How do you guys feel that an indepedent school is better than one affiliated with a university or graduate medical program? If OCPM was affiliated with Case Western or Cleveland Clinic, I think that would be amazing ( I don't mean having a few faculty from Case dental/med/nursing schools coming to the campus to teach a class or two). I feel that if some or all goals of resolution 2015 are to be met, we need our pod schools to have an affiliation with a DO/MD school. I actually think the new pod school in Pomona, California will be good in the future since its part of Western U of the Health Sciences and a DO school. Same thing with OCPM (and DMU, Barry, NYCPM, and Temple) to ONLY accept the MCAT. Right now Ohio takes the MCAT but in addition, the GRE, DAT, PCAT, and OAT. We are going to podiatry/podiatric medical school, not dental/pharmacy/optometry school. However, from reading on these forums, I understand they are becoming more strict with their admissions which is definitely a positive.
Also, the facilities at OCPM are not brand new. It used to be a Reality One building that was bought out by the college. I know the lecture halls were added in (saw the construction when I did an internship at OCPM). I never saw the inside but it seems like a nice place.
yes, perhaps the term "brand new" needs a little defining. lets take a walk:
"...and to my left, Mr. Jewmongous, you see our lecture halls. come on in and have a look. this is a
brand new, never-before used electronic podium which captures all voice lectures and any writing by professors and is posted online, usually within 24 hours. we do this so students don't have to come to class! down the hall a ways you'll find our state-of-the-art anatomy lab. the equipment, which too is
brand new, (well, except for maybe the stainless steel body tables) makes learning a little fun! this eye-cam reaches over the heads of our professors and students during dissection and body reviews. the images are then broadcast on our 24 42" plasma televisions throughout the lab, ensuring that students who care to view the goings on can..." should i keep going?? are you catching on by this point?? think of the term "brand new" in the context of "the media made available to students in facilitating an effective conveyance of an arguably well-rounded podiatric medical education."
another way to view this is by thinking of the term "college" as not simply an edifice, rather as an quazi-intangible collection of information required, in this case, by a student wishing to transition into the role of a doctor. although the information may not be, in whole, "new", the method by which the information is conveyed is definitely new, and thus, the material is able to adapt slightly, and all of the sudden, you have a new college! new as in classes/information now were/was not presented in the way they/it are/is now at the old school, so for lack of a better term, OCPM is a new school.
i think i like explanation #1 a little better.
in any event, OCPM is pretty darn cool!
please don't nit pick usage. i think you know what is meant by OCPM being new. if not, it has been my pleasure to clarify things for you.
as for parity, and thus affiliation with an MD/DO ( i assume that is the big issue--you think that by being affiliated with allo/osteo, we may be regarded a bit higher or something along those lines?) it really doesn't matter. i will preach this until i die. the
only reason i believe parity on a national level would be beneficial or important would be so that we can bill/charge at MD/DO-equivalent rates. affiliation with such a program hasn't changed the problem yet, nor will it in the foreseeable future. i promise it doesn't matter! come to school, work hard, and ill bet you 10 bucks you will have a wonderful life...even as a podiatrist!
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