even better than UCLA! go rebels. oh yeah!

 

[Fermata]

is anyone applying to ole miss? i have heard that it is the best medical school out there--even better than UCLA! go rebels. oh yeah!

Hmmm..... 😀

Vandy....

Duke....

Emory....

Ole Miss?!?!?!........ 😀

 

[VPDcurt]

is anyone applying to ole miss? i have heard that it is the best medical school out there--even better than UCLA! go rebels. oh yeah!

I think you've heard incorrectly.

 

[Long Dong]

What is ole miss?

 

[billybama]

I think you've heard incorrectly.

huh? what did you say?

 

[VPDcurt]

huh? what did you say?

😉

 

[bmischen]

although it may not be the "harvard of the south" it is still a really great medical school that will open all of the doors that you would ever need a medical school to open for you!
especially if you want to be a surgeon! it kicks open residency doors in New Orleans (a great place to learn surgery!)
yes, I know everyone was kidding, I just thought I'd take this time to put in a plug for Ole Miss......although I don't actually go there (2nd hand info.)

 

[freaker]

Ha! I love Oxford, though. I know K-town gets voted the best venue to see a football game in the fall all the time, but man, Oxford is awesome. Nothing like some of the best tailgating in the country, canons going off, and Dixie playing in the background. Strangely amazingly hot girls there too.

Too bad they don't take out-of-state applicants, as I definitely would have applied. Also too bad the med school is in Jackson as opposed to Oxford (although it makes sense, seeing as how small Oxford is).

Healthcare in Mississippi, however, is in pretty dire straights. Definitely a need for malpractice reform there.

 

[VPDcurt]

Having grown up in CT and then eventually going to college in VA (and thinking Richmond is way too "southern"), I could never imagine myself in a place like Mississippi. Seems almost like a third-world country to me. I know a doctor in Alabama and he says there are places around his hospital (in Mobile) that are more poverty-stricken than third-world countries. Sounds like a nightmare to me.

 

[DualSuperLead]

Having grown up in CT and then eventually going to college in VA (and thinking Richmond is way too "southern"), I could never imagine myself in a place like Mississippi. Seems almost like a third-world country to me. I know a doctor in Alabama and he says there are places around his hospital (in Mobile) that are more poverty-stricken than third-world countries. Sounds like a nightmare to me.

Yeah, what would third world countries need health care for anyway. Sounds like you will make an excellent doctor.

 

[OzDDS]

It may not be the Harvard of the South.. but it is home to Prof. Arthur Guyton who is himself a Harvard graduate and author of a very well known internationally recognized textbook on medical physiology. 🙂

 

[Ypo.]

Yeah, what would third world countries need health care for anyway. Sounds like you will make an excellent doctor.

Hey, lay off! I'm sure he'll make a perfectly good plastic surgeon one day. 😀

 

[DualSuperLead]

Hey, lay off! I'm sure he'll make a perfectly good plastic surgeon one day. 😀

Seriously, that was a terrible statement for a pre-med student to make.

 

[synapse lapse]

Ha, I thought this was a thread about Rice University when I saw it since that's what they say round these parts lol.

 

[Fermata]

Ha, I thought this was a thread about Rice University when I saw it since that's what they say round these parts lol.

Rice doesn't have a medical school! 😀


(Do not say Baylor.)

 

[i61164]

I've heard Duke referred to as the "ivy of the south."

 

[OzDDS]

I thought Vandy was the Ivy of the SEC.. haha

 

[Fermata]

That's what my earlier post alluded to....

Emory, Duke, Vandy, etc. all refer to themselves with that title.

As for my opinion......I think the ivy "money" types go to Vandy/Duke while the ivy "smart" types go to Emory/Duke.

Just my $0.02.

 

[synapse lapse]

That's what my earlier post alluded to....

Emory, Duke, Vandy, etc. all refer to themselves with that title.

As for my opinion......I think the ivy "money" types go to Vandy/Duke while the ivy "smart" types go to Emory/Duke.

Just my $0.02.

What about Rice, cough cough 😀

 

[Termwean]

I second this......I heard Vanderbuilt was the "harvard of the south"....maybe it was the "Harvard of SEC"..can't remember. LSU is the best place to watch a football game in the fall, anyways.

I thought Vandy was the Ivy of the SEC.. haha

 

[Fermata]

What about Rice, cough cough 😀

Rice is not in the South...it's the Midwest. 😀

Rice is a fantastic school, however.


Actually, I liken Texas as to being it's own minicountry..... 😀

 

[synapse lapse]

Rice is not in the South...it's the Midwest. 😀

Rice is a fantastic school, however.


