NSU-COM Class of 2010

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sooooo been a long time since i've been on here..and apparently for others as well! just wanted to keep the thread alive.. +pad+
 
Any current NSU students know anything about the COM Student Ambassador Program? My interview packet mentions that we can ask to stay with a student from that program but I cannot find anything about it on the (not-so-well organized) website. I would love to stay with a current student, so it would be really helpful if anyone could tell me how to find this information and contact list. Thanks!
 
can anyone explain the NOVA attendance policy to me? Do they have you sign in for every class? If you do miss a couple of classes, what is their policy?

Thanks in advance
 
DRKUBA said:
Any current NSU students know anything about the COM Student Ambassador Program? My interview packet mentions that we can ask to stay with a student from that program but I cannot find anything about it on the (not-so-well organized) website. I would love to stay with a current student, so it would be really helpful if anyone could tell me how to find this information and contact list. Thanks!
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Contact the admissions office (email probably best)...they have a list of students who are willing to host incoming interviewees. If you don't hear back from them in a reasonable time frame, let me know--I'll do what I can to help you, I am one of the M2s on the list.
 
mprover said:
can anyone explain the NOVA attendance policy to me? Do they have you sign in for every class? If you do miss a couple of classes, what is their policy?

Thanks in advance
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Attendance Policy:
Must attend 70% of classes in each course in order to have no penalty.
Must attend 60% of classes in each course to pass with penalty (5%), below that you fail automatically.
You scan in at the beginning of each block of classes (or have someone do it for you)...so two or three times a day first year. Usually only one time a day second year.

I have said it 100 times...the attendance policy is NOT a big deal! If you REALLY don't want to go to class...you will find a way to scan and leave, or someone else to scan for you. This is not a make-or-break AT ALL. I was worried about the policy coming into classes, but over a year later--still...NO BIG DEAL!
 
kaikai128 said:
Contact the admissions office (email probably best)...they have a list of students who are willing to host incoming interviewees. If you don't hear back from them in a reasonable time frame, let me know--I'll do what I can to help you, I am one of the M2s on the list.
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thanks for the help!
 
Yeah , that seems like not a bid deal. My fears have been put to rest. 70% attendance is pretty lax. I think I can make it above 60% at the very least .

Thanks
 
Hey Class of 2010 -

I got accepted this week to the class of 2011. My question has to do with the stipulation that upon graduation you must stay in the state an extra year in a TRI (traditional rotating internship) or transitional year. Could anyone explain this further? Thanks!
 
You really need to search for AOA Board Resolution 19.

This is from an email I received from administration.
" The changes do remove the requirement of a FREE
STANDING/Unattached traditional rotating internship year. However, in
practice since 1989 reforms, more internships have been linked to a
residency, and counted towards residency training. Because of this,
Osteopathic training time for the vast majority of residencies has
been identical to Allopathic for years. "

A lot of it is a change in the wording, but essentially what this is going to do is to eliminated the need to do that Traditional Rotating Internship year. The first year of residency will automatically count (and there are requirements of the breakdown of that year) and therefore in those magic 5 states you don't have to do the rotating internship year anymore.

Much love from the class of 2009.



HemaOncoDoc said:
Hey Class of 2010 -

I got accepted this week to the class of 2011. My question has to do with the stipulation that upon graduation you must stay in the state an extra year in a TRI (traditional rotating internship) or transitional year. Could anyone explain this further? Thanks!
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I realize I'm looking way down the road here, but for you current NSUCOMers, I'm a little worried about one aspect of the clinical education years.

From what I see, you have a required core set of 3rd year rotations, and a few required core rotations for early 4th year as well. I guess that would mean, that only towards the end of 4th year, you can choose elective rotations of your desire.


Having said that, if one were really interested in one of the subspecialties that isn't a core rotation elective (like radiology, anes, etc), then they wouldn't have been able to rotate through there before applying to residency programs in their desired fields. How then do students who are interested in those competitive subspecialties, who want to rotate through their desired fields as much as possible for residency applications, deal with the way clinical education is set up? Thanks.
 
wats up....

