NSU vs Touro-NYC

[hannah_loves_candy]

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Can any current students talk to me about their experiences at these schools?

I'm much more attracted to Touro's flipped curriculum, and I really like their urban location. I was also impressed by the fact that the students seem to really like each other, and get along well with the administration.

That being said, I'm from South Florida, and love the weather down by where NSU is located. I'm definitely not into the suburban environment of the school, and I got the impression the student body was just larger and therefore a little more separated--particularly amongst students with families and students without. The long classes and mandatory attendance policy is also not that attractive for me. However, the facilities are incredible, their rotations (it seems) are much more established than Touro-NYC's, and the school itself has better name recognition.

Can anyone comment on these observations and speak to their veracity and importance??? Thank you!!!

 

[DoctorSynthesis]

Can any current students talk to me about their experiences at these schools?

I'm much more attracted to Touro's flipped curriculum, and I really like their urban location. I was also impressed by the fact that the students seem to really like each other, and get along well with the administration.

That being said, I'm from South Florida, and love the weather down by where NSU is located. I'm definitely not into the suburban environment of the school, and I got the impression the student body was just larger and therefore a little more separated--particularly amongst students with families and students without. The long classes and mandatory attendance policy is also not that attractive for me. However, the facilities are incredible, their rotations (it seems) are much more established than Touro-NYC's, and the school itself has better name recognition.

Can anyone comment on these observations and speak to their veracity and importance??? Thank you!!!

@NekoBeats is a nsucom student. Maybe neko can chime in. I know a lot of current NSUCOM students. They seem to like the school. Also NSUCOM is pretty suburban but not far from fort Lauderdale.easy drive to Miami. Lots of stuff on university pretty much every thing you need. Its not a bad location at all (except for the damn planes). Can't hear the planes inside though.

 

[NekoBeats]

Can any current students talk to me about their experiences at these schools?

I'm much more attracted to Touro's flipped curriculum, and I really like their urban location. I was also impressed by the fact that the students seem to really like each other, and get along well with the administration.

That being said, I'm from South Florida, and love the weather down by where NSU is located. I'm definitely not into the suburban environment of the school, and I got the impression the student body was just larger and therefore a little more separated--particularly amongst students with families and students without. The long classes and mandatory attendance policy is also not that attractive for me. However, the facilities are incredible, their rotations (it seems) are much more established than Touro-NYC's, and the school itself has better name recognition.

Can anyone comment on these observations and speak to their veracity and importance??? Thank you!!!

I won't deny that the student body is large. I think my class has 230-something now. How well your class gets along is really just luck. I guess you can say there is some separation between students with and without families, but very slight. In general, the students who are married/have children are still very much involved with the school and interacting with their classmates, at least the ones that I know.

The days as an M1 are long. Class can go until 12 or 3 on most days and there's lab from 1-5 on Wed/Thurs. If you go to the (optional) reviews during first semester, you'll finish at 7 PM on Wednesdays. Not all classes are mandatory. There's one mandatory class Friday mornings for two hours and all OMM and Physical Diagnosis lectures (each one usually 1 hour per week) are also mandatory. There's also a Humanism class that's mandatory (2 hours/week). The other classes like biochem, anatomy, micro, physio, etc., have recommended attendance. All labs are mandatory except histo and neuroanatomy. An M1 can correct me on this if I'm wrong. The schedule as an M2 is better. We're usually done by 12 unless it's a Tuesday when we'll get out at 3 or 5 due to mandatory lab.

If you're from South Florida and want to do residency here then I would suggest you go to NSU, just because it does have a lot of name recognition down here and some of the residency programs whose hospitals we rotate at specifically say they take NSU students who rotate with them during M3/M4 year. However, if you felt more comfortable at Touro NY during your interview and feel like it's a better fit, then you should go there. Good luck!

 

[s5260205]

I would attend NSU-COM since it's much more established than Touro-NY with better rotation sites, larger alumni network, and local (and arguably national) reputation. While NSU-COM tuition is about 2 thousands higher for OOS students, the cost of attendance is roughly the same (or even lower) if you factor in the expensive cost of living in NYC.

 

[allantois]

Let me tell you: each time there's a debate on SDN about NSU vs. some other school, each time NSU wins.

 

[DrEnderW]

You should do a comparison of the curriculums and attendance policy of both schools. I know nothing about NSU, but Touro has graded, mandatory attendance and weekly exams M1. Does that fit your learning style? It can be a pro or con.

 

[cliquesh]

I'd probably go to NSU.

 

[birdboybird]

Let me tell you: each time there's a debate on SDN about NSU vs. some other school, each time NSU wins.

Oh no way...watch this..

NSU vs North Alaska MD

 

[hannah_loves_candy]

Thank you all so much! I do think that Touro's curriculum, with watching the lectures out of class and having more on-your-own study time, fits my learning style much better. And, like I said, I did like the general environment better. NSU struck me as slightly too flashy, but I do agree that a good reputation is very important, in addition to better rotations.

@DrEnderW , do you think there is a sense of community felt amongst the Touro students? is the emphasis on serving urban communities seen through the types of students at the school? I don't exactly see what it is about Touro that make people say Nova, since the curriculum seems to better suit the students having more freedom. Even the atmosphere of the school felt low-key.

@NekoBeats , how difficult are those long days? how down-to-earth are the students?

@cliquesh, is that due to the fact that it is more well established?

@allantois, I've been noticing that! But as someone who isn't too swayed by the lure of being close to Miami (just because I grew up there), I don't totally understand why! Any chance you could elaborate?

 

[DrEnderW]

Thank you all so much! I do think that Touro's curriculum, with watching the lectures out of class and having more on-your-own study time, fits my learning style much better.

@DrEnderW , do you think there is a sense of community felt amongst the Touro students? is the emphasis on serving urban communities seen through the types of students at the school? I don't exactly see what it is about Touro that make people say Nova, since the curriculum seems to better suit the students having more freedom. Even the atmosphere of the school felt low-key.

So that's kind of how Touro works... You watch the videos at home but then have graded review sessions Tuesday-Friday or Tuesday-Thursday. You're still in class and thus do not have more study time like a non-attendance school. Again, can be a pro or con. It is a mandatory attendance school bc the sessions are graded daily.

There is a great sense of community and the students are great. In reality, there is minimal urban community impact aside from a biannual health fair.