Niche medical schools

[suomi24]

I'm making my school list for apps in January and I've come across a few niche schools I'm sure lots of you are already aware of. For example:

Howard University in DC accepts mostly african american students, Loma Linda in California favors Catholic/ devout Christian applicants.

Are there any other schools y'all know of that have some specific niche like this? I'm hoping to not waste an app on a school that would put me in a category from which they accept <10% of their class!

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[A_Garrr]

I'm not sure that this post belongs under 'school specific discussions'. But I suppose that any other HBCU (e.g., Meharry, Morehouse), or Jesuit school (e.g., Loyola) would fit into this 'niche' category. Still, this doesn't mean schools are gonna completely ignore and reject non-AA or non-Catholic students. With a lot of these schools, it also has a lot to do with exactly what kind of work you're wanting to do as a physician.

 

[Thermer]

The best way to get an idea about what type of applicants each school is looking for is their mission statement. Keep it in mind while you're writing your secondaries as a way to frame your application and provide insight as to why you would be a good fit.

 

[gyngyn]

I'm making my school list for apps in January and I've come across a few niche schools I'm sure lots of you are already aware of. For example:

Howard University in DC accepts mostly african american students, Loma Linda in California favors Catholic/ devout Christian applicants.

Are there any other schools y'all know of that have some specific niche like this? I'm hoping to not waste an app on a school that would put me in a category from which they accept <10% of their class!

Loma Linda is an Adventist school, though devoutly religious members of other denominations are considered (usually later in the cycle).
The three medical schools affiliated with HCBU's (Howard, Meharry and Morehouse) are mission-based also. Their mission is to provide physicians to the African American community.
There are many schools whose mission is to serve a specific region (e.g. UCR, SIU and most state public schools).
The new school in Il is for those with engineering skills.
The MSAR has the mission statements for all these and many others.

 

[Goro]

Loma Linda is an Adventist school, though devoutly religious members of other denominations are considered (usually later in the cycle).
The three medical schools affiliated with HCBU's (Howard, Meharry and Morehouse) are mission-based also. Their mission is to provide physicians to the African American community.
There are many schools whose mission is to serve a specific region (e.g. UCR, SIU and most state public schools).
The new school in Il is for those with engineering skills.
The MSAR has the mission statements for all these and many others.

TCMC , Va Tech, Mercer, and state schools have missions like UCR and SIU. Some state schools are VERY unfriendly to OOS applicants. These include the two U ND, U SD, LSU, U TN, ETSU, Brody, U SC, UCD, NEOMED, U NM, U SAB, MCG, The three NJ schools, U KS, U AR, U OK, U NE, and the FL schools. Perhaps the wise @gyngyn can correct me, but isn't UCLA/Drew considered an HBC?

 

[gyngyn]

Perhaps the wise @gyngyn can correct me, but isn't UCLA/Drew considered an HBC?

The program is named for Charles R. Drew, an African American, but their their mission is the urban poor.
They sample from a much broader pool to fill this mission.

 

[Catalystik]

The new school in Il is for those with engineering skills.

Named Carle-Illinois, in Urbana, IL (downstate, about 2.5 hours south of Chicago).

 

[Siromas]

Doesn't Rush place a heavy focus on service?

 

[Goro]

Doesn't Rush place a heavy focus on service?

The service loving schools seem to be:
Netter
Loyola
Tulane
SLU
Creighton
Gtown
Rush
Keck

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

The service loving schools seem to be:
Netter
Loyola
Tulane
SLU
Creighton
Gtown
Rush
Keck

What do they consider service, and what kind of hours are we talking about?

 

[Goro]

What do they consider service, and what kind of hours are we talking about?

Service to others less fortunate than yourself...ie, the underprivileged.
I think to distinguish oneself as an applicant anywhere, one should shoot for > 300 hrs. The wise LizzyM has mentioned that this puts you into to the top 25% of all applicants in this regards, at least at her school up in the stratosphere.

Now, I know that people will chime about how they got into med school with 30 hrs of ECs. But SDNers are advised not to become fixated on any single metric.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Service to others less fortunate than yourself...ie, the underprivileged.
I think to distinguish oneself as an applicant anywhere, one should shoot for > 300 hrs. The wise LizzyM has mentioned that this puts you into to the top 25% of all applicants in this regards, at least at her school up in the stratosphere.

Now, I know that people will chime about how they got into med school with 30 hrs of ECs. But SDNers are advised not to become fixated on any single metric.

Yeah, I have a lot. I was just curious if there was a specific type of service they were looking for or just service to the underserved in general. Thanks.