I'm a 4th yr here on rotations and let me tell you its not as bad as it sounds...here's the downlow:

3rd year is filled with core rotations (3 months internal med, 2 months surg, 2 months Peds, 2 months FP, 1 month Geriatrics, 1 month Psychiatry)...unfortunately, unlike some other schools...there is no core neurology or radiology rotation(which kinda sucks when got other students who have had it and are being compared to them on an elective rotation)

4th yr usually has 1 or 2 core rotations depending on the scheduling by Nova(1 month ER for sure, and maybe 1 other core they couldn't fit from 3rd yr)...but then they usually have the required 2 months of rurals(which they assign) and the 1 month of selective rural(which u can pick anywhere u want...whether it be your uncle's clinic back home or somewhere international--like I want to get some real chinese food in Beijing, China for example)

All the rest of the months are electives in 4th yr. Now some people will have great schedules where September thru December are open for "audition" rotations which are great for when u are applying to residency programs(competitive or non-competitive), but others like me...only got a few months during the "HOT" period to do auditions. It all works out in the end anyways, as long as u work yur butt off during the months u have available.

You can do as many specialty or subspecialty months as u want as long as you don't do more than 2 in the same field at the same location. I know people doing 3-4 months of anesthesia and others doing various surgery/radiology rotations---so its not a big deal. The only thing that sucks is if u get rurals during the hot months...but even then u can still be fine for competitive specialties during the residency application process.

It's kinda confusing...but hopefully i cleared something up. Let me know if u got any other q's...


da brown from chi-town,
$😎
 
I am contacting you on behalf of the Osteopathic Caucus of the American Medical Association Medical Student Section (AMA-MSS). We would like to invite your university to join the AMA-MSS to help promote Osteopathic Medicine to the allopathic medical students. Each medical school is allowed one delegate to vote within the Student Section HOD and as an osteopathic medical school it is important that your voices be heard in that forum. I encourage you and your classmates to take advantage of this opportunity and start your own AMA-MSS Chapter. So far there are 12 osteopathic schools that participate in the AMA-MSS in addition to AOA/SOMA and AMSA. The AMA-MSS encompasses ALL medical students (osteopathic and allopathic) and all resolutions that are passed in the AMA-MSS are “osteopathic friendly”. As an osteopathic student in the AOA and the AMA I have twice as many opportunities available compared to the average osteopathic or allopathic medical student and I have a voice in two very distinguished medical organizations. The allopathic medical students are both curious and receptive towards osteopathic medicine - what better way is there to teach them about our principles and profession than working beside them?
If you are interested in hearing more about the great opportunities the AMA-MSS has to offer osteopathic students or would like help starting your own chapter please don’t hesitate to contact me. (If you know of someone else from your university who would be interested please forward this email on to them.)

I look forward to working with you in the future!

Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine AMA-MSS Chapter
AMA-MSS Osteopathic Caucus Promotions Chair
 
For thse who are not on their family's insurance, what insurance did you enroll in? Aetna? NSU's insurance,? SOMA? AMSA? Thanks!
 
dear god...only 2 more finals ..then we finish our first semester this friday!
i wish all u guys luck..hope u did well on ur other finals too..and have a safe holidays..dont drink away all ur knowledge from first semester 🙂
 
Two weeks without being in Steele...priceless
 
packerfan said:
Two weeks without being in Steele...priceless
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Better yet...
1/4 of the way thru the Classroom crap (as it is nearly impossible to fail rotations unless you are a complete ***** and dingus).
 
New semester starts tomorrow!! good luck everyone..and happy new year
 
Hey all!!!!! Let's reviveeeeeeeeeeeeee our thread 🙂 :laugh:
 
i know you!!!!! how'd neuro treat u 🙂 did you survive?
 
oh God don't even talk about it. i'm still 😕 🙁
 
Kuba said:
Does anyone live in New River Cove apartments? How is that commute to Nova? Thanks!
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I don't live there...but I did look to see where it was at...and the commute shouldn't be too bad. Maybe 15min--because you will be going against traffic acorss 595/84.

