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I just recently interviewed at LECOM for their DPM program.
I was wondering if anyone else is considering applying to LECOM? Or If anyone else has interviewed already?
If anyone has any questions I’ll be happy to answer.
Apply DO schools if you can. Please!I just recently interviewed at LECOM for their DPM program.
I was wondering if anyone else is considering applying to LECOM? Or If anyone else has interviewed already?
If anyone has any questions I’ll be happy to answer.
100 percent this.If you MUST go to podiatry school, go wherever it's cheapest. There is more than enough commentary on the return on investment to your podiatric medical education, at least save a few bucks along the way. Some Dean is going to tell you "cheapest isn't always best." But this is podiatry school we're talking about, you'll get a DPM degree no matter where you choose to while away 4 years of living.
Hi, I’m a little late to this but I just applied to LECOM (truly just submitted my application everywhere on Saturday) and got offered an interview. I think it’s really cool to be considered for the start of a program! I am really thinking of it as one of my top choices if all goes well. I’m not sure if you’ve decided on where you’re going, but do you mind sharing how your interview was?I just recently interviewed at LECOM for their DPM program.
I was wondering if anyone else is considering applying to LECOM? Or If anyone else has interviewed already?
If anyone has any questions I’ll be happy to answer.
Hi, I’m a little late to this but I just applied to LECOM (truly just submitted my application everywhere on Saturday) and got offered an interview. I think it’s really cool to be considered for the start of a program! I am really thinking of it as one of my top choices if all goes well. I’m not sure if you’ve decided on where you’re going, but do you mind sharing how your interview was?
Jumping on with the bump as well, LECOM is great DO school, is there real hesitation about their capabilities for podiatric training? Their DO school is also one of the cheapest in the country, the trend seems to be continued here, does it not?
I wonder if they have the same formal dress code as well for pods 🙂
One pro about LECOM is that their tuition is cheaper than other pod schools, plus I’d assume the COL is cheaper as well in Erie.
From what I gathered, I’d say the concern about LECOM is if there is a need for another podiatry school.
Others in the forum may jump into this and give their thoughts
(a) The podiatry school there is entirely unnecessary.Jumping on with the bump as well, LECOM is great DO school, is there real hesitation about their capabilities for podiatric training? Their DO school is also one of the cheapest in the country, the trend seems to be continued here, does it not?
I wonder if they have the same formal dress code as well for pods 🙂
LECOM is great DO school
I think a lot of pre-pods ultimately end up with adversarial feelings towards attendings who respond negatively here. In 7 years you'll be our colleague and I have a bad feeling you will look back on pronation's comments as prognostic. Jokingly, this degree path is so long that by the time you can warn pre-pods about it you already resemble some sort of demented old person that young people don't want to believe or listen to.
Who told you this?
This is 2 OCPM fun facts I've learned in less than a week. A mandatory(?) Eerie rotation? A van trip to NYC for scrambling. Fascinating.Who wants to be snowed in all the time? Over 100 inches of snow per year. #2 snowiest city in the US. No thanks.
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While the snowbirds typically migrate south for the winter, the snow fanatics tend to flock to northern areas of the U.S. to get their winter weather fix. But do you know which cities receive the most snowfall each year?www.foxweather.com
Not to mention we all @ OCPM back in the day avoided our "Senior Experience" rotation there like the plague since it was atrocious.
It was one of many we had to choose from.... your small senior medicine group drew straws, the last person to draw usually got that location.This is 2 OCPM fun facts I've learned in less than a week. A mandatory(?) Eerie rotation? A van trip to NYC for scrambling. Fascinating.
Millcreek used to do a summer 1st year rotation. A classmate of mine came back from it. They said they didn't want to talk about it and that they wouldn't be clerking there down the road.
This is what happened at my DO school:Step 1, COMLEX, overall match rates, and US News for whatever that's worth. They are top 1 - 5 depending on which metric you fancy.
Not that that means anything for DO school.
Bingo... THAT is truly the biggest negative aspect and dirty secret of podiatry:I wanna hurl my entire physical existent whenever I hear, "But...there's more than enough residencies for everyone!!" Like look at the unfilled list, babe.![]()
Sorry I totally forgot I even replied to this post in the first place!Sorry, I totally forgot about this post.
Overall, I wasn’t a big fan. The info session didn’t have much, mostly just talked ab the history of LECOM and curriculum. It was very quick. However, I did learn that LECOM has rules such as a professional dress code in lecture, no beverages, etc. Also, they claim to guarantee you a residency placement.
