LECOM-Erie Discussion thread 2007-2008

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Its always interesting how people have heard so much about LECOM not being a good school, or have been advised not to apply there… yet we still have not come across a good reason as to why.
 
Hi. I just wanted to chime in and say that my brother is a graduate of lecom-e, and totally loved it. He did say they are very strict with their rules (i.e.: no food in the school except the cafe, dress code, scanning in, etc), but there were no real problems since those are pretty minor rules to follow.

Additionally, he matched at a pretty competitive residency in the Berkshires in surgical pathology. He also interviewed at Dartmouth and Cleveland Clinic (but didnt rank them first in the eras match). So, I believe that everything lecom proclaims to be is true, since I saw him go through it first hand. He feels he received an excellent education and said that he was more prepared than some of the md students at the first year of his residency. I hope this little insight helps...
 
Dr Jan Itor said:
Hi. I just wanted to chime in and say that my brother is a graduate of lecom-e, and totally loved it. He did say they are very strict with their rules (i.e.: no food in the school except the cafe, dress code, scanning in, etc), but there were no real problems since those are pretty minor rules to follow.

Additionally, he matched at a pretty competitive residency in the Berkshires in surgical pathology. He also interviewed at Dartmouth and Cleveland Clinic (but didnt rank them first in the eras match). So, I believe that everything lecom proclaims to be is true, since I saw him go through it first hand. He feels he received an excellent education and said that he was more prepared than some of the md students at the first year of his residency. I hope this little insight helps...
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I heard this too from the two LECOM grads I spoke to. One's in EM and the other IM.
 
I just remembered a good family friend had mentioned he had many interns from LECOM - e, so i called him up.
this is what he told me :

from all the LECOM - e and LECOM-bradenton students that have rotated in with him and, of those that are 1st year residents, all of them have been fine, some were just okay, others were very good. he said some were weaker than others - but that varies with every school. he also mentioned he got some really terrible residents and interns from well known d.o schools like nycom and CCOM, so it's very relative. Basically, he said there are good and bad doctors coming from all types of schools, and that in the field he hasnt really hard of any stigma against LECOM - e, and it hasnt affected any of the residents from LECOM-e from doing ER, anesthesia, orth surgery, internal med, whatever.

after speaking to someone in the field, i dont think i care about pre-set notions some ppl on SDN have about LECOM.
 
bioteach said:
I know. 🙁 I suck.

Honestly though, it did make a big impression when a COCA member stated that it was the only already existing school that he wouldn't recommend applying to.


I would love to hear from a current LECOM student. This man had obviously never been a student, so perhaps the education is top notch. It could just be administrative-type issues/hassles. He didn't say anything about the education.
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yeah, that's really weird- perhaps he had a bad experience with a lecom student? i dont know how the heck u can compae RVU, a school that is for-profit , brand new, has no rotation sites, with a school like LECOM that has been open for 15 years and matching people into great residencies consistently..
 
RootCanal said:
We just recently moved to Bradford, PA. I have heard great things about LECOM. My brother wants to go to medical school and he is considering a DO instead of an MD degree because his GPA is a bit low. He was looking into LECOM-Erie. Well, I was talking to my MD the other day and I didn't mention anything to her about my brother. Her daughter is attending DO school in California. When I asked why she went away when there are DO schools much closer, she said that her daughter was afraid of being associated with LECOM. I thought LECOM was a good school. Why did she say that? I have a friend at LECOM who yes, did get in with a 2.9 undergraduate GPA, but also had a 3.7 in graduate school. I thought they had a decent reputation. Why the hating? Now my brother doesn't want to stay close to us because of this school. 🙁
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so what? i know people at Nova, CCOM, and NYCOM with 2.9 gpa's who got in too - what was their MCAT?

your MD is misinformed - i have many friends at LECOM - e and they love it. it's a great school and i don't know why it gets a bad rep sometimes. people will always have prejudices for no apparent reason. When i was in college my MD told me if i did D.O i would never specialize...just because they are an MD doesnt mean they know what they ar talking about.
i wouldnt worry about it.
 
