Hello everyone,
I did not expect to have this conundrum, but here I am. Stuck with the double edged privilege of choice between two unique medical schools. As it stands, I am interested in EM, PSY, or IM with a sub specialty. WI resident.
Below are some pros/cons I see in each program. Any outside opinions would be great. Thanks!
UWSMPH – WARM program (Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine).
COA: $63,000
Pros:
COA: $53,000
Pros:
Pretty torn between the two. UW for the prestige/reputation and duel degree/public health. OUWB for the feelz and better COA.
EDIT: I modified the title and excluded MCW - CW.
I did not expect to have this conundrum, but here I am. Stuck with the double edged privilege of choice between two unique medical schools. As it stands, I am interested in EM, PSY, or IM with a sub specialty. WI resident.
Below are some pros/cons I see in each program. Any outside opinions would be great. Thanks!
UWSMPH – WARM program (Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine).
COA: $63,000
Pros:
- Opportunity to pursue MD/MPH. I am a big fan of public health. Adding MPH to MD adds 1 year (typically after M2) but is often paid for by the school.
- Opportunity to do my clerkships around WI – the “rural” effect. Some of the hospitals do not have residents, so med students potentially have more 1-1 time with docs (better skills exp. and better relationship building with LOR writers).
- Well known reputation/prestige and matching for this school. Top ranked research and primary care school.
- I love Madison and the incoming class seems legit.
- Traveling for M3/M4 year… I am 50/50 on rural medicine. I like the 1-1 aspect with preceptors (more oppurtunity for skills training, etc) but I feel like I may miss out on doing my rotations at a teaching hospital.
- Ranked classes.
- COA is 10k more.
COA: $53,000
Pros:
- I love the mission, vision, environment, and the focus on medical humanities.
- Unadulterated 4-year Medical school program. No traveling M3/M4 years.
- Up and coming medical school. I really feel like this school is becoming something great. It had an amazing match class and the entire school/faculty/etc. seems to be working hard to establish OUWB as an exceptional program.
- Beaumont hospital seems legit. Good experience for clerkships.
- Mandatory research project. I did not have much research as an undergrad and the EMBARK program seems to be good for students in my shoes.
- No duel degree MD/MPH options - no unique blend of medicine and public health.
- Class heavy and required for honors. This has been OUWB student's largest complaint. The expectation for class attendance kinda sucks.
- New school. Reputation and prestige not on par with UW - Madison.
Pretty torn between the two. UW for the prestige/reputation and duel degree/public health. OUWB for the feelz and better COA.
EDIT: I modified the title and excluded MCW - CW.
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