PROS: tuition is cheaper than the rest + low COL in Erie PA.
My experience: my interviewer(s) gave me weird vibes, they were both rude & they didn’t seem like they wanted to be there (but it was early in the morning) The interview was approximately 10 mins long.
All of the questions that I was asked were “what would you do if…” scenarios and bunch of ethics questions (cheating, academic honesty).
I wasn’t asked anything specific about my application or myself. However, I was asked to name an intrinsic foot muscle, which i didn’t know what to say, as it caught me off guard.
I withdrew my application a few days after because i got accepted to my 1st choice with a great scholarship.
Unfortunately, my experience itself wasn’t good, BUT it was my personal experience!! Others may have had it totally different and loved LECOM.
However, Good luck to you! I wish you the best, if you have any other questions let me know. My advice would be to attend the school who gives you a good scholarship!
You never want to be a guinea pig student for a new school. Using this analogy, would you ever want to buy the first model year of a new car?Sorry I totally forgot I even replied to this post in the first place!
I just had my interview today and honestly my experience was very opposite, both of my interviewers were polite and smiley. If all goes well, they will most likely remain high on my list. But yes, a very short interview for me as well.
The dress code and overall strictness in the classroom was a bit shocking though. But it seemed like they really want the program and more importantly the students in it to succeed based on the early hands-on curriculum.
Thanks for your feedback!!! It’s nice to see fellow applicants on here 🙂 and congrats to you!! Still waiting on other interviews and potential offers to make my decision.
We can preach all day but in the end there's something at play here that we can't overcome.You never want to be a guinea pig student for a new school. Using this analogy, would you ever want to buy the first model year of a new car?
Probably the best advice so far I've seen in pre-pod subforum. Nothing against the new schools, but it's a lot safer not being a guinea pig with >$300k on the line.IMO, applicants should avoid the newer schools if they have an acceptance at any of the originals. Before enrolling, the first-time pass rate for boards and the 4-year graduation rate are essential.
Sorry, I totally forgot about this post.
Overall, I wasn’t a big fan. The info session didn’t have much, mostly just talked ab the history of LECOM and curriculum. It was very quick. However, I did learn that LECOM has rules such as a professional dress code in lecture, no beverages, etc. Also, they claim to guarantee you a residency placement.
PROS: tuition is cheaper than the rest + low COL in Erie PA.
My experience: my interviewer(s) gave me weird vibes, they were both rude & they didn’t seem like they wanted to be there (but it was early in the morning) The interview was approximately 10 mins long.
All of the questions that I was asked were “what would you do if…” scenarios and bunch of ethics questions (cheating, academic honesty).
I wasn’t asked anything specific about my application or myself. However, I was asked to name an intrinsic foot muscle, which i didn’t know what to say, as it caught me off guard.
I withdrew my application a few days after because i got accepted to my 1st choice with a great scholarship.
Unfortunately, my experience itself wasn’t good, BUT it was my personal experience!! Others may have had it totally different and loved LECOM.
However, Good luck to you! I wish you the best, if you have any other questions let me know. My advice would be to attend the school who gives you a good scholarship!
sphincter ani externus?They pimped you during a podiatry school admission interview?
If this ain’t a clue to run for the hills, I don’t know what is.They pimped you during a podiatry school admission interview?
Probably the best advice so far I've seen in pre-pod subforum. Nothing against the new schools, but it's a lot safer not being a guinea pig with >$300k on the line.
1. Lol no beverages in lecture.
2. Lol professional dress code in lecture.
3. Lol guaranteed residency placement.
4. Lol name an intrinsic foot muscle.
Sounds like an absolute nightmare. You dodged a bullet.
Sorry I totally forgot I even replied to this post in the first place!
I just had my interview today and honestly my experience was very opposite, both of my interviewers were polite and smiley. If all goes well, they will most likely remain high on my list. But yes, a very short interview for me as well.
The dress code and overall strictness in the classroom was a bit shocking though. But it seemed like they really want the program and more importantly the students in it to succeed based on the early hands-on curriculum.
Thanks for your feedback!!! It’s nice to see fellow applicants on here 🙂 and congrats to you!! Still waiting on other interviews and potential offers to make my decision.