I was deciding between 3 schools and lake erie was very well regarded according to my personal physician who is a DO. He rec lake erie solid program!
 
MaximusD said:
Finally, the school is a breakaway school from PCOM. They left bc they believed that PCOM was doing something wrong, which is BS.
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What does this mean? Can someone elaborate?
 
I think I'd like to add to this thread. I got my PharmD from Lecom-Erie a couple years ago.... but recently decided to attend DO school (both my best friend and I realized we had selected the wrong graduate program as we were continually jealous of the medical students getting to do the "hands on surgeries.")

That being said, while I was not a Lecom medical student, I did spend a couple years there, and feel I can probably speak on the subject. When I was accepted into its accelerated pharmacy 5 year program, my advisor at a my university (a PA institution) forewarned me about the program. He did not believe it generated well-trained graduates. That being said, I entered anyways-- graduated, and passed my boards with flying colors. Therefore, I'll vouch for the pharmacy program, no problem.

The med students, though, continually didn't impress me (and I realized why my advisor had reservations about the program). Once, I ran into a 3rd year med student, and wanted to show him a wound on my hand-- to ask what it was. He looked up at me, clueless, and said "I have noooo idea...." I suppose it wasn't just that he couldn't answer the question, but that he appeared very unprofessional and immature. Stupefied, actually.

Still -- I know some graduates of Lecom-E ARE great residents/physicians. So I think its more of the person that attends the school, rather than the schools ability to teach, that makes a student successful.

In the end, you alone have to choose where you want to apply. I myself, with my own experiences at Lecom chose not to apply there to medical school, but other people can and will flourish.
 
From students that have actually experienced the curriculum and school, I have only heard great things. By the numbers that I have seen, I am expecting even greater things. From people who have listened to an outside 2nd hand opinion with no first hand knowledge, I will disregard. I personally am basing my decision on those with real experiences who did not read the information concerning their future medical practice from the pre-med forum. If you are unsure about the decision, contact a few students and ask them if it is so unbearable to wear the clothing that you will eventually wear as a resident and physician, or the rules that you will also have to follow when you work for any major hospital. In my opinion, they are just preparing you for what is to come, a strict code of conduct and an oath to be as professional and thoughtful as possible.

Just my two cents.
 
For what it's worth, I'll add a little different perspective to this discussion...

I've worked here at a hospital in Ohio for the past two years, and here I met the doc who has become a mentor-of-sorts for my med school journey. He's a D.O., but also the Director of Medical Education, which means he gets the ultimate say on which M4s get to come here (obviously via the Match, but sometimes outside the match).

I was hung up on my decision to attend LECOM-E or another school, and went to him for advice. He said that out of the 120 M4s he has interviewed for a handful of residency slots, MD and DO, for next year, the top 1 or 2 have been from LECOM, and other LECOM-E students have also been impressive. Not only that, he said he has continually been impressed with the residents and current students that have rotated through this hospital out of LECOM, and strongly supported me leaning in that direction.

All other things being equal (facilities, overall feel, tuition, etc), the conversations I have had with him in the past month about LECOM-E have played a vital role in my decision to send in my deposit this week.
 
ohiowbdoc said:
For what it's worth, I'll add a little different perspective to this discussion...

I've worked here at a hospital in Ohio for the past two years, and here I met the doc who has become a mentor-of-sorts for my med school journey. He's a D.O., but also the Director of Medical Education, which means he gets the ultimate say on which M4s get to come here (obviously via the Match, but sometimes outside the match).

I was hung up on my decision to attend LECOM-E or another school, and went to him for advice. He said that out of the 120 M4s he has interviewed for a handful of residency slots, MD and DO, for next year, the top 1 or 2 have been from LECOM, and other LECOM-E students have also been impressive. Not only that, he said he has continually been impressed with the residents and current students that have rotated through this hospital out of LECOM, and strongly supported me leaning in that direction.