Actually, I liken Texas as to being it's own minicountry..... 😀

Yes, I think it is actually in our constitution that we can secede from the nation and form our own lol. I was just trying to give props to my school you know 😀

 

[futuremsfdoc]

no, no, no, you guys have it all wrong. there was thread about this a year ago.

harvard is harvard.
duke is the harvard of the south.
vanderbilt/emory (i can't remember which) is the harvard-wannabe of the south.

for comparison (this pertains to undergrad schools):
chicago is the harvard of the midwest
washu is the harvard wannabe of the midwest

if anyone has a link to this thread, i thought it was pretty funny so please post it.

 

[Mr hawkings]

Anyone heard of BAYLOR college of medicine? I believe they are one of the toop schools in the COUNTRY, let alone the south.

 

[Mr hawkings]

Rice is not in the South...it's the Midwest. 😀

Rice is a fantastic school, however.


Actually, I liken Texas as to being it's own minicountry..... 😀

Texas is not in the south, but virginia is? explain that. I guess louisiana and arkansas are mid west as well?

 

[Fermata]

Texas is not in the south, but virginia is? explain that. I guess louisiana and arkansas are mid west as well?

You know what?

You can't get a sweet tea in any restaurant in the upper half in Virginia anymore. It's a sign of the times. 🙁

I'm classifying Texas as being midwestern due to the culture, not the geography. Texans don't really identify with more classic "Southern" culture.

I've always heard Texas referred to as the "best damn country in the world". 😀

 

[Fermata]

Anyone heard of BAYLOR college of medicine? I believe they are one of the toop schools in the COUNTRY, let alone the south.

Baylor is indeed a good school..........but it's not really in the South.

Also, the lay public does not really know about Baylor as opposed to...say....Duke.

Emory suffers from this exact same thing as well.

 

[MadameLULU]

Rice is not in the South...it's the Midwest. 😀

Rice is a fantastic school, however.


Actually, I liken Texas as to being it's own minicountry..... 😀

Rice is NOT in the midwest..geographically speaking and culturally speaking. I think you are unaware of what you're referring to...

Anyhow, Rice is a fantastic school. I graduated from here and we also refer to the school as the IVY of the South. It's so damn cheap too-- compared to other schools of the same caliber!!

 

[Ypo.]

This thread is a total pissing contest.

 

[MadameLULU]

Anyone heard of BAYLOR college of medicine? I believe they are one of the toop schools in the COUNTRY, let alone the south.

Yes, Baylor is rated as one of top med. school in the country, but does it have as much PRESTIGE as DUKE, Harvard, or other schools particularly in the northeast. NO. There's a difference b/t being a top school and being a prestigious school. The terms are not necessarily inclusive of one another.

The same goes for Rice/Vandy/Emory and other top undergraduate schools. Compared to Harvard and the IVYS they do not have as much national prestige.

 

[VPDcurt]

Yeah, what would third world countries need health care for anyway. Sounds like you will make an excellent doctor.

I have been on 4 medical mission trips to 3rd world countries. My point was to say that I would rather not go to medical school in such a place. Do you understand it now that I have dumbed it down a bit?

 

[Ypo.]

I have been on 4 medical mission trips to 3rd world countries. My point was to say that I would rather not go to medical school in such a place. Do you understand it now that I have dumbed it down a bit?

You haven't "dumbed it down", what you have done is clarify your statement in such a way that it can no longer be easily misconstrued. Perhaps you might think about this point, as you will often have to "dumb things down"/explain things in such a manner for your patients. But you probably already know this, no doubt you've already learned its especially necessary to be clear and leave little room for interpretation when communicating across language and cultural boundaries in third world countries.

 

[VPDcurt]

You haven't "dumbed it down", what you have done is clarify your statement in such a way that it can no longer be easily misconstrued. Perhaps you might think about this point, as you will often have to "dumb things down"/explain things in such a manner for your patients. But you probably already know this, no doubt you've already learned its especially necessary to be clear and leave little room for interpretation when communicating across language and cultural boundaries in third world countries.

Thank you very much. Perhaps the first and most important step in this whole process is realizing that this is a message board and that I am not dealing with patients as of yet. When I do, I do not plan on communicating via a forum such as this one so it really shouldn't pose any problems.

 

[Haybrant]

my friend likes to think he goes to the harvard of the south east bay area; that would be san jose state he is referring to....

 

[Fermata]

my friend likes to think he goes to the harvard of the south east bay area; that would be san jose state he is referring to....

Hehe.

I never quite got what was so good about Hahhhvahhhd anyways....

I mean, there's plenty of good schools. Why focus on one?

 

[Haybrant]

Thank you very much. Perhaps the first and most important step in this whole process is realizing that this is a message board and that I am not dealing with patients as of yet. When I do, I do not plan on communicating via a forum such as this one so it really shouldn't pose any problems.

id call this argument b.s....

