Rowan SOM vs NYIT vs PCOM

[ohopenyoureyes]

Out of the 3 schools, which school would you pick and why?

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[AnatomyGrey12]

PCOM or Rowan>>>>> NYIT.

 

[ohopenyoureyes]

PCOM or Rowan>>>>> NYIT.

Why would you pick Rowan or PCOM over NYIT COM? I'm still waiting on all three but I'm just trying to become more knowledgeable about pros/cons. I'm a NJ resident so in the long run, Rowan might be cheaper.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Why would you pick Rowan or PCOM over NYIT COM? I'm still waiting on all three but I'm just trying to become more knowledgeable about pros/cons. I'm a NJ resident so in the long run, Rowan might be cheaper.

They are simply better. NYIT has rough remediation policies and harsher grading. Also PCOM and Rowan have better relationships with residencies and NYIT is located in NY, eww.

 

[Lucca]

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[poloboy]

I'd decide between Rowan and PCOM. If you're from NJ, go with Rowan. If not, go with PCOM.

 

[Mandragora]

Rowan > PCOM > NYITCOM

RowanSOM: State funded, good rotation sites, has a teaching hospital, has their own residency programs in competitive fields, strong research, high NIH funding, high 100% match rates for the past few years, good match list, and good reputation.

PCOM: All of the above except that it's private, and don't have a teaching hospital or high NIH funding. PCOM also requires mandatory rotation in a rural setting.

NYITCOM: Rotation sites aren't very good, and they've been getting worse and worse over the past few years. They also don't have very strong research programs. It's just a typical DO school. There are many other schools that you can attend in place of NYITCOM.

Decide between Rowan and PCOM, and go with the one that makes you feel more comfortable.

 

[yomynameisbluh]

Rowan > PCOM > NYITCOM

RowanSOM: State funded, good rotation sites, has a teaching hospital, has their own residency programs in competitive fields, strong research, high NIH funding, high 100% match rates for the past few years, good match list, and good reputation.

PCOM: All of the above except that it's private, and don't have a teaching hospital or high NIH funding. PCOM also requires mandatory rotation in a rural setting.

NYITCOM: Rotation sites aren't very good, and they've been getting worse and worse over the past few years. They also don't have very strong research programs. It's just a typical DO school. There are many other schools that you can attend in place of NYITCOM.

Decide between Rowan and PCOM, and go with the one that makes you feel more comfortable.

I've heard good things of NYITCOM's rotation sites. They're bad?

 

[IWillMakeIt1]

Rowan > PCOM > NYITCOM

RowanSOM: State funded, good rotation sites, has a teaching hospital, has their own residency programs in competitive fields, strong research, high NIH funding, high 100% match rates for the past few years, good match list, and good reputation.

PCOM: All of the above except that it's private, and don't have a teaching hospital or high NIH funding. PCOM also requires mandatory rotation in a rural setting.

NYITCOM: Rotation sites aren't very good, and they've been getting worse and worse over the past few years. They also don't have very strong research programs. It's just a typical DO school. There are many other schools that you can attend in place of NYITCOM.

Decide between Rowan and PCOM, and go with the one that makes you feel more comfortable.

How do you know NYITCOM doesn't have very good rotations sites? And they have been getting worse AND worse as you claim?

 

[Mandragora]

I've heard good things of NYITCOM's rotation sites. They're bad?

I should have clarified what I meant by rotations not being good. The problem with NYITCOM is that the class size is huge (over 300) and there aren't just enough rotation spots. Consequently many students get placed into hospitals outside of NY, namely to shady hospitals in PA and CT a lot of the time, and when in NY, students have to deal with huge student-resident ratio. Why is that a problem? Because getting an excellent personalized recommendation is important for residency. How are you going to do that if you're just a number? For most fields, that's not that big of an issue, because NYITCOM does have some good match rates. But for fields like surgery, I heard the student/resident ratio at their rotation sites can be as high as 10 to 1. St. Barnabas, for example, is an excellent hospital that is one of NYITCOM's rotation sites, but students from other schools like CUNY, Hofstra, and Caribbean med schools (they literally spend so much money to place their students in these hospitals) also rotate here making the matter even worse for NYITCOM students. And from what I heard, NYITCOM has lost a few rotation spots recently, and yet the class size has been growing even bigger over the past few years.