All other things being equal (facilities, overall feel, tuition, etc), the conversations I have had with him in the past month about LECOM-E have played a vital role in my decision to send in my deposit this week.
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Interesting... best of luck 😀
 
Shaniqua14 said:
I think I'd like to add to this thread. I got my PharmD from Lecom-Erie a couple years ago.... but recently decided to attend DO school (both my best friend and I realized we had selected the wrong graduate program as we were continually jealous of the medical students getting to do the "hands on surgeries.")

That being said, while I was not a Lecom medical student, I did spend a couple years there, and feel I can probably speak on the subject. When I was accepted into its accelerated pharmacy 5 year program, my advisor at a my university (a PA institution) forewarned me about the program. He did not believe it generated well-trained graduates. That being said, I entered anyways-- graduated, and passed my boards with flying colors. Therefore, I'll vouch for the pharmacy program, no problem.

The med students, though, continually didn't impress me (and I realized why my advisor had reservations about the program). Once, I ran into a 3rd year med student, and wanted to show him a wound on my hand-- to ask what it was. He looked up at me, clueless, and said "I have noooo idea...." I suppose it wasn't just that he couldn't answer the question, but that he appeared very unprofessional and immature. Stupefied, actually.

Still -- I know some graduates of Lecom-E ARE great residents/physicians. So I think its more of the person that attends the school, rather than the schools ability to teach, that makes a student successful.

In the end, you alone have to choose where you want to apply. I myself, with my own experiences at Lecom chose not to apply there to medical school, but other people can and will flourish.
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This story is highly irrelevant. You can walk up to any medical student or even interns or residents and they will probably not be able to tell you what’s wrong with you on the spot. Remember he is a medical student, not a doctor. If you are concerned about the way he answered your question, I highly doubt that his way of speaking has to do with what med school he attended. LECOM is known for its professionalism and even for being too strict sometimes... so if you are suggesting that their students are not professional enough, I think that is laughable. I would think being there for 2 years you would have more to share and base your opinions on than one silly scenario.
 
Ilovethemcat said:
Hi I have a couple of questions for any LECOM ISP students out there, or any other LECOM student for that matter.

Anyway, I was recently accepted to LECOM in the ISP pathway and was wondering if any students can offer some insight about this curricular track. After talking to a few LECOM students and grads, I am getting the idea that I should probably just switch to the lecture pathway. Is it difficult to have one test determine your entire grade for each system? Is not being on the same schedule as the lecture students a disadvantage due to not being able to attend lecture? Any advice would be appreciated. Feel free to PM me if you prefer. Thanks
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No! Don't switch to LDP! Who's telling you this? ISP is way better than LDP and you can always switch from ISP to LDP if you want, but you can't just switch into ISP. Why? Because there are so many LDPers who want in. Why? Because ISP is better than LDP. Med school is hella stressful no matter what the set-up, but the freedom of ISP will keep you sane. Well, less insane anyway. Feel free to PM me. I'm an MS1.
 
Of course I did- and I suppose you would have had to experience this student's answer first hand to understand my dissatisfaction.

And who do you think you are to speak to me on this topic? Even if you are a current medical student at the program, unless you are a fourth year, I have spent more time on that campus than you.

What I found highly disturbing about these students, was that the few times I chose to sit in on their classes -- for example, although pharmacy school provided its own anatomy lab, I also was in the lab with the medical students from time to time to review for exams-- the students had little to no knowledge of the material. Although my focus was pharmacy, I continually outperformed the medical students-- which surprised me considering they had many more class hours than myself in anatomy.

I also had many friends that were medical students, and many showed dissatisfaction with the program, and the wish to have enrolled at another school.

Be it what it may -- the school may be great for some. But beware future enrolles of Lecom-E, that many Pennsylvania residents (myself included) are wary of being treated by a Lecom graduate.

