Public school reputations

[asama527]

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Does anyone have any comments on the reputation of state medical schools, maybe from the perspective of research opportunities, funding and support if/when you decide to specialize?

In general, what do you all think are "top" state medical schools?

 

[TheFlash]

UMich, UPitt, UIowa, UNC, UAB, and UVa all come to mind right off the bat... there are plenty more in the USNews top 50.

TF

 

[chapinsita]

I think all UC med schools are top notch. UCSF, UCLA, and UCSD are all in the top 20 nationally.

 

[spumoni620]

UTSW (Southwestern) is ranked #17, i believe...very good connections to research ops and also rated quite highly by residency directors.

 

[TheFlash]

Originally posted by chapinsita
I think all UC med schools are top notch. UCSF, UCLA, and UCSD are all in the top 20 nationally.

hee hee, the UC's slipped my mind... I think I was subconciously holding them as private schools because they're so darn out of reach for everyone, even in-staters.

TF

 

[Gleevec]

UCSF, UCLA, UCSD, UTSW, UW, UM stand out in my mind.

 

[GoodMonkey]

pitt is a private school, from what i understand.

 

[TheFlash]

Originally posted by GoodMonkey
pitt is a private school, from what i understand.

Well, residents of Pennsylvania get a tuition break and preference in admissions compared to out of staters, so that made them a "public" school in my book. But their hospital is privatized, so I guess they're inbetween? I dunno.

TF

 

[steve007]

Originally posted by TheFlash
Well, residents of Pennsylvania get a tuition break and preference in admissions compared to out of staters, so that made them a "public" school in my book. But their hospital is privatized, so I guess they're inbetween? I dunno.

TF

i know they get a very slight tuition break, but i do not believe they get any admissions advantage.

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by TheFlash
Well, residents of Pennsylvania get a tuition break and preference in admissions compared to out of staters, so that made them a "public" school in my book. But their hospital is privatized, so I guess they're inbetween? I dunno.

TF

I guess Baylor is public too in terms of tuition and state preference.

Many private schools accept predominantly in-state, even with private tuition however (Stanford, Emory come to mind)

 

[TheFlash]

Originally posted by steve007
i know they get a very slight tuition break, but i do not believe they get any admissions advantage.

In-staters get a ~25% tuition break (32,168 vs. 24,474). Also, at the interview day, the associate dean of admissions said that in-staters do have an advantage over out-of-staters in admissions, albeit only in terms of getting to the interview stage. After the interview, the chance of acceptance is equal for both groups. However, I don't think the in-state preference is quite as significant as it is at Baylor or Emory.

TF