beano said:
Hello, I am attending GA-PCOM so I might be able to give you some information to help with your decision. I too was faced with your situation last year and all I can say is that the "right" decision for me might be the "wrong" decision for you. There are so many variables to consider. What I can tell you is that I really love going to school at Ga-PCOM and that the leadership at an institution plays a vital role in our ultimate success. Our dean Dr. Evans is truely amazing. He really takes pride in researching and providing us with the best educational experiences possible. Being the only Osteopathic school in Georgia he takes great care in ensuring that we will be the among the best prepared students for our rotations in and around the Atlanta area. He takes the legacy of Osteopathy very serious and wants to further the reputation of the Philly school down here in the south. Another consideration in choosing where to attend medical school might be to ask about the educational resources available to students. How many students per cadaver? instructor qualifications? clinical rotation availability...etc. We had 5 about students per cadaver in gross lab. I have heard some horrible stories about new schools that were not so well prepared for gross lab....like having 6 bodies for the whole class. So bottom line you want the best possible education for yourself, your patients, and for your career. Please feel free to ask any questions that you might have. Best of luck in your decision-B
Also, in GA you can wear shorts in the winter! Doubt you can do that in Erie. Well, there's really only a few of us dweebs walking around in shorts, but it
can be done!
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Seriously though, I can understand how this is tough decision for you, as many GA students faced it as well last year. As you would be part of the second class at GA, we should have cleared any obstacles/challenges we faced as first timers, making it that much smoother for you guys.
As beano mentioned, we have a lot of strong points, but we have no rotation or residency history - how important is that to you?
We have a lot of people interested in Peds, FP, Surgery, EM, some radiology nuts and other fields, so professionally we are a diverse class, and it should get even more so with a second class coming in August - what are/may be your professional goals?
Would you like to work in the South (not necessarily rural South, but cheese-grits and gun-rack South none-the-less)?
Would you be comfortable not having any 3rd or 4rth year students to ask help from? (Until my class enters those years).
Do you prefer large or small class size? We're small right now. Do you prefer doing your own dissection or do you prefer pro-sected bodies? We do our own dissecting.
We are very close to Atlanta - is a big city your thing?
Did I mention shorts?