I don't know if you are looking at 1, 2, or 3br..but if you are looking for the 1br, you will be able to find something more affordable than that. Their 2br prices are more in line.

Happy hunting...sorry I'm not more help.
 
kaikai128 said:
I don't live there...but I did look to see where it was at...and the commute shouldn't be too bad. Maybe 15min--because you will be going against traffic acorss 595/84.

I don't know if you are looking at 1, 2, or 3br..but if you are looking for the 1br, you will be able to find something more affordable than that. Their 2br prices are more in line.

Happy hunting...sorry I'm not more help.
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Thanks! Yea, i want to minimize loans so I will be trying to find a 2 or 3br to share. The 3br prices look pretty good.
 
Another quick question. Just how bad is it to find a place north of 595 in PLantation? I stayed at the hampton inn in plantation for my interview and the commute was not that bad. Was that a fluke? I am looking at Polo Glen in particular.
 
I posted this in pre-osteo, but in case you guys don't wander in there often anymore -
So if my top clinical sites were mt. sinai, suncoast, and broward general in the "match", how good are my chances of getting those sites? Are those everyones favorites? Especially Sinai, that would be my top choice since I would want to go to a place that has a lot of residency programs.


Is it correct to assume that it is better to rotate through hospitals that have residency programs so that you can work with residents?
 
Hey Kuba. Being a native, I think the traffic here is usually pretty manageable. Talk to a U Miami student and they will laugh at you if you complain about traffic or parking. It does get heavier and directional in the morning, but it moves unless there is an accident. So, if you're only a few miles away, even if it's on the other side of 595, you will get there. My husband drives all the way from our house (15 minutes West of Nova) to North Miami in about 40 minutes between 7 AM and 8 AM. Not a big deal.

I have heard making a good impression in your rotation is one of the best guarantees of being matched there at a location. That being said, I am just repeating what I have read here.
 
hilseb said:
Hey Kuba. Being a native, I think the traffic here is usually pretty manageable. Talk to a U Miami student and they will laugh at you if you complain about traffic or parking. It does get heavier and directional in the morning, but it moves unless there is an accident. So, if you're only a few miles away, even if it's on the other side of 595, you will get there. My husband drives all the way from our house (15 minutes West of Nova) to North Miami in about 40 minutes between 7 AM and 8 AM. Not a big deal.

I have heard making a good impression in your rotation is one of the best guarantees of being matched there at a location. That being said, I am just repeating what I have read here.
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Hey Hilseb! My girlfriend is looking at a job in Miami so we were wondering if there are any commuter rails to Miami, or train or something? We're from NYC so we're not used to driving to many places 🙂 Thanks!
 
Hey everyone,

I'll be in the class of 2011 and have been messing around with nexts years budget and numbers. The school for the 2006-2007 year had 11k for books and supplies in their budget. How much of this is actually needed (a lot of people saying to hold off on books etc, and what type of supplies that could cost in the thousands of dollars, like a plasma tv 🙂 ?? ).
 
Question for you guys: Can you do a PM&R elective? I don't see it in the list of electives in the curricular brochure. For that matter, can you do anything else you want not in the list? Danke!
 
Hello oh great and wise 2010-ers.

I was wondering if you could tell me a little about the elective courses.

We have these listed: Community Service, Preclinical Preceptorship, Research, and Guided Study. Are we supposed to pick one? How early on are we supposed to decide? By orientation? Once you are in one, is that the track for your first two years? How hard is it to get the one you are interested in? (For example, if I want research, which I think may be popular).

Thanks!
 
Kuba said:
I posted this in pre-osteo, but in case you guys don't wander in there often anymore -
So if my top clinical sites were mt. sinai, suncoast, and broward general in the "match", how good are my chances of getting those sites? Are those everyones favorites? Especially Sinai, that would be my top choice since I would want to go to a place that has a lot of residency programs.


Is it correct to assume that it is better to rotate through hospitals that have residency programs so that you can work with residents?
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I'm not class of 2010 but I'll be happy to answer your question (third years probably know a little more about rotations than first years 😉).

