sorry I haven't responded yet to those who've emailed me, hopefully this will suffice in answering all questions....
as far as my experience at Jeff, last year I was going through personal issues (lost someone very close to me) and unfortunately I'd have to say I worked through these things DESPITE facutly at Jeff, not because of them (ie they didn't help situation, prob made it worse)...as far as general observations, Jeff is very conservative, at times oppressively so (i'm pretty moderate)- I'm starting to realize this much more as I branch out in my friendships and rotate through hospitals affiliated with other academic institutions; combine this with a general ignorance/indifference to society outside the hospital (ie politics; expect little cultivation of outside interests here at Jeff) and you'll become an avg-good practitioner (I say avg b/c although clinical curriculum is strong, our first two years are horribly organized; ie blatant discrepancies between lecturers, syllabi, and exams) woefully equipped to practice medicine in a time of great legal, administrative, and political influence (maybe even worse you'll be lacking the inspiration or knowledge to alter or reverse these influences)...again, I'm sure some at my school would disagree but these are my personal observations
