How would you rate your DO school in terms of lecture quality and curriculum?

[sancus3]

1). How would you rate your lecturers (i.e. the professors, DOs, PhDs, or MDs that lecture to you)? Do they explain concepts to you in a clear, effective, passionate and comprehensive way? Are they great teachers?


2). How would you rate your curriculum? Is is organized in a clear, comprehensive and effective way? Are you given well-written notes and/or instructed to read texts that cover relevant material? Does your curriculum cover everything you need to know for boards and to be a great physician? Are you reaching your full potential because of the way your school has organized its curriculum?

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[AlteredScale]

1). How would you rate your lecturers (i.e. the professors, DOs, PhDs, or MDs that lecture to you)? Do they explain concepts to you in a clear, effective, passionate and comprehensive way? Are they great teachers?


2). How would you rate your curriculum? Is is organized in a clear, comprehensive and effective way? Are you given well-written notes and/or instructed to read texts that cover relevant material? Does your curriculum cover everything you need to know for boards and to be a great physician? Are you reaching your full potential because of the way your school has organized its curriculum?

1) Some are good some are bad some are great. The variation has occurred with both non-clinicians and clinicians. We have a few pathologist and the majority imo are solid teachers.

2) Our curriculum covers a lot. Probably more than what you need to do well on boards since our required text is Big Robbins.

Can't really answer the super subjective questions like teachers having passion, or me becoming a great physician and teaching my full potential.


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[hbslax4]

Personally I think our curriculum asks too much of us. We have a test every week and an OS compotency that kills your entire day every other week. Then sprinkle in extras and I end up honestly seeing things for the first time the weekend before the test, which is honestly unacceptable.

Also while we have great lecturers, they don't write questions.

Just curious, who writes your exam questions?


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[WorldChanger36]

I go to WCUCOM.... So yeah.... Currently learning Cranial for neonates and OMT for ear infections. Netti pots for viral sinus infections... oh and attendance is mandatory.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

I go to WCUCOM.... So yeah.... Currently learning Cranial for neonates and OMT for ear infections. Netti pots for viral sinus infections... oh and attendance is mandatory.

I think OMT for some ear infections can be useful. Though never a substitute for an antibiotic.

But yah, if I had to sit through OS lectures and PCM lectures at 1x I'd fall asleep.

 

[WorldChanger36]

I think OMT for some ear infections can be useful. Though never a substitute for an antibiotic.

But yah, if I had to sit through OS lectures and PCM lectures at 1x I'd fall asleep.

I have heard the claims OMT treats ear infections but never what kind of omt nor the mechanism for how it works. Yep... it results in some really long days.


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[Drrrrrr. Celty]

I have heard the claims OMT treats ear infections but never what kind of omt nor the mechanism for how it works. Yep... it results in some really long days.


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Basically lymphatic techniques. I'm willing to believe the studies that they can possibly shorten symptoms with antibiotics.

 

[Ho0v-man]

It would be kind of cool if this thread broke down specifics of each school's curriculum. These schools are pretty variable. Some have mandatory attendance, incorporate ultrasound, flipped classroom, traditional, pbl. Variable research opportunities. Anatomy seems like it's highly variable between schools as does omm emphasis. Some cover everything you need for step 1 while others barely get you barely what you need for comlex.

It would be great if we could have a "curriculum by schools" thread like the clinical rotations one for all of us lowly premeds.


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[AlteredScale]

It would be kind of cool if this thread broke down specifics of each school's curriculum. These schools are pretty variable. Some have mandatory attendance, incorporate ultrasound, flipped classroom, traditional, pbl. Variable research opportunities. Anatomy seems like it's highly variable between schools as does omm emphasis. Some cover everything you need for step 1 while others barely get you barely what you need for comlex.

It would be great if we could have a "curriculum by schools" thread like the clinical rotations one for all of us lowly premeds.


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I think there's a "review your school" thread around here and the curriculum is described.


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[DocWinter]

Kinda hard to get stable criteria on this, as we all only have attended one school and have differing opinions with varying levels of ability...

 

[37Base]

I put average/average, mostly because I don't know how other schools are run.

Our professors are mostly MD or MD/PhD; although we have a fair amount of DOs hanging around for OMM and clinical stuff; majority are good, but I tend to like the MD professors better.

The PhD professors are a bit more hit or miss in my opinion, and tend to feel like they are teaching straight from BRS at times.

Overall, I feel like they provide what you need to succeed, but it requires active learning on your end. I think majority of schools run somewhere along this line.

Oh yeah, we also have mandatory attendance which is rough.