First of all regarding commute, its really not bad from anywhere north of 595 provided you are close to a major roadway. I live in downtown Fort Lauderdale (in my opinion the coolest place to live in town 😎) and my roommate is a current 2nd year who makes it to school in about 10-15 minutes.

Going to Mt Sinai because it has a lot of residency programs is a little naive. There are only two rotations you will do at Mt Sinai that will be with residents: internal medicine (which may be done with the MD or DO residents depending on the track) and emergency medicine (DO residents). On other rotations like surgery and ob/gyn will be done with a private doctor who likely performs his surgeries at Mt Sinai (as opposed to with surgery residents). You would have the option to do your pediatrics at Miami Children's Hospital in which case you would be working with residents there. In contrast, on the Palm Beach track, you would be working with DO family medicine, internal medicine, surgery, and pediatrics residents.

Working with residents isn't all its cracked up to be anyway. It certainly is good to learn in a solid academic structure (as I did for my 3 months of internal medicine at Broward General). However, on my surgery rotation there were no residents to fight with for cases. As such I got to first assist on many surgeries and got a great learning experience I might have missed by doing scutwork for some resident on a surgical floor.

Could I close by saying that thinking about where to do your rotations is at least 2 years off...so concentrate your efforts on what you should be doing prior to starting medical school: partying like a rockstar. 😉
 
Pegasus52082 said:
I'm not class of 2010 but I'll be happy to answer your question.

First of all regarding commute, its really not bad from anywhere north of 595 provided you are close to a major roadway. I live in downtown Fort Lauderdale (in my opinion the coolest place to live in town 😎) and my roommate is a current 2nd year who makes it to school in about 10-15 minutes.
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Wow, thanks for all the awesome info.
Hope you can help me as well.
Here's my dilemma: I live in Miami but decided to move near NSU mostly because of info I've gotten regarding the importance of being close to campus. I rather stay in north Miami or move to east Ft. Lauderdale and commute to Davie. The info that I've gotten has been from two dental students who live in Sunforest; they reported that because of the time they spend in anat & physio lab (often till midnight😱 ) they needed to move from Miami to right across the street from NSU.
My question is: do med students spend that much time in the lab (or in other after school activities, e.g. study groups) on a regular basis, i.e., daily, 2-3x/week, weekends, etc😕
Namaste.🙂
 
I am interested in the answer to that question about staying in anatomy lab that late. I had heard staying until you are "done" really helps. But, does that really take until midnight?

But I am also still am hoping someone will answer a little more about the electives. See, Pegasus, we are sticking to first year questions now!
 
As long as you keep up consistently...maybe go in the lab 30 min - hr everyday extra..u wont need to stay in the lab until past midnite this is for 1st semester..2nd semester you spend a lot LESS time in the lab because of neuro...and NO we dont have a physio lab...just anatomy, histo.

It is possible to commute from N. Miami..YES, but do you really want to do that to yourself?
 
MikeyLu2010 said:
It is possible to commute from N. Miami..YES, but do you really want to do that to yourself?
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Ha, you can tell when someone is not from Miami. I had to drive 30 minutes to the high school I was zoned for. Everything is a 30 minute drive, minimum. When I moved to a small town, someone told me that someone lived "really far away" and drove me 10 minutes. I just about broke down laughing. That being said, I moved from Miami to Broward, and I have not regretted it one day!
 
im originally from houston..and the commute was about a 30 min drive to work during summers...pretty sure we can all agree 30 min drive is worse than walking distance...and if you live near school..not everything is 30 min away..15 min to los olas/beach place/beach...10 min from sawgrass/hard rock...30-40 min to miami/cocunut grove tho...neways the point is...do u want to maximize your driving time or minimize it...especially since you'll have no idea what the work load is like when you get here..which is why i recommend living close first year..and see if you think living further is feasible..then moving somewhere else 2nd year.
 
