NYCOM vs Touro-NY

[LiLLaur3]

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1) money- are you 100% sure that Touro is not increasing tuition yearly? Talk to the admin about that and don't rely on websites/printed material for this. As far as I know tuition seems to increase 3%-5% yearly at many private schools. Seems odd for the school not to increase tuition since the school is in NYC and it is new.

living in the city (Touro-NY) would be nice though. you would NOT need a car and living expenses might be comparable to LI.

2)travel - ok you have a car already. lol! I can't comment on this since some people HATE the subway. I don't mind public transportation.

3)The Dean you are speaking of was in charge of clinical rotations. This is very important. I'm sure he will do a great job of running the school.

4)Just about every school in NYC has a large jewish population because it is NYC. NYCOM is no exception. There is a club for those interested in the jewish community. They do many events religious and non-religious. the school seems pretty accomodating to the jewish calendar. sometimes there is a conflict and students are willing to switch so fellow classmates may observe their religious holidays. we had an exam on friday in nov/december and I think the administration made accomodations so the jewish students took their practical before everyone else so they could get home in time for sabath. I think the sun was setting at 430pm. I'm not jewish so maybe this is not the best perspective.

NYCOM is a very diverse school and really relfects the population of the city quite well. I do think that is something important.

I honestly feel you will do well at either school. I just wanted to add some things to hopefully help your decision making. It appears you have a tough decision to make.

I am in the same position you are. I am accepted to both and have about two weeks to decided. I am all about underpriveleged medicine, but I cannot shake the worry about being the first class. Money isn't really an issue for me, neither is where I want to live. I think that you can attend NYCOM and still serve were you would like to and have the reputation at the same time. So, as of right now, I am pretty much giving up acceptance to TOURO-NY in favor of NYCOM. I also have an interview at UMDNJ-SOM on the 30th. Lots to think about.

 

[neu yorker]

Thanks to all the people who responded and weighed in my, what i think is, interesting dilemma. it seems to me that pretty much across the board people would choose nycom because it is a known entity and due to its impressive match list and connections throughout ny. i think i am going to do the same thing - give up my touro-ny acceptance and go to nycom. again, thanks for all the advice.

also, i spoke to a family friend yesterday who is a dean at one of the premiere medical schools in ny and he said that unless touro offers a full scholarship - go to nycom because i will be in a much better situation coming out of school. so that kinda helped my decision.

 

[clement]

also, i spoke to a family friend yesterday who is a dean at one of the premiere medical schools in ny and he said that unless touro offers a full scholarship - go to nycom because i will be in a much better situation coming out of school. so that kinda helped my decision.

Would you mind expanding on that (specifically the "coming out of school part")? He's definitely on the money in terms of an alumni-network (esp if your opting for a highly competitive speciality).
Also, I have to say, you do raise a realistic point with regard to the scholarship aspect of it, and that is, some scholarship programs (one that I know of so far) will not let you apply unless your school is fully-accredited (that means the first class must have graduated).
I made my decision based on the fact that, ironically enough, I feel NYCOM's established reputation has extended itself to Touro with the dean they snatched (who again, was NYCOM's dean in charge of rotations for hundreds of NYCOMers and is a well-connected old-school physician in NYC).
Plus I love the urban focus and being able to live in the setting I'm gearing myself to treat, but yes, one must look at all aspects of it...So if money is a concern, well, NYCOM might be more expensive, but with Touro being new, you won't be able to apply to some scholarships I believe.

 

[Dr.Inviz]

Would you mind expanding on that (specifically the "coming out of school part")? He's definitely on the money in terms of an alumni-network (esp if your opting for a highly competitive speciality).
Also, I have to say, you do raise a realistic point with regard to the scholarship aspect of it, and that is, some scholarship programs (one that I know of so far) will not let you apply unless your school is fully-accredited (that means the first class must have graduated).
I made my decision based on the fact that, ironically enough, I feel NYCOM's established reputation has extended itself to Touro with the dean they snatched (who again, was NYCOM's dean in charge of rotations for hundreds of NYCOMers and is a well-connected old-school physician in NYC).
Plus I love the urban focus and being able to live in the setting I'm gearing myself to treat, but yes, one must look at all aspects of it...So if money is a concern, well, NYCOM might be more expensive, but with Touro being new, you won't be able to apply to some scholarships I believe.

Where do we find scholarships for med school? I only thought there was the NHSC or w/e, ARH, and the military?