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Interviewing 12/14, Robin Lamb called yesterday, Who will be there?
Great information. Appreciate it.They're starting a kind of modified body systems approach curriculum with us in the Fall. Instead of doing body systems back to back they will be overlapping them in a very systematic fashion so that we have some overlap of material between body systems.
I.E. at a traditional body systems school they might learn about congestive heart failure in Cardiology in August. Then, in October, when they're doing Renal they will learn about it in the kidneys. On this modified approach they have made it so that major topics overlap as much as possible. Thus, for congestive heart failure, you might learn about it in Cardio at 8AM and learn about it in Renal at 9AM.
However, it's still a body systems approach in that the material is still quite spread out and independent of most other body systems. Personally, I like this thought process and it makes more sense to me. I believe the current students will be using something somewhat similar and they told us our 2016 schedule is the culmination of everything they've gathered so far about what their curriculum needs to be. You can tell they've spent a tremendous amount of time scheduling it.
Additionally, the new sciences building opens in the Spring. In addition to just being a shiny new building it will also feature a very expanded anatomy lab. Their existing anatomy lab is already really nice but my understanding of the plans for the new one sound wonderful. The school will be going to a dissection method of learning (they have been prosection in the past) which is important for me as I'm a hands on learner.
Lastly, everything you do at DCOM is geared toward board exams. Clinical exposure begins right off the bat with simulated patients and is carried throughout your entire first two years. Included in that is some time in their community clinic with real patients. Unlike some schools where the first two years is simply the intellectual foundations of what you will learn about clinical work during rotations.... DCOM starts the clinical foundations literally within the first couple of weeks. Certainly, this is a major reason that they receive such glowing reviews of students on rotations.
I hope that helps!
ok so i understand its a closed file interview...but ive read the interview feedback and some of the questions had me confused...
people who have recently interviewed here pleasee tell me...what EXACTLY will they have access to? secondary essay? personal statement? anything?
or nothinggg at all and i'll just be sitting there starting to tell them about me from beginning?
2nd question: what are they NOT allowed to ask? if they dont have access to my gpa/mcat...im guessing they cant ASK me that rite?
would they know or talk about me volunteer/clinical experiences?
Then u wonder if a 1 hr interview and mmi would be better for the cost to come here lol
does the school have a particular "type" of applicant they are looking for? I am trying to see what they look for when granting interviews to applicants
I think I would have to disagree with your statement regarding the type of person they are looking for being neg towards research. For one, they are trying to push more research as a part of the curricula. Part of the osteopathic mission is for doctors to also be educators for their patients and the community in order to promote preventative medicine. The best docs are those that stay up to date on the newest and most effective research and technology that pertains to his/her practice. To say that being a lab rat makes one less of a people oriented doctor is naive to say the least. And to further support this statement, of I remember correctly, DCOM is opening up new research facilities. I can only predict that one day they may be looking to start an MD/PhD program
If you're a 4.0 student with a 35 MCAT and a lab rat... you probably don't fit in at DCOM and DCOM probably doesn't fit well with you. If you want to be a "people's doctor" and are going into medicine for that reason then welcome home!
what?
Guys, don't get too caught up in this stuff. This is a medical school just like any other medical school. The admissions committee is looking for people who will make capable and competent physicians, who will get through the next 4 years without an issue and will make the school look good when they graduate. Trying to go any deeper than that is a useless exercise.
If you have good stats and aren't malignant at the interview, you will probably get in. If your stats are marginal and you have some other fantastic qualities, you might get in. The rules are the same as anywhere else. I have classmates that are all over the spectrum (including plenty of cool people who have great stats and are interested in research).
I didn't mean any negativity toward research - I do research myself. I simply meant if you're the stereotypical non-social super genius who can't relate with anyone you might feel out of place. The school is all about relationships / family atmosphere and everyone I've talked to says the guys/gals who go through it studying alone and not coming to lecture seem miserable. You have to be a social person who fits in and they will tell you they're looking for that on interview day.
Also, I didn't mean for the last point to be a contrasting one. That is, I didn't mean that typical genius students aren't social people. That's too vast a claim to make. I work with plenty of top tier students who are socialites. A person can certainly be both - however, it's no secret that DCOM looks more for a person who can relate with people than someone who can work efficiently in a lab. As you've said, this may change as programs change. Either way, I won't claim to lack naivety.
If DCOM starts an MD/PhD program then I'm getting the hell out of dodge... the zombie apocalypse will have appeared!
really?? noo wayyyyy....
post a link...i LOVE research...been involved for a LONG time...
im sensing some research-oriented applicants are selected...as the last acceptance poster also had alote of research
OMG MY INTERVIEW JUST GOT MOVED TO THIS WEDNESDAY !!!!! See y'all who are interviewing tomorrow!!
really?? noo wayyyyy....
post a link...i LOVE research...been involved for a LONG time...
im sensing some research-oriented applicants are selected...as the last acceptance poster also had alote of research
same thing...some possible research bias..yay
i think the other 2-3 posters were also research heavy i guess they need students to fill up their labs..ahahahaah
Yay! I will be at your pizza night tomorrow!!! So excited to meet everyone
have you been verified?..if not..i think its too late...
I'm new to the DO scene, so please pardon my ignorance: Do you think it's still worthwhile to submit a primary here?
Good luck to all.
Thanks for the responses everyone. I decided to wait the year out, retake my MCAT, and simultaneously reapply to both DO & MD next year. It's a difficult decision, but a necessary one. Good luck!
I interviewed yesterday and was quite disappointed by dcom. Literally the town is so small it is absurd. Also the staff wasn't overly friendly except for bob the tour guide. They didnt show us the anatomy labs and the living there ie university inn is awful. This is one trip i wish I didn't waste my time or money on. Oh and none of the staff could explain their new curriculum.
I interviewed yesterday and was quite disappointed by dcom. Literally the town is so small it is absurd. Also the staff wasn't overly friendly except for bob the tour guide. They didnt show us the anatomy labs and the living there ie university inn is awful. This is one trip i wish I didn't waste my time or money on. Oh and none of the staff could explain their new curriculum.
Fre3sh7, what school are you leaning towards of the ones you have been accepted to?
Also, how many people generally get off the wait-list at LMU and accepted? Just wondering
I interviewed yesterday and was quite disappointed by dcom. Literally the town is so small it is absurd. Also the staff wasn't overly friendly except for bob the tour guide. They didnt show us the anatomy labs and the living there ie university inn is awful. This is one trip i wish I didn't waste my time or money on. Oh and none of the staff could explain their new curriculum.