How rigorous is the curriculum at NYU Grossman compared to 4-year programs

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Hi! I am wondering how different the pace of learning and the amount of material feels in NYU Grossman's 3-year accelerated program in comparison to traditional 4-year ones. I'd love to hear from NYUGSOM students! Is there just more material to learn and study at a time, or do you feel certain subjects aren't taught as in-depth as in other programs?

Thank you!!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Can you help us by defining "rigorous"?

Information about the Three-Year Program

Three-Year MD Directed Pathway | NYU Langone Health

NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s three-year MD directed pathway offers students early entry into a variety of specialties, as well as financial savings.

med.nyu.edu

 

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Can you help us by defining "rigorous"?

Information about the Three-Year Program

Three-Year MD Directed Pathway | NYU Langone Health

NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s three-year MD directed pathway offers students early entry into a variety of specialties, as well as financial savings.

med.nyu.edu

I guess I'm thinking about the amount of material students are expected to retain at a time.

 

[LelouchLamperouge]

The 3 year pathway at GLISOM is designed for people to get primary care into their primary care residency positions. The didactic is probably the same as other programs. I hear 4th year is pretty chill so it must not be a huge difference.

 

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The 3 year pathway at GLISOM is designed for people to get primary care into their primary care residency positions. The didactic is probably the same as other programs. I hear 4th year is pretty chill so it must not be a huge difference.

I meant the one at NYUGSOM. It's 3 years for all students, not only primary care.

 

[Splenda88]

Med school curriculum should only be 3-yr (18 +18 months) anyway. It is 4-yr because they want tuition money.

 

[Med Ed]

Most medical school curricula are 4 years because in 1910 the Flexner Report concluded that Johns Hopkins's 2+2 was the gold standard.

Per the LCME, an accredited MD program must have at least 130 instructional weeks. Since school starts in the fall and ends in the spring, a 3-year program is closer to 2.75 years in duration. The math works out to about 143 weeks from orientation to graduation, of which 130+ have to spent in school. That's a tight fit.

It's certainly doable, and the pace isn't necessarily faster than a 4-year program, but you won't get many breaks. There won't be room for much research, or clinical electives outside of core rotations. If you fall behind it may be difficult to remediate and stay with your cohort.

For those destined for primary care fields the model works well. There is no need for significant research time or a full complement of electives/sub-I's, and overall competition for residency slots is light.

 

[AJ25]

I love the term rigorous when it applies to academics. Makes studying in our PJ's seem like we are going to the gym and about to bench press our body weight and do squats until our legs burn.