Oh you know it would be great. Requiring residencies to publish data like what percentage of their graduates are abfas board certified within a certain amount of time. Also requiring fellowships to publish that but more importantly what jobs people are taking. But none of it matters who caresBingo... THAT is truly the biggest negative aspect and dirty secret of podiatry:
There are only about 100 high quality residency spots... and maybe another 100 adequate training spots.
So, even though there are hundreds of residency hospitals and and ~500 "accredited" DPM residency spots, at least half of them are laughable.
"Everyone gets a three year residency now" is a misleading and damaging misconception by ad coms and APMA cronies.
Many residencies have high ABFAS in-training and board pass rates, but many others have almost 0% cert pass rate among alumni.
The percentage that are high quality DPM spots will only decrease as more spots are added to adjust for the new schools.
In the scramble, there are usually only 5 or 10 quality spots in most years. The rest are the worst of the worst.
Those are BIGtime problems that the schools, APMA, etc won't address...
It takes much time to make GOOD new programs (even without new schools/grads).
The only quasi-solution to the training disparity is to now to add fellowships (which was mostly ACFAS!), but fellowship that won't change specialty is largely superfluous and only takes cases/attendings away from residencies - many of whom didn't have enough to begin with!
...The usual suspect facts that the podiatry job market is ho-hum,
the ROI is questionable with very high tuitions,
the pod schools accept basically anyone,
the pod schools flunk out a good number and have 5 or 6 or 7+ year tracks,
that podiatry is the red headed stepchild of MD in some places, etc are common knowledge. Those are not good things, but they are known by nearly anyone who goes in with their eyes open.
The residency situation, on the other hand, is unfortunate and baaadly overlooked yet must be grasped and planned for by pre-pods, pod students, etc... one must know what they are undertaking and MUST make their own luck. Many do. Many others get blindsided. They were not necessarily dumb people or lazy people, but there are some very smart people in podiatry school... and just not enough good residency spots. I know I certainly didn't graduate #1 of my class.
... "C's make degrees" might work for MD. For podiatry, it's a recipe to end up failing boards and in NYC or VAMC nail jail that is called a "residency." 🙁
You're probably right. I just never looked at DO school rankings, and I don't even know where to find this info. Maybe LECOM doesn't do any shady stuff. I just don't trust DO school stats/rankings and never will.
I just got an interview invite from Lecom DPM. Is there a chance of still getting a seat?
I just got an interview invite from Lecom DPM. Is there a chance of still getting a seat?
I think you still could get a seat at LECOM, but the question be "should you go to LECOM"I would be hesitant accepting an offer here. You're going to be the guinea pig at a brand-new school. I would recommend another school unless LECOM is your only option.
I’m going with yes. The only school I’ve heard of in the last 3 years that has filled all their seats is DMU-CPMS. With this being an inaugural class, I would bet there are likely still seats available.I just got an interview invite from Lecom DPM. Is there a chance of still getting a seat?
Is there an accepted student forum?
I have never shadowed a podiatrist. This field is fairly new to me. I know I want to do something in medicine but my MCAT score is too low to get into a DO/MD program. I have been searching stuff up regarding podiatry but everything i’m reading doesn’t make sense. Some say its a great field and they would do it all over again and then some say they don’t like it. Also, the salary for a podiatrist ranges from 68K-300K how does that even make sense. Will I be able to pay back my loans? Also is residency 2 years or 3 years? I’m just really confused and got an acceptance into LECOM but they have given me only 5 days to decide to accept or decline. Any help/advice would be great!!!!!!
You should shadow as many podiatrists as possible. That range in salary is due to the job market. Some people take contracts where their base salary is 70k they hope that incentives will bring them up to 6 figures. Others like myself take hospital jobs which can start between 200 to 300. Some of us do surgery some of us don't. Residency is a combo of podiatric surgery and podiatric medicine and it is 3 years for everyone now.I have never shadowed a podiatrist. This field is fairly new to me. I know I want to do something in medicine but my MCAT score is too low to get into a DO/MD program. I have been searching stuff up regarding podiatry but everything i’m reading doesn’t make sense. Some say its a great field and they would do it all over again and then some say they don’t like it. Also, the salary for a podiatrist ranges from 68K-300K how does that even make sense. Will I be able to pay back my loans? Also is residency 2 years or 3 years? I’m just really confused and got an acceptance into LECOM but they have given me only 5 days to decide to accept or decline. Any help/advice would be great!!!!!!
Others like myself take hospital jobs which can start between 200 to 300.