I was offered an interview at Einstein, but turned it down since I had since decided that another school was the place for me.
Anyway, this info is taken from:
http://www.amsa.org/resource/cardev/medsurveyresults.cfm
Below are the results for Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. As of December 31, 2002, 17 surveys have been completed for this school.
For each question, students were asked to rate their schools according to the following scale:
5=Excellent
4=Above Average
3=Average
2=Fair
1=Poor
Average values are shown for each question, and student comments are listed at the bottom of the page. Also, please realize that students were allowed to leave some questions blank. Therefore, "N/A" is used to indicate that there are no responses for that particular question. The standard deviation is shown in parentheses only for those questions for which there was more than one response.
Atmosphere AE
Learning environment (for this question only: 1=competitive, 5=cooperative student body) 4.5 (0.5)
Opportunities to get involved in extracurricular activities and level of student involvement 4.5 (0.7)
Geography
AE
Safety of the campus 3.8 (0.7)
Enjoyment of the area 2.8 (1.0)
Supportive Environment for:
AE
Careers in primary care 4.5 (0.6)
Underrepresented ethnic minorities 3.2 (1.1)
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual students 2.8 (0.6)
Students with disabilities 3.5 (0.5)
Married students 4.1 (1.2)
Academics (Years 1 & 2):
AE
Quality of teaching in years 1 and 2 3.9 (0.6)
Adequacy of curriculum in preparing you for USMLE Step 1 4.3 (0.7)
Hours per week in lectures for students in traditional curriculum (actual hours, not rated according to scale above) 18.6 (8.7)
Opportunities for patient interaction in the year 1 and 2 curriculum 4.3 (0.6)
Academics (Years 3 & 4):
AE
Quality of teaching in years 3 and 4 3.8 (0.8)
Amount of responsibility given to students for patient care 4.4 (0.5)
Overall assessment of the clinical training at your school 4.4 (0.9)
Facilities
AE
Adequacy of computer labs 3.1 (1.5)
Adequacy of libraries 3.0 (1.4)
Adequacy of study space 3.0 (1.4)
Administration
AE
Helpfulness of administration, i.e. Dean of Students 3.8 (1.1)
Financial aid counseling 3.5 (0.8)
Administration's support/encouragement of student organizations 4.2 (0.8)
Student involvement in administrative decisions, i.e. admissions, curriculum, etc. 3.4 (1.3)
Opportunities
AE
For research 4.8 (0.6)
To receive career guidance and mentoring 3.4 (1.1)
For experience with underserved populations 4.9 (0.4)
Overall satisfaction
AE
Provide an overall rating of your school 4.3 (1.0)
Open Questions
What do you like best about your school?
* Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Very cooperative learning environment--students always willing to help one another. Students are very easy to get along with; no super-huge egos. Faculty sets high learning goals for students.
* Have affordable housing that is nice within a two minute walk of campus.
* limited class time. Low stress
* Excellent administrative support for running organizations, funding trips to national conferences.
* The student body is great -everyone is very friendly. Also, the faculty and staff are very supportive and available.
* The students have the most varied interests and backgrounds imaginable, everyone's very approachable; we get really good clinical exposure throughout the 4 years at school, and rotate through the most diverse hospitals of this and other communities. Lots of opportunity for research. Awesome housing arrangement.
* Being in the Bronx allows you to gain experience with a patient population that is enormously diverse, and the school helps provide opportunities for us to learn from these patients. Students are very involved in community outreach, and we even have a student-run free clinic. We are encouraged to go summer programs in Latin America to learn Spanish to better communicate with patients.
* students, eduation is good
What do you like least about your school?
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
* Located in safe but boring neighborhood in Bronx; Manhattan 30-45 minutes away by public transportation. Some faculty are excellent at teaching, while others should stick to research.
* The buildings look dreary.
* Library, study spaces
* The Bronx!!!
* Not much financial assistance, other than federal loans, is offered but education is expensive. However, there is not much paperwork we need to be involved in, the financial assistant does everything for us.
* The libraries are closed for the Sabbath, but there is little other study space for people who still choose to study then. Fordham library, though beautiful, is too far for students without a car, and the few conference rooms fill quickly on exam weekends.
* administration is not student friendly. No real advocacy for student needs or requests. Dean of students inadequate.
Please share any other thoughts you may have about your school.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
* The Bronx has many colorful characters that keep the area very interesting.
* I recommend Einstein
* Don't let the fact that Einstein's an affiliate of Yeshiva stop you from applying. It's a great school and you really don't feel any different here than you would anywhere else, the atmosphere's very good. Plus, you get lots of vacation time in your first year. Again, great teaching staff and research opportunities are plenty.
* Einstein students are very relaxed, and this makes medical school much more fun than I ever thought it would be!
* you will learn medicine, but many leave with a bitter taste