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This story is highly irrelevant. You can walk up to any medical student or even interns or residents and they will probably not be able to tell you what’s wrong with you on the spot. Remember he is a medical student, not a doctor. If you are concerned about the way he answered your question, I highly doubt that his way of speaking has to do with what med school he attended. LECOM is known for its professionalism and even for being too strict sometimes... so if you are suggesting that their students are not professional enough, I think that is laughable. I would think being there for 2 years you would have more to share and base your opinions on than one silly scenario.
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Well just to offer a different opinion to the previous poster, LECOM did score higher than the national average on the anatomy shelf exam this year, which I'm pretty sure is DO and MD students (someone correct me if that is wrong).

I don't think LECOM is 100% perfect but to make it seem that all the students are idiots and have "little to no knowledge" is a little ridiculous. And read what most of the other people have said about doctors' opinions on LECOM graduates and students- it goes with what I have heard about most of them being, in general, positively impressed. I wouldn't choose a school just based on hearsay, because if you do well, you do well anywhere.
 
This thread was making me nervous because I had three acceptances so far and have decided on Erie. Azcom class is increasing too much and Touro Ny is too new, I also declined the other touro interviews. When I told my DO about my choices he said Erie all the way, he was very impressed by the school, so I'm going with his advice because he is very knowlegeable and I trust him. Please current students chime in..............
 
I suppose in totality -- medical school is what the student makes of it, regardless of where they attend. You could ace or fail out of any program. Don't let this thread upset you-- its premeds simply sharing their views.

I had a different view of Lecom because I was actually there, but realize I shouldn't/can't speak on the topic of the med school, because everyone's experiences will be different.

There are pros and cons to all programs, and I think a pre-med has to pick one they themselves like, and just go with it. There have been negative SDN comments about the DO school I've chosen to attend next year, but I suppose I sort of turn a deaf ear to it, becasue I don't want to lose any of the enthusiasm I have for entering medical school.

That being said-- congrats on your acceptance waytogoo.. and good luck!😀

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This thread was making me nervous because I had three acceptances so far and have decided on Erie. Azcom class is increasing too much and Touro Ny is too new, I also declined the other touro interviews. When I told my DO about my choices he said Erie all the way, he was very impressed by the school, so I'm going with his advice because he is very knowlegeable and I trust him. Please current students chime in..............
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Glad to see this thread has returned to being reasonable and informative instead of full of pure opinion.

That being said, who cares about what residents of Pennsylvania (and especially Pittsburgh) think anyway? Everyone knows they're just waiting for their chance to pack up and move to Cleveland.

Go Browns ;-)
 
haha yayy a fellow browns fan!! (not to many in NJ)
 
ohiowbdoc said:
Does anyone know if LECOM-E has a human simulation lab? In my continuing internal debate on which school to attend next fall, some other schools place a large emphasis on their latest and greatest HSLs, and LECOM didn't even really mention it.
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I asked at my interview and they told me they have a simulation robot. Other than that the interviewers did not seem to know a great deal about it as they were faculty in other departments. They did say that it does get integrated into the curriculum.
 
Shaniqua14 said:
But beware future enrolles of Lecom-E, that many Pennsylvania residents (myself included) are wary of being treated by a Lecom graduate.
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Is there any basis for this statement? How many people do you know that purposely avoid LECOM graduates? How many people for that matter actually care where their doc went to school. The people that do care end up going to university hospitals anyway. The general population is concerned about what kind of care/ experience they have had with a doc, not where the doc went to school. If youre good youre good, if youre bad youre bad. There are plenty of LECOM graduates, students, and residents in my area that have more than enough patients to deal with. Just because you are biased doesnt mean the other 12 million people in PA are.
 
Shaniqua14 said:
Of course I did- and I suppose you would have had to experience this student's answer first hand to understand my dissatisfaction.