 

[IWillMakeIt1]

I should have clarified what I meant by rotations not being good. The problem with NYITCOM is that the class size is huge (over 300) and there aren't just enough rotation spots. Consequently many students get placed into hospitals outside of NY, namely to shady hospitals in PA and CT a lot of the time, and when in NY, students have to deal with huge student-resident ratio. Why is that a problem? Because getting an excellent personalized recommendation is important for residency. How are you going to do that if you're just a number? For most fields, that's not that big of an issue, because NYITCOM does have some good match rates. But for fields like surgery, I heard the student/resident ratio at their rotation sites can be as high as 10 to 1. St. Barnabas, for example, is an excellent hospital that is one of NYITCOM's rotation sites, but students from other schools like CUNY, Hofstra, and Caribbean med schools (they literally spend so much money to place their students in these hospitals) also rotate here making the matter even worse for NYITCOM students. And from what I heard, NYITCOM has lost a few rotation spots recently, and yet the class size has been growing even bigger over the past few years.

All these claims are merely speculations based on the class size. I agree that their class is huge, NYITCOM has matched multiple students into Ortho and Surgery. Every student has a diff experience regarding this matter. Unless you are a student or a resident who graduated from there, whatever you are saying is just an opinion, and not based on any facts...

 

[Mandragora]

All these claims are merely speculations based on the class size. I agree that their class is huge, NYITCOM has matched multiple students into Ortho and Surgery. Every student has a diff experience regarding this matter. Unless you are a student or a resident who graduated from there, whatever you are saying is just an opinion, and not based on any facts...

These are not my speculations. I suggest you talk to current and past NYITCOM students in person. Most students at NYIT agree that this is a prevalent issue. And using match list to say that these problems aren't present is saying that global warming isn't true because there's snow outside. NYIT students do match in ortho and surgery, but because of its class size, they most likely had much harder time.

 

[poloboy]

At PCOM, the dean emailed us the night before our very first medical school exam wishing us good luck and reminding us of how far we’ve come and our many accomplishments. That’s true love right there.

Just food for thought.


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[Ibn Sina MD]

If you're from NJ I'd say Rowan because it should be the cheapest. If you're not in state then PCOM. PCOM is in my opinion the best DO school. Had I gone DO I would've chosen PCOM, especially as a PA resident.

Rowan has its own teaching hospital which I don't think (could be wrong) PCOM has. NYIT definitely doesn't have its own teaching hospital.

From strictly strengths of each school.

PCOM > Rowan > NYIT

for best bang for the buck

Rowan (in-state) > PCOM > NYIT

If you're from LI or NY NYIT could be a good option because having family nearby is a wonderful idea for medical school. Unless you're from NY or near NY I would say PCOM or Rowan may be a safer bet. All three schools are about equal in capability of getting you to a competitive field so I would also go based on which school you enjoyed most.

Each school seems to have equal match lists to me, honestly.

 

[DelayedGratification]

If you're from NJ I'd say Rowan because it should be the cheapest. If you're not in state then PCOM. PCOM is in my opinion the best DO school. Had I gone DO I would've chosen PCOM, especially as a PA resident.

Rowan has its own teaching hospital which I don't think (could be wrong) PCOM has. NYIT definitely doesn't have its own teaching hospital.

From strictly strengths of each school.

PCOM > Rowan > NYIT

for best bang for the buck

Rowan (in-state) > PCOM > NYIT

If you're from LI or NY NYIT could be a good option because having family nearby is a wonderful idea for medical school. Unless you're from NY or near NY I would say PCOM or Rowan may be a safer bet. All three schools are about equal in capability of getting you to a competitive field so I would also go based on which school you enjoyed most.

Each school seems to have equal match lists to me, honestly.

Philly really isn't very far from LI/NY... 2 hours if you leave at a smart time