OSU-COM at Tulsa

[UnderGrad]

Are there any med students out there attending OSU-COM at Tulsa? If so, I was wondering if you were happy there. What do you think in general of the program? What are the best aspects? What do you think the major drawbacks are? I would like to go to this medical school, but it seems like it is not very well-known in general in Oklahoma. Any ideas why?

Any input would be appreciated.

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[Michael]

Hi,
I am a first year medical student at OSU-COM and I'm very happy here. It is like having a big family. Everyone is friendly and there isn't any competition amoung students (except for a small few). As for the schools' strong points, they have put a great effort into hiring excellent instructors that are in the top of their respective fields. The school goes out of its way to make sure the needs of the students are met. For example, financial aid works very hard to make sure you won't have to worry about money while your in school. As for the bad stuff...the only thing I can think of is when we were in Gross Anatomy, the locker room was kind of small and was a little crowded when everyone started to change their clothes.

well, good luck in your pursuit to enter med school,
Michael

[This message has been edited by Michael (edited 02-19-2000).]

 

[bhl]

As an OSU med student, it's always interesting to read about the many differences that our school has from many of the other med schools commonly discussed on this site.

Since we don't have a large population of students that frequent this site, here's some info about our school for those interested:

Located in Tulsa, OK, OSU students rotate through Tulsa Regional Medical Center (one of the nation's largest DO hospitals)or through Hillcrest in Oklahoma City. Being one of the colleges of Oklahoma State University, we recieve state funding (which keeps our tuition low 8-12k/year), and nutures a more academic/research oriented environment. Currently, we're one of the few schools that offer a dual DO/PhD degree program, as well as a PhD program in biomedical science. I would venture to guess that our school is one of the most research-intensive osteopathic schools in the nation.

Conversely many of our faculty's (DOs, PhDs, and MDs) primary professional interest is in education, which is also a huge plus for us. In fact, our Pathology and Pharm courses are taught by profs who authored our Path and Pharm books (Check your local bookstore for some excellent Path and Pharm texts). For anyone who's ever sat through an undergrad lecture given by a prof whose only interest is in getting back to the lab, you can probably appreciate this. In addition, I think I will be well-prepared for both the COMLEX and USMLE I.

In addition, we have excellent facilities, state-of-the-art lecture rooms, and a great library. Probably the only negative aspect of my experience thus far has been with portions of our OMT classes. The dept in charge of these classes has gone through several reorganizations, and is dependent on local docs volunteering their time for lab sessions. But, overall I feel about as confident in my OMT abilities as in my clincal and basic science training.

There is only one other med school in OK, the allopathic state school, Univ of OK in Oklahoma City. Our class size is about 1/2 of OU's (~88::~150), which is to our advantage in my opinion. Furthermore, this ratio is boosting the DO population within Oklahoma, which will probably equilibrate to DO's making up about 1/3rd of the physician population within Oklahoma in about a generation or so.