And who do you think you are to speak to me on this topic? Even if you are a current medical student at the program, unless you are a fourth year, I have spent more time on that campus than you.

What I found highly disturbing about these students, was that the few times I chose to sit in on their classes -- for example, although pharmacy school provided its own anatomy lab, I also was in the lab with the medical students from time to time to review for exams-- the students had little to no knowledge of the material. Although my focus was pharmacy, I continually outperformed the medical students-- which surprised me considering they had many more class hours than myself in anatomy.

I also had many friends that were medical students, and many showed dissatisfaction with the program, and the wish to have enrolled at another school.

Be it what it may -- the school may be great for some. But beware future enrolles of Lecom-E, that many Pennsylvania residents (myself included) are wary of being treated by a Lecom graduate.
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Who do I think I am? I was a post-bac at LECOM, one of my good friends is a graduate of the DO program at LECOM currently doing a cardiology fellowship, I have shadowed physicians who had rotating LECOM 3rd and 4th years and residents. I believe my opinion on LECOM and their students qualifies as much as yours, if not more. I do not mind opinions (good or bad) based on factual material. What I was addressing is the lack of backing-up your view. Your second post was an improvement.
 
Shaniqua14 said:
What I found highly disturbing about these students, was that the few times I chose to sit in on their classes -- for example, although pharmacy school provided its own anatomy lab, I also was in the lab with the medical students from time to time to review for exams-- the students had little to no knowledge of the material. Although my focus was pharmacy, I continually outperformed the medical students-- which surprised me considering they had many more class hours than myself in anatomy.

Be it what it may -- the school may be great for some. But beware future enrolles of Lecom-E, that many Pennsylvania residents (myself included) are wary of being treated by a Lecom graduate.
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What? Unless you were in the first Pharm class at LECOM Anatomy for the med students and the pharm students are taught at different times of the year, so there would be now way you could be sitting in thier classes. Also in the pharm program you get both anatomy and physio in one shot, the med students don't start physio until after anatomy. If you were asking physio questions then they would proply not know what you were takling about.
 
Ilovethemcat said:
I asked at my interview and they told me they have a simulation robot. Other than that the interviewers did not seem to know a great deal about it as they were faculty in other departments. They did say that it does get integrated into the curriculum.
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LECOM does indeed have a SIM MAN. How much time you get to spend with it depends on your pathway. In PBL you will get to do a SIM MAN case every semester, the other pathways do not untilize SIM MAN as much. As a PBL student you'll get the chance to use SIM MAN once or twice a semester, in ISP or LDP you'll only get to use him once or twice your first two years.
 
Hi.. I am new to this website but it is highly informative!

I have a question.. I am interviewing in the next week or so and I was wondering if the interview is open or closed file? If anyone knew that would be great! Also.. does the admissions committee have a preference to which pathway students select. In other words... would they be impressed if a student selected a certain pathway as their first choice or does that not matter what so ever?

Thanks!!!
 
DOhopeful12 said:
Hi.. I am new to this website but it is highly informative!

I have a question.. I am interviewing in the next week or so and I was wondering if the interview is open or closed file? If anyone knew that would be great! Also.. does the admissions committee have a preference to which pathway students select. In other words... would they be impressed if a student selected a certain pathway as their first choice or does that not matter what so ever?

Thanks!!!
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Go up to "Databases" at the top of the page and you will find "interview feedback" on all the schools including LECOM. There you will see if it is closed file or not. My interview was open file or at least that is what they told me. I don't think that they will differ in opinion based on which pathway you choose. It seems to be that they want you to choose the pathway that best fits you as a student. I will be in the PBL pathway, which will fit me perfectly. Just choose whatever works for you. Go to their website and you will find a lot of info on the 4 pathways they offer.
 
DOhopeful12 said:
... would they be impressed if a student selected a certain pathway as their first choice or does that not matter what so ever?
Thanks!!!
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As far as I'm aware it doesn't matter one bit which pathway you select. The pathways are designed for people with different learning/life styles- no one will think any differently if you choose one pathway over another.


