MD vs PhD Instructors

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Hi all -

I am creating a spreadsheet to help me evaluate medical schools and one thing I wanted to consider was whether the classes were taught by MDs or PhDs. Does anyone know of a resource that has this kind of information?

Thanks!

 

[OneTwoThreeFour]

Hi all -

I am creating a spreadsheet to help me evaluate medical schools and one thing I wanted to consider was whether the classes were taught by MDs or PhDs. Does anyone know of a resource that has this kind of information?

Thanks!

There won't be a resource. Every school has MDs, PhDs, and MD/PhDs that teach courses.

 

[puahate]

Every school will have different instructors. This really should not even be a major consideration.

 

[WedgeDawg]

In most schools you'll have PhDs or MD/PhDs teaching your basic science courses and MDs (+/- another degree) teaching your clinical science courses. It won't be a salient point of differentiation between most medical schools.

 

[Isoval]

Who cares?

I’ve had MD/DOs teach basic science lectures and I’ve had PhDs teach clinical lectures. There’s no variance between the two. You’re going to have good physician lecturers, bad physician lecturers, good PhD lecturers, and bad PhD lecturers.

This is a ridiculous consideration when choosing a school, even if you had your pick of the lot.

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

Yea you really won’t be able to choose based on this for the most part. Applying to med school you cast a wide net and get a few bites. Usually 1-2 schools will accept you, maybe 5-10 if you’re really lucky or a rock star candidate.

And at the end of the day this doesn’t really matter either. Who cares who teaches your pre-clinical classes? MDs, PhDs, whoever...year 1-2 classes are just for board (STEP1) review. It could be taught by a trained monkey for all I care. A huge difference between undergrad and med school is that in med school most of your education is self directed.

When choosing a school, look at their clinical education, their students quality of life, and (most importantly) COST.

 

[getdown]

lol

 

[Robin-jay]

Hi all -

I am creating a spreadsheet to help me evaluate medical schools and one thing I wanted to consider was whether the classes were taught by MDs or PhDs. Does anyone know of a resource that has this kind of information?

Thanks!

Whats the significance in evaluating MD vs PhD professors?

 

[gyngyn]

Hi all -

I am creating a spreadsheet to help me evaluate medical schools and one thing I wanted to consider was whether the classes were taught by MDs or PhDs. Does anyone know of a resource that has this kind of information?

Thanks!

Which do you prefer?

 

[allantois]

While at it also evaluate their academic pedigree 😉

 

[Gurby]

You're going to end up ignoring class and studying from resources compiled by anonymous people on the internet anyways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