Help me decide between AT Still, Touro University Middletown, Midwestern CCOM, and KCU.

[nmed567]

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Please help me decide between these programs. I am having a hard time figuring out which one will best suit me and provide me with the best education.

 

[gyngyn]

Could you provide us with your personal assessment of each?

 

[nmed567]

Yes

AT Still
Pro-
- First osteopathic medical school
- good match rates
- good board pass rates
- nice facility with sim lab, cadavers (rotate through multiple bodies for dissection), ultrasound certification
- Low cost of living
- Community environment
- close enough to home
- Reasonable tuition

Con
- OMM heavy
- very rural area
- not in love with their rotation sites



Touro University Middletown
Pro
- Nice town (enough to do but not distracting)
- good match rates
- good board rates
- Flipped classroom (learning is done on own time and lecture is used for case studies and group work)
- board prep and resources to ensure success
- rotations in urban hospitals
- community setting/non competitive
- reasonable tuition


Con
- little more expensive cost of living
- smaller sim lab /cadaver lab
- farther from home


Midwestern CCOM
Pros
- close to home, family, and friends
- rotations in chicago based hospitals
- great match and board rates
- nice facilities (sim lab with different environments from inpatient to surgical setting)
- nice town


Con
- Most expensive tuition
- cost of living is more expensive
- worried about not being able to branch out as I have lived in the Illinois suburbs my whole life
- mixed reviews on stress/work load of school


KCU
Pro
- high speciality match rate
- urban setting (enough to do but not distracting)
- Reasonable tuition
- closer to home
- have heard great things about this program from curriculum to community
- only pass/fail school on my list

Con
- Haven't toured yet so not sure how i feel i would fit
- ultrasound certification is not part of the program
- lowest first time pass comlex 1 rate out of all the programs i applied
- not obsessed with rotation sites


For me personally I want to pick a medical program that has a great curriculum with good outcomes and opportunities. Cost while important is not something I am super worried about. I accepted that medical school wherever i go will put me into a ton of debt! I am interested in research and want to pursue many research opportunities throughout my medical training. I also am a big hands on learner so want to attend a program that has plenty of opportunities to practice in sim and cadaver lab. I also want to attend a supportive community where students help each other to thrive and faculty cares about student wellness and success. Lastly, I want to attend a program with rotation sites in more urban settings/big hospitals as for now I see myself practicing in a big hospital setting. I know this is long but any insight onto the programs or insight on what school could help me to succeed is greatly appreciated!

 

[TwoDogMed]

I am interested in research and want to pursue many research opportunities throughout my medical training.

Why did you chose DO schools if you want to pursue many research opportunities?

 

[nmed567]

Truthfully, I did not get into any MD schools the last cycle I applied. However, through my research I have found that many DO programs offer lots of research opportunities. Some schools are a little bit more tricky with the application and set up of research projects but it is possible through the schools I listed to undergo research whether in the lab, clinical, etc.

 

[Basalganglia4life]

From your write up KCU seems to make the most sense