 

[MadameLULU]

Perhaps you might think about this point, as you will often have to "dumb things down"/explain things in such a manner for your patients. But you probably already know this, no doubt you've already learned its especially necessary to be clear and leave little room for interpretation when communicating across language and cultural boundaries in third world countries.

The term "dumbing things down", particularly in reference to patients is so inconsiderate. It implies that our patients our stupid. Our patients are going to come from all types of education levels, but this doesn't not imply that they are dumb. As future physicians, if we aren't explaining things to our patients in a way that they can easily understand, then WE aren't doing OUR job well.

 

[VPDcurt]

Then don't you worry! - I will never be your doctor because you will never be one of these...

the millionares you're going to treat up in the CT/NYC area.

 

[futuremsfdoc]

how is vandy the harvard of the south and not duke? duke is in the top 5, vandy isn't. unless you mean architecturally, then i would agree with you because duke is modeled after princeton (i think, but maybe yale) and not harvard. vanderbilt is a much more red brick, colonial type of school.

 

[principessa]

There is no Harvard in the South.

 

[i61164]

You know what?

You can't get a sweet tea in any restaurant in the upper half in Virginia anymore. It's a sign of the times. 🙁

I'm classifying Texas as being midwestern due to the culture, not the geography. Texans don't really identify with more classic "Southern" culture.

I've always heard Texas referred to as the "best damn country in the world". 😀

As far as Southerner's are concerned, Texas is a part of the South, but interestingly enough, Florida isn't. I'm not sure what the rationale is. Maybe something to do with the civil war.

 

[Termwean]

One Harvard is enough for this country anyways.....we can't afford to have any more Harvard egos than we already have. By the way, I am from the Boston area. I married a southern woman...and NEVER, Never, Never want to move back there and live. The Food and woman(actually everyone) are way to nice down here in Louisiana. New York City....no one will even look at you, let alone say "Hi." Southwestern CT is the "Snot" capitol of the world.

There is no Harvard in the South.

 

[MadameLULU]

There is no Harvard in the South.

Replace the preposition "in" for "of" and I think you will find several!

 

[patzan]

Vandy gets the title, but Duke is a better school.

 

[constructor]

who says harvard's the best school in the country? besides the *****s without college degrees at US news, i mean...

 

[VPDcurt]

No, you'll never be my doctor because I will never live up north.

respek...west side. 😉

 

[generic]

C'mon guys, let's all just admit that Rice and Baylor are going to take the top honors in the geographic southern US...hehe. Nothing like throwing down a little school pride and provoking more arguments, eh?

 

[vikaskoth]

Tulane can drink more and have more std's than all of yall, beat that bitches

 

[pbehzad]

Vandy gets the title, but Duke is a better school.

I don't know alot of people say Emory is the "Harvard of the South" or the way i like to put it the "Duke of Georgia."

There is no doubt Duke is the best undergrad in Southeast, and then Emory and Vandy are equal even though I'm biased 😉 and would pick Emory since Atl kicks Nashville's ass any day of the week. Nevertheless, all 3 schools are great schools and will definitely get you into top med schools, etc.

 

[omniatlas]

I am settling this debate once and for all. Here is an article from my alma mater humor magazine :

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Harvard lawsuit threatens Emory nickname; students, lawyers flee

By Holly Morris
Editor in Chief

Lawyers representing Harvard and Duke Universities yesterday filed suit against Emory for use of the term "Harvard of the South."

"What if we wanted to open a branch in the South?" asked Harvard President Neil Rudenstine at a press conference regarding the law suit. "What if we were to call ourselves 'the Emory of the North?'" he asked, then dissolved into giggles.

"There is only one Harvard. There can be only one 'Harvard of the South,' and Duke is it," said Duke President Nannerl Keohane. "We know this because we have just paid Harvard $7 million dollars in back pay due on the name."

Harvard students addressed the problem with a class-action suit of their own, citing defamation of character. David Marinoff, Harvard University's student body president, said "We don't want future employers thinking that we went to school in a podunk state like Atlanta."

Duke students followed with a similar suit, citing defamation of Harvard's students' characters. "If they look bad, we look worse," said student body president Jason Eaton.

University President William M. Chace expressed frustration with the legal proceedings, stating "Were the Ivy League to extend its tendrils into the South, I have no doubt both Emory and Duke would be included. Why quibble over names?"

Duke and Harvard legal counsels responded with jeers of "Em-o-ry, safety school."

In a reciprocal move, Yale University sued all involved, claiming hurt feelings. "No one ever calls themselves 'the Yale of the South.' That makes us feel bad," said Yale President Richard Levin.

Progress on the Harvard-Yale-Emory virtual library has been delayed until further notice.