I'm noticing a lot of OUWB vs discussions out there lately but I'll add mine anyway. Essentially, I was wowed by the OUWB community, especially the faculty and staff. They really seemed to have their sht together on interview day and wholly invested in making sure their students were happy and successful. On the other hand, RFUMS admin were squarely dissed by a current student, during a panel discussion at that. The person quickly rebuffed with a "but they're working on it". While I appreciated the candidness, it obviously colored my impression of the school. Other positive aspects of OUWB:
- 50% scholarship for all 4 years (full tuition is roughly the same as RFUMS).
- Connection to Beaumont Hospitals; makes networking easier for research opportunities and residency
Downsides to OUWB:
- Capstone required. Most past abstracts I read seemed legit, but some looked like complete bs. One was about the changing impressions of OUWB based on SDN-sourced opinions lol..
- Less competitive edge for residency placement (?) The past 2 years seemed to have a heavy Beaumont bias. I can't tell if these students really wanted to stay in the area or were just limited in their choices.
- Suburban location.
RFUMS seems like a basic, no-frills med school education with the benefits being:
- set standard of residency placement based on many past graduates
- urban locale for M3-4
- established curriculum
- no *required* research
- has the vote of my SO, who would rather die than be in the far off 'burbs of Detroit.
- 24-hr facilities that have everything you need under one roof. Literally did not step a step outside on interview day.
Downsides to RFUMS:
- No aid. That was always the default but looking away from 100K is hard.
- Current students say finding research opportunities has been difficult, although not impossible. There's definitely less baby'ing from the admin in terms of finding and neatly packaging up opportunities like this for you.
- Rotations all over the place -- this could also be a good thing?
Other considerations:
- OOS, would like to return to the west coast.
Any insight/advice/questions to ask would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
- 50% scholarship for all 4 years (full tuition is roughly the same as RFUMS).
- Connection to Beaumont Hospitals; makes networking easier for research opportunities and residency
Downsides to OUWB:
- Capstone required. Most past abstracts I read seemed legit, but some looked like complete bs. One was about the changing impressions of OUWB based on SDN-sourced opinions lol..
- Less competitive edge for residency placement (?) The past 2 years seemed to have a heavy Beaumont bias. I can't tell if these students really wanted to stay in the area or were just limited in their choices.
- Suburban location.
RFUMS seems like a basic, no-frills med school education with the benefits being:
- set standard of residency placement based on many past graduates
- urban locale for M3-4
- established curriculum
- no *required* research
- has the vote of my SO, who would rather die than be in the far off 'burbs of Detroit.
- 24-hr facilities that have everything you need under one roof. Literally did not step a step outside on interview day.
Downsides to RFUMS:
- No aid. That was always the default but looking away from 100K is hard.
- Current students say finding research opportunities has been difficult, although not impossible. There's definitely less baby'ing from the admin in terms of finding and neatly packaging up opportunities like this for you.
- Rotations all over the place -- this could also be a good thing?
Other considerations:
- OOS, would like to return to the west coast.
Any insight/advice/questions to ask would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!