Mr. Stethoscope
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Hey everyone. I’m a recently accepted student and am strongly considering Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine as one of my top choices because of its free tuition and great reputation. As most probably know, this is a small school with 32 students per class. Their assessment system is pretty unique in that they don’t have grades or exams, but instead you get written feedback from your peers based on your performance in small groups. Initially I was onboard with this but there is a new development that makes me question whether such a setup would actually be good.
One of the deans of the school recently posted on Twitter that their child was accepted to this school. Now I’m sure this person is probably qualified, and I don’t want to make this post about said applicant. But I worry about what this would do to the dynamics of a 32 person class where no one is anonymous and you actually give your peers feedback. I’m just imagining a situation where I’m in this person’s group and I write something negative him/her that is then also shared with their father the dean. Or even furthermore would the faculty facilitators, who also give students feedback in these small groups, be able to maintain objectivity when they’re giving feedback on a student whose dad is their boss?
Maybe I’m overthinking this, but it has definitely made me reconsider choosing CCLCM just because of the implications of both professional and social dynamics. I would really like to hear other’s perspectives. To give context, I am accepted at other T20 schools with traditional class sizes. In that type of setting, I don’t think I would have given this matter any thought. Thanks in advance!
One of the deans of the school recently posted on Twitter that their child was accepted to this school. Now I’m sure this person is probably qualified, and I don’t want to make this post about said applicant. But I worry about what this would do to the dynamics of a 32 person class where no one is anonymous and you actually give your peers feedback. I’m just imagining a situation where I’m in this person’s group and I write something negative him/her that is then also shared with their father the dean. Or even furthermore would the faculty facilitators, who also give students feedback in these small groups, be able to maintain objectivity when they’re giving feedback on a student whose dad is their boss?
Maybe I’m overthinking this, but it has definitely made me reconsider choosing CCLCM just because of the implications of both professional and social dynamics. I would really like to hear other’s perspectives. To give context, I am accepted at other T20 schools with traditional class sizes. In that type of setting, I don’t think I would have given this matter any thought. Thanks in advance!