MikeyLu2010 said:
do u want to maximize your driving time or minimize it...especially since you'll have no idea what the work load is like when you get here..which is why i recommend living close first year..and see if you think living further is feasible..then moving somewhere else 2nd year.
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Thanks ML; I totally agree with the above-guess I'm headed to Sunforest. Thanks again.👍
 
coool..im headed to royal grand prolly bike to school...much better than driving 3 miles that i had to endure this year.. :laugh:
 
sasevan said:
Wow, thanks for all the awesome info.
Hope you can help me as well.
Here's my dilemma: I live in Miami but decided to move near NSU mostly because of info I've gotten regarding the importance of being close to campus. I rather stay in north Miami or move to east Ft. Lauderdale and commute to Davie. The info that I've gotten has been from two dental students who live in Sunforest; they reported that because of the time they spend in anat & physio lab (often till midnight😱 ) they needed to move from Miami to right across the street from NSU.
My question is: do med students spend that much time in the lab (or in other after school activities, e.g. study groups) on a regular basis, i.e., daily, 2-3x/week, weekends, etc😕
Namaste.🙂
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You NOT going to be in lab until midnight. The ONLY time I am at school that late is when I force myself to do it by staying in the library.

Second, if you want to stay out of Davie, you may want to look into the Hollywood area. Several of my classmates have lived there for the entirety of our two years and haven't really complained about the commute much (most of the commute is AGAINST traffic), and it is actually as cheap or cheaper to live on the beach there--as it is to live in Davie. The drive is less than 30 min in either direction from there--probably more like 20 regularly.
 
kaikai128 said:
You NOT going to be in lab until midnight. The ONLY time I am at school that late is when I force myself to do it by staying in the library.

Second, if you want to stay out of Davie, you may want to look into the Hollywood area. Several of my classmates have lived there for the entirety of our two years and haven't really complained about the commute much (most of the commute is AGAINST traffic), and it is actually as cheap or cheaper to live on the beach there--as it is to live in Davie. The drive is less than 30 min in either direction from there--probably more like 20 regularly.
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Thanks for the info.
I agree that Hollywood is also a great option, especially the area around Young Circle, but I've decided to get a place in Sunforest for first semester and then go from there. BTW, the people at Sunforest said that they will let someone out of a lease with just a month and a half rental fee-not bad.
Thanks again.👍
 
nowooftickets said:
Hey everyone,

I'll be in the class of 2011 and have been messing around with nexts years budget and numbers. The school for the 2006-2007 year had 11k for books and supplies in their budget. How much of this is actually needed (a lot of people saying to hold off on books etc, and what type of supplies that could cost in the thousands of dollars, like a plasma tv 🙂 ?? ).
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More like 3-4K. The additiona money acts as a buffer for individuals with families or exorbitant moving costs.

toothless rufus said:
Question for you guys: Can you do a PM&R elective? I don't see it in the list of electives in the curricular brochure. For that matter, can you do anything else you want not in the list? Danke!
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Ik now you got your answer already, but for those who didn't see it on Facebook, yes you can do a PM&R elective and you can do anything else you want not on the list as long as you set it up with that hospital and get it approved by NSU.

hilseb said:
Hello oh great and wise 2010-ers.

I was wondering if you could tell me a little about the elective courses.

We have these listed: Community Service, Preclinical Preceptorship, Research, and Guided Study. Are we supposed to pick one? How early on are we supposed to decide? By orientation? Once you are in one, is that the track for your first two years? How hard is it to get the one you are interested in? (For example, if I want research, which I think may be popular).

Thanks!
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The IGC Preceptorship is mandatory and part of the curriculum, but the other electives aren't electives that you can register for. You do the community service, research, guided study, on your own free time.
 
kaikai128 said:
You NOT going to be in lab until midnight. The ONLY time I am at school that late is when I force myself to do it by staying in the library.

Second, if you want to stay out of Davie, you may want to look into the Hollywood area. Several of my classmates have lived there for the entirety of our two years and haven't really complained about the commute much (most of the commute is AGAINST traffic), and it is actually as cheap or cheaper to live on the beach there--as it is to live in Davie. The drive is less than 30 min in either direction from there--probably more like 20 regularly.
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How late are the labs open? I was under the impression during the tour that they weren't open until midnight.
 
pretty much 24 hr..ive been in there past midnite a couple times ...at least this is the case when it gets closer and closer to test time..heh
 
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