As for the rest of the page that I've read, I am an MSI and I really like it here. Sure there are lots of rules and if you're caught breaking them, you'll absolutely hear about it. But I am a very laid back person and don't see it as worth my time or energy to get upset about these rules. You adapt, deal with it and forget it or you'll just be annoyed for a large portion of the time- How would you rather go through school?

As far as LECOM being a break away from PCOM meaning that the founders thought PCOM was doing something wrong, I don't know anything about that. I do know that during my interview and orientation LECOM faculty and founders have spoken nothing but words of high praise regarding PCOM and we were told that the school was opened because there was a shortage of doctors in the area.

As far as the quality of its students I think at every school there are going to be people who are immature, unprepared, and less than articulate. I also think at every school you will find extremely intelligent people. There are some very smart people here and there are absolutely people I'd never want as my own physician.

Anyone can PM me with questions if they are interested. I was very questionable about LECOM a year ago when I was deciding mainly because of things I read on SDN, but I spoke with current students, went with my gut feeling and am extremely happy with my choice.
 
Lfribble said:
As far as I'm aware it doesn't matter one bit which pathway you select. The pathways are designed for people with different learning/life styles- no one will think any differently if you choose one pathway over another.


As for the rest of the page that I've read, I am an MSI and I really like it here. Sure there are lots of rules and if you're caught breaking them, you'll absolutely hear about it. But I am a very laid back person and don't see it as worth my time or energy to get upset about these rules. You adapt, deal with it and forget it or you'll just be annoyed for a large portion of the time- How would you rather go through school?

As far as LECOM being a break away from PCOM meaning that the founders thought PCOM was doing something wrong, I don't know anything about that. I do know that during my interview and orientation LECOM faculty and founders have spoken nothing but words of high praise regarding PCOM and we were told that the school was opened because there was a shortage of doctors in the area.

As far as the quality of its students I think at every school there are going to be people who are immature, unprepared, and less than articulate. I also think at every school you will find extremely intelligent people. There are some very smart people here and there are absolutely people I'd never want as my own physician.

Anyone can PM me with questions if they are interested. I was very questionable about LECOM a year ago when I was deciding mainly because of things I read on SDN, but I spoke with current students, went with my gut feeling and am extremely happy with my choice.
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Well put man, I also agree that the type of person you are is what makes a good doctor, not what school you attend. (Also top notch board scores, and good rotation experience 😀)
 
desijigga said:
Well put man, I also agree that the type of person you are is what makes a good doctor, not what school you attend. (Also top notch board scores, and good rotation experience 😀)
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Well put Woman... 😉
 
does anyone know what the earliest date that people can be pulled of the waitlist is? how do they rank the waitlist people? I gave a letter of intent and applied early so will that help me get to the top of the list?
 
just submitted my secondary, just hope that my LORs come in a timely fashion. i applied hella late. how long does it take LECOM to respond regarding secondaries? i hope its really fast cause i hate having false hope. hahaha
 
Cabbage said:
just submitted my secondary, just hope that my LORs come in a timely fashion. i applied hella late. how long does it take LECOM to respond regarding secondaries? i hope its really fast cause i hate having false hope. hahaha
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You still have a good chance, I wasn't complete last year until the end of January. They got back to me pretty quickly about my secondary.
 
A LECOM-Erie interview slot on Dec. 6th is now open, if anyone wants it.

Or, at least, it will be open when they read my withdraw e-mail. I sent it this morning.
 
scdocusc said:
does anyone know what the earliest date that people can be pulled of the waitlist is? how do they rank the waitlist people? I gave a letter of intent and applied early so will that help me get to the top of the list?
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LECOM's waitlist is a mystery only understood by whatever god you worship. I do know that they take a good portion of each class from the waitlist (about 10% of my class), so don’t give up hope.
 
