NYCOM vs. KCUMB **respond quickly!**

[amrturbo12]

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Thanks a lot to everyone! It was a very very difficult decision to make but ultimetally after looking at match lists, programs, areas of residency, campus, staff, and grades I have chosen NYCOM.

For anyone who is choosing between KCUMB though, i was very very impressed by the school. The main thing I loved was the campus (even though its awesome!) and early clincal exposure through step 1.

Ultimetaly though, I love NY, I love NYC and that is the main factor that lead me to the decision.

Again I appreciate all your input and hope I opened a spot up for you KCUMBers

 

[Nibbler36]

1. Congrats on your decision man!

2 I saw this on the KCUMB webiste. http://www.kcumb.edu/research/research_home.asp . the interesting part is regarding the Dybedal Clinical Research Center. Seems pretty impressive, is such a facility unique to KCUMB or are such facilities common at most osteopathic schools.

 

[amrturbo12]

1. Congrats on your decision man!

2 I saw this on the KCUMB webiste. http://www.kcumb.edu/research/research_home.asp . the interesting part is regarding the Dybedal Clinical Research Center. Seems pretty impressive, is such a facility unique to KCUMB or are such facilities common at most osteopathic schools.

yea I asked about that in our interview and saw it when I went there too.....its very innovative. Like I said, both schools are extremely appealing it was a verrrry difficult decision for me to make.

 

[Nibbler36]

Does anyone know how 4th year rotations are set up at KCUMB. I know they allow you to stay at one regional site for the duration of the 3rd year, just not sure what happens in the fourth year

 

[twocentnews]

Thanks a lot to everyone! It was a very very difficult decision to make but ultimetally after looking at match lists, programs, areas of residency, campus, staff, and grades I have chosen NYCOM.

For anyone who is choosing between KCUMB though, i was very very impressed by the school. The main thing I loved was the campus (even though its awesome!) and early clincal exposure through step 1.

Ultimetaly though, I love NY, I love NYC and that is the main factor that lead me to the decision.

Again I appreciate all your input and hope I opened a spot up for you KCUMBers

Congratulations on your decision! See you in the summertime! 🙂

 

[CardioPlus]

Thanks a lot to everyone! It was a very very difficult decision to make but ultimetally after looking at match lists, programs, areas of residency, campus, staff, and grades I have chosen NYCOM.

For anyone who is choosing between KCUMB though, i was very very impressed by the school. The main thing I loved was the campus (even though its awesome!) and early clincal exposure through step 1.

Ultimetaly though, I love NY, I love NYC and that is the main factor that lead me to the decision.

Again I appreciate all your input and hope I opened a spot up for you KCUMBers

Congrats!! Welcome to the NYCOM family!! 🙂

 

[gochiefs]

Nibz: the info you seek can be found easily on the KCUMB website. Just click the link for clinical education and download the policy manual. During 3rd year you are STRONGLY encouraged to complete all of your core rotations and your one elective rotation at one site but you could do an away rotation if you have some specific program you really want to rotate at. During 4th year, you have a lot more flexibility. You could potentially do all of them as away rotations if you really wanted to.

 

[vietdoc77]

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[fluffy0]

It's unbelievable expensive living in Long Island for NYCOM. I went to a steak house and had my jaw dropped when I look up the menu: a piece of steak is 44 dollars up to 67 dollars plus tax.
It's insane.

Haha..welcome to New York! Everything is more expensive up here in the northeast, but for that price you must have been in a pretty nice restaurant! Do remember that Old West. is one of the wealthiest communities in the country (I think top 10). The population is made up of mostly bankers/CEO's who work in the city.

There's plenty of cheap food, however, just west in Queens and in the city and in some of the other LI towns a few exits down the LIE. But yeah...LI is not a cheap place to live and is best done with roomates. Rent in NYC metro, as it is in most east coast cities, is rediculous...but I can understand the shell shock for those from the midwest/south/west/anywhere that isn't the Northeast or California. It's an expensive part of the country to live in and if you have other acceptances and aren't so hung up about going to school in/around NYC then definitely go elsewhere, you might get a better education for a lot less $$ when you factor in the high cost of living up here. NYCOM's a great school, but be aware there are a lot of "rules." (You'll find out soon enough)

 

[christina30]

It's unbelievable expensive living in Long Island for NYCOM. I went to a steak house and had my jaw dropped when I look up the menu: a piece of steak is 44 dollars up to 67 dollars plus tax.
It's insane.

And what steak house was this? Long Island happens to be home to some fancy restaurants, and also some moderately priced ones- you have to know what you're doing, is all. My friends from school and I go out to eat all the time & don't pay nearly that much for a nice meal.

 

[vietdoc77]

Unluiy