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Why bother, even if it was available you would just dismiss it like you do every point on this subject. Like I said earlier, I have absolutely no affiliation with the school, so really it doesn't affect me in any way. Show me your objective data that says RVU will fail, their scores stink, or they have been discriminated against by PDs.
The issue is not that I won't accept it; the issue is that there is no data that puts RVU in good light
Could you please explain to me what is so wrong with a for profit medical institution? I always see this thrown out there, but from what I can tell, the "non-profit" organizations are the ones that should be ashamed of themselves for not disclosing profits. You're kidding yourself if you don't believe money is being made in both institutions.
*UofP and most for-profit institutions are purchased WITH accreditation, they don't invest in it THEN try to get accreditation. RVU has to EARN their own accreditation under careful scrutiny of the AOA. This is why schools with regional (the best) accreditation are so valuable to investors interested in the for-profit system.
I think you are overestimating the stringency of the AOA.
*UofP and others have no real requirements for admissions, where RVU does and they have to maintain those requirements per the AOA.
And what are these oh so stringent AOA admission requirements? Oh, wait, there are none.
*RVU loses money when someone drops out or fails out, UofP and other for profits don't (at least not in the same way). This is why they have 4 week courses, so they can milk you as you go and to get you to start, which in turn means to start paying ASAP. You can't just refill a medical school spot in the same manner you can an UG spot.
Actually, RVU would gain money if someone fails out. They can just string people along until 3rd year. When someone fails to pass the boards, that is one more rotation they don't have to pay for, since they don't have their own hospital.
Now for some common sense, obviously RVU won't be a diploma mill, because they will immediately lose their their accreditation through the AOA. They can't charge more than other schools, because that's bad for business. They CAN however more easily reinvest funds to increase the value of your educational dollar more easily than could be done at a bureaucratic non-profit.
the thing is, there is such a surplus of applicants,RVU could do whatever the hell they want and still have plenty of applicants who don't know any better.