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Which is better?
Pre-clinical is fine. IIRC they do very well. Their third year has been a mess for years and will likely only get worse with new schools opening.Curious why people don't suggest Bradenton? It had PBL, which means you don't have to spend 8 hours a day in lecture with mandatory attendance and no water. You can study on your own time and then spend rest of day relaxing, rather than a lecture room. Bradenton has a great match list as-well.
What makes it a mess?
All LECOM campuses offer PBL.Damn. I actually liked Lecom B for the PBL and tuition. The school closest to me, NYCOM, has tuition set at 60k, high annual resident fees, and a mandatory 5k insurance.
It’s insane about DO school prices and how they push you for primary care specialties that pay the least.
At this point, the real question is what schools don’t offer PBL?All LECOM campuses offer PBL.
I uderstand what PBL is, but does anyone have a good youtube video showing it being used in med school? How can you tell if its a style you like until you have used it thoroughly?
I think I sould hate PBL, but would like to learn more about it before I decide.
2019?!?!?!Can you talk about life in Erie? What is it like living there? I am a student who has been accepted into the incoming LECOm class of 2019 in the medical school. I just want to know if its a good fit for me in terms of life outside medical school. If you can talk about the medical education that would be great too! I am basing my decision off academics and whether I will like the environment there.
2019?!?!?!
ClassCan you talk about life in Erie? What is it like living there? I am a student who has been accepted into the incoming LECOm class of 2019 in the medical school. I just want to know if its a good fit for me in terms of life outside medical school. If you can talk about the medical education that would be great too! I am basing my decision off academics and whether I will like the environment there.
Incominf in 2019? So class of 2023?Yeah I am actually doing a 4/4 program, I have provisional acceptance right now. I just have to deposit essentially
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Incominf in 2019? So class of 2023?
What’s a 4/4 program?Yeah I am actually doing a 4/4 program, I have provisional acceptance right now. I just have to deposit essentially
What’s a 4/4 program?
🤣🤣🤣🤣 you confused alot of people today I didnt even know LECOM had that program.So in high school, you can apply to a combined 3/4 or 4/4 BS/DO program and essentially they keep a seat for you in LECOM!
Also, I agree with your status WTF!! I stopped watching FIFA when Nigeria got eliminated🤣🤣🤣🤣 you confused alot of people today I didnt even know LECOM had that program.
Also, I agree with your status WTF!! I stopped watching FIFA when Nigeria got eliminated![]()
Interviewed at LECOM-Erie and Bradenton. Accepted into Bradenton but went elsewhere.
As far as I understand it, LECOM PBL consists of (Disclaimer: I apologize if this turns out to be fake news. Any LECOMers please corroborate!)
1. You are given a problem/case. As a group, you decide what readings you must complete under faculty guidance.
2. You read everything, and work with your group. This seems like the bulk of what you do. When I went to the LECOM-B cafeteria it was FILLED with people reading full on textbooks, and toting around those portable cases full of books, and having those desk stands so that they can read 2-3 textbooks at the same time.
3. Once you've completed your readings by the next session, you go over questions in a session with a faculty person. He/she's not supposed to give you the answers, but guide you to the right direction (not completely sure how this works)
4. This continues until you get closer to your exam. Your group will actually decide what you will be tested on and the professor/course director? will create an exam based on what you said
I could see how this could work but was really unsure if I could live with reading those textbooks, and I wasn't sure what would happen if my group simply didn't assign the correct readings. I'm sure it would have fine since their first time pass rates are great, but that uncertainty coupled with the fact that it was in the middle of nowhere Bradenton, and coupled with the fact that there was no 24/7 library or study space really turned me off. Also, the fact that they were kind of uncertain about what would happen during 3rd/4th year rotations, although one of the professors assured us they were working on it and making it better.
Also, FL people are weird. It's just my opinion but they are weird.
P.S. LECOM-Erie has ALL of the programs. They have a bigger campus and a full on stand alone wellness/health center, gazebo, as well as half of a coffee shop which was interesting. The people seemed nicer as well. (They liked me better than Bradenton too; but, I suppose, not enough to let me in)
Thank you so much for all that information! Does anyone know if LECOM does cadaver dissection or has a cadaver lab?
LECOM Erie has standard anatomy. However, if you do PBL at Erie, you do not go to the cadaver lab.Thank you so much for all that information! Does anyone know if LECOM does cadaver dissection or has a cadaver lab?
To my understanding, at Bradenton, we have pre-dissected cadavers for our first year of anatomy, and people who do well in anatomy are invited to dissect cadavers over the summer for the next class.Thank you so much for all that information! Does anyone know if LECOM does cadaver dissection or has a cadaver lab?
I don't attend LECOM, but I go to Erie probably once a month (family). Erie isn't the most exciting place for millennials, but if you look, you can definitely find entertaining things to do. Tend to have a lot of "outdoorsmen" (aka Rednecks) residing in Erie. Lots of families and elderly there as well from what I've seen. Place isn't too "hip" or technologically advanced like other rural areas of western pa. One thing I love about Erie though is that it's very simple (not sure how much I would enjoy this if I lived there though). The area is relatively relaxing and having Presque Isle/Lake right there is beautiful for time off and scenic views. In terms of wealth in Erie ... doesn't seem that great but that's not necessarily a bad thing (low cost of living). Oh yeah, the people there are friendly as can be and everyone loves life from what I've experienced. Erie is its own little world and it's up to you to decide whether you would or wouldn't spend the next X years of your life there. Would I live and work in Erie, no. Would I attend LECOM if I got in, depends. For life in Erie, I don't recommend getting advice from sdn though lol! Hope everything works out for you in the future and congrats on the LECOM acceptance!Can you talk about life in Erie? What is it like living there? I am a student who has been accepted into the incoming LECOm class of 2019 in the medical school. I just want to know if its a good fit for me in terms of life outside medical school. If you can talk about the medical education that would be great too! I am basing my decision off academics and whether I will like the environment there.
I was born and raised in Erie, I'm actually there now visiting my mom. I'm a nontrad applicant this year - I left town when I went to undergrad, but have been back regularly since then.Can you talk about life in Erie? What is it like living there? I am a student who has been accepted into the incoming LECOm class of 2019 in the medical school. I just want to know if its a good fit for me in terms of life outside medical school. If you can talk about the medical education that would be great too! I am basing my decision off academics and whether I will like the environment there.