Shaniqua14 said:
What I found highly disturbing about these students, was that the few times I chose to sit in on their classes -- for example, although pharmacy school provided its own anatomy lab, I also was in the lab with the medical students from time to time to review for exams-- the students had little to no knowledge of the material. Although my focus was pharmacy, I continually outperformed the medical students-- which surprised me considering they had many more class hours than myself in anatomy.
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I think that you are idealizing medical students, and I gather this from this and your previous post. After speaking with my friend who is a highly successful MS3 at Pitt, we have agreed that neither of the reactions that you received from LECOM med students are shocking or even abnormal. Let's step out of the box...
First:
Third year medical students are just that...medical students. They've little more knowledge than what you can get from basic science lectures. Even so, if you randomly confront a physician in the hallway, hold out your wounded hand, and expect answers...I suspect that you will not get the answer that you're looking for after only a glance at your mysterious wound.
Second:
I think that you need to reflect on the nature of a medical student's anatomy course in relation to that of your pharmacy program. For 12 weeks, med students spend every waking hour systematically working through regions of the body and learning EVERY anatomical detail before moving on to the next.
Any anatomy that is provided by the pharmacy program must compare as a quick glossing over, and is in no way in line with the med student course when considering time course. So, if you were to enter an anatomy lab while medical students were in there studying, I have to assume that they were currently somewhere in the midst of the course because no one in their right mind enters a cadaver lab after anatomy. That said, just imagine that you were to enter the anatomy lab when I was there studying, and you ask even pharmacy-anatomy level questions about the skull, which was covered for your upcoming exam. If I had only yet covered the spine and limbs, of course I would have little to say. In addition, of course ( I hope) you would "outperform" them considering your recent lectures on the subject.
Also any question beyond the basic scope of "This is the structure's name, function, attachments, innervation, and vascular supply" is beyond the scope of the first 12 weeks of med school anywhere.
Finally, I would like to confirm what Lisa has already stated. LECOM MS1's scored above average on the anatomy shelf exam this fall, which I think is enough evidence to dismantle any statement about the anatomy education of LECOM students.
Good luck everyone.🙂
 
scdocusc said:
does anyone know what the earliest date that people can be pulled of the waitlist is? how do they rank the waitlist people? I gave a letter of intent and applied early so will that help me get to the top of the list?
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The earliest date varies from year to year, so I have nothing to say about when the waitlist is used actively.
However I can say that the waitlist is not ranked (at least was not in the past). Once they are begin inviting people from the waitlist, it is reevaluated regularly. Your position as a top choice on the list can change every time, depending on who else is on the list and if you have changed/ added anything to your file. The letter of intent seems to be helpful for some, and applying early does not hurt at all.
 
Anybody received their matriculation packet in the mail yet? I am not sure of it, but I thought they said it would be coming soon. Maybe I am just a little anxious to get things going.
 
Just Received Interview Invite For 1/18.. So Excited!!! 😍
 
DC DOC said:
Anybody received their matriculation packet in the mail yet? I am not sure of it, but I thought they said it would be coming soon. Maybe I am just a little anxious to get things going.
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I sent in my deposit last week, and just received a letter yesterday saying something to the effect of "We received your money, congratulations on entering into the Class of 2012, we'll be sending your Matriculation Packet soon."
 
So my husband will be flying out in a few hours for his interview. Any words of wisdom? They still do the article thing right?
 
tell him to just chill out and have fun. Despite all the things that are said about LECOM's interview process being impersonal and such, I found that interview to be more engaging and fun than my other interview. Oh and tell him not to get the turkey for lunch. It was really dry.
 
scdocusc said:
tell him to just chill out and have fun. Despite all the things that are said about LECOM's interview process being impersonal and such, I found that interview to be more engaging and fun than my other interview. Oh and tell him not to get the turkey for lunch. It was really dry.
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:laugh: Thanks! I'll let him know to opt for something else for lunch.
 
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