JMSwaffles
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Hey Everyone,
I have been ready to go at Rowan SOM (DO) for a bit, but I just got the call from Hackensack Meridian (MD) yesterday, and I'm not really sure which one to pick.
A bit of background, I have been working at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for the last 2 years, and I was hoping to match there for residency in the future. I like Rowan because it is really close to the CHOP main hospital and satellite locations, so I can keep in contact with the doctors I've been working with, giving me a better chance to match there if I work hard.
At the same time, Hackensack Meridian is an MD program, and it can open a lot of doors that Rowan may not be able to. That being said, they are a new school, and they have not had a single match class yet, while Rowan SOM has a pretty good match list for it's most recent class (I'd say that it's pretty much on par with the Rowan Cooper MD program tbh)
Additionally there is the fact that I am an NJ resident, and only Rowan offers in-state tuition (Hackensack is a private school), so I would probably save around $20,000 a year at Rowan.
It seems crazy to turn down MD for DO, but Rowan seems like a really good program, and I'm a bit skeptical of Hackensack's lack of a track record
Any advice would be appreciated, I'm really torn!
I have been ready to go at Rowan SOM (DO) for a bit, but I just got the call from Hackensack Meridian (MD) yesterday, and I'm not really sure which one to pick.
A bit of background, I have been working at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for the last 2 years, and I was hoping to match there for residency in the future. I like Rowan because it is really close to the CHOP main hospital and satellite locations, so I can keep in contact with the doctors I've been working with, giving me a better chance to match there if I work hard.
At the same time, Hackensack Meridian is an MD program, and it can open a lot of doors that Rowan may not be able to. That being said, they are a new school, and they have not had a single match class yet, while Rowan SOM has a pretty good match list for it's most recent class (I'd say that it's pretty much on par with the Rowan Cooper MD program tbh)
Additionally there is the fact that I am an NJ resident, and only Rowan offers in-state tuition (Hackensack is a private school), so I would probably save around $20,000 a year at Rowan.
It seems crazy to turn down MD for DO, but Rowan seems like a really good program, and I'm a bit skeptical of Hackensack's lack of a track record
Any advice would be appreciated, I'm really torn!