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Please help me decide between NYMC & Netter!
Received a 20K yearly tuition scholarship with Netter and 15K yearly tuition scholarship with NYMC, so tuition is not a factor in my decision making.
Received a 20K yearly tuition scholarship with Netter and 15K yearly tuition scholarship with NYMC, so tuition is not a factor in my decision making.
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University | New York Medical College | |
Orientation Date | August 5, 2024 | July 22, 2024 |
4 year curriculum layout | https://www.qu.edu/499be3/globalass.../school-of-medicine/netter-curriculum-map.pdf Curriculum | MD Program | https://www.nymc.edu/media/schools-and-colleges/nymc/pdf/som/NYMCSOMCurriculum.pdf |
Clinical exposure during first 2 years | MeSH program - You are paired 1:1 with a physician mentor longitudinally through the entire academic year and are in the clinic every week with them practicing interviewing, physical exam techniques etc. with patients.
| As part of the first-year Foundations of Clinical Medicine course, students are paired one-on-one with a primary care physician for the entire year (meet monthly) where they interact with patients to refine their communication and history taking skills. Regular patient contact and physician mentoring continues in the second year of Foundations of Clinical Medicine where the educational focus shifts to the development of diagnostic and clinical reasoning skills in either office or hospital settings. |
Research Opportunities | Scholarly Reflection and Concentration Capstone - Research is built into the curriculum with the Capstone part of the curriculum.
| More research opportunities available
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Lecture structure | Lectures are not mandatory
| Lectures are not mandatory
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Exam style | Exam style - In House and NMBE style combination
| https://www.nymc.edu/media/schools-...s/SOM-Exam-Scheduling-Policy-Year-One-Two.pdf |
Grading Scale | Courses in Years 1 and 2 use a satisfactory (S) and unsatisfactory (U) system of grading. For required clerkships and sub-internships in Years 3 and 4, a 4-tiered system is used: Honors (H), High Pass (HP), Pass (P) and Fail (F). Clinical electives in Year 4 are graded pass (P) or fail (F) | All Phase 1 courses will be graded as Pass/Fail on the transcript. Required Phase 2 clerkships are assessed using a competency-based system and students are graded as Honors, High Pass, Pass, Fail. Elective courses in Phase 2 are graded as Credit/No Credit. Required Phase 3 track rotations (e.g., Sub-Internship, Emergency Medicine, and Intensive Care Unit) and elective courses that involve direct patient care are graded as Honors, High Pass, Pass, Fail. Elective courses in Year Four that do not involve direct patient care are graded as Credit/No Credit. |
Residency & Match | No home hospital or residency programs 🙁 Residency match list - Residency Match for Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine | Home programs - NYMC Residency Programs Residency match list - New York Medical College |
Housing | Off-campus only | On campus and off-campus housing available |
Step Scores | N/A - no info |
^ pass rates Average Step 2 score - 240 |
Tuition | $63,170 | $60,800 |
Class Size | 95 | 210 |
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