This was one of my biggest gripes about Bradenton. PBL sounds like an awesome way of learning, but what are you paying 30k per year for? You aren't "taught" anything (except anatomy, which I think is lecture based). From what I understand, the faculty only monitors the PBL sessions, and only jumps in when necessary. I just don't know how the tuition is justified. Yes, you get a degree and can practice medicine, but for 30k per year I'd expect a bit more. This is the model of a business, not a school.
Furthermore, apparently YOU set up your rotations and from what I was told at my interview, you will have to travel quite a bit. They spin this logic and say that other schools "spoonfeed" you and that "hold your hand" to make it sound condescending, but the reality is that med school is stressful enough; I'll take help where I can get it.
But, I have to admit, the board scores at Bradenton speak for themselves and PBL does work...no doubt about it. I just can't justify the tuition when YOU are doing most of the work. And it's not like either LECOM offers many amenities...I guess that's why their tuition is less than other med schools.
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