Sackler or NYCOM

[ralphieman]

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I was accepted to both Sackler and NYCOM. Which will provide me with a better education and better opportunities as a launchpad for a career in medicine. Thanks!

 

[ijcMD]

depends on a lot of factors... probably most importantly, do you relate more to the allopathic approach to medicine or the osteopathic method?

 

[TexPre-Med]

I was accepted to both Sackler and NYCOM. Which will provide me with a better education and better opportunities as a launchpad for a career in medicine. Thanks!

NYCOM, no doubt.

 

[dondon]

I was accepted to both Sackler and NYCOM. Which will provide me with a better education and better opportunities as a launchpad for a career in medicine. Thanks!

my primary physician iss a DO, when people go to him they go to the doctor, they dont go to the DO. so its not as if DOs are not successful or anything like that. but sackler is a great school and i do not doubt the level of education they provide.

the only thing is when i spoke to a student from sackler he told me that not being in the US was harder then he initially thought it would be. and that i need to realize that going to sackler is not being at home. that might be hard on some people. i mean you cant hang out with your usual friends anymore, spend the occasional weekend with your family. and even all the little things like watching baseball or football games, or eating krispy kreme or taco bell... you know stuff like that. just something to think about...

 

[ijcMD]

my primary physician iss a DO, when people go to him they go to the doctor, they dont go to the DO. so its not as if DOs are not successful or anything like that. but sackler is a great school and i do not doubt the level of education they provide.

the only thing is when i spoke to a student from sackler he told me that not being in the US was harder then he initially thought it would be. and that i need to realize that going to sackler is not being at home. that might be hard on some people. i mean you cant hang out with your usual friends anymore, spend the occasional weekend with your family. and even all the little things like watching baseball or football games, or eating krispy kreme or taco bell... you know stuff like that. just something to think about...

but they do have KFC, mcdonalds, wendys and sbarros. You won't eat that stuff anyways after a few years of medical studying once you realize all the negative health consequences associated them. Oh how I love kripie kremes though. And you can watch all the baseball and football (college; GO BLUE!) you want. I think I watch more American TV here than I did when i was in the states. The only real negative is that you feel guilty for no studying while watching and it might be on sports might be on live at 2-4am. (www.slingmedia.com)

And in regards to other poster, yes, DOs are can still practice great medicine. The stigma of them is going away, but there is still a stigma. Statistically, DOs place better into allopathic residencies than FMGs as a whole (but they don't place better than Sackler.) And as I said before, in 5-10 years, the only thing that will matter is the letters at the end of your name, MD or DO. Depending on which philosophy you adhere to more is what career path you should choose. Good luck.

 

[student-2]

I'll start out by mentioning that I am a Sackler student.
In terms of quality training I can only talk about Sackler but I think what I am going to say holds true for every program- and that's that you get what you give. I think of the people in my class it's very apparent who put in the hours and who didn't. It manifests itself in the hospital and on later achievements. What I can tell you is that Sackler is very fertile ground for very good training- I am speaking mainly of the clinical years.
As for the whole living abroad thing- it's such a personal thing. You can't really listen to anyone if ti's good or bad. I think it has a lot to do with the type of person you are. I can even tell you that 2 classmates of mine that came to Israel (IL) and left during the first year stayed in IL to live here (one religious and one secular). Most people find their corners right away and develop a life here.One of the perks of Tel-Aviv is that you can have a great night life, an awesome beach, parks and all sorts of sport leagues (we have all sorts of Rugby players that play in a league). But if you are the kind of person that doesn't do all that and you want your family near by- then.... It's a personal thing.
In respect to the DO/MD thing- I worked with some DOs' and they didn't fall short of the MDs at the same institution, however the status is that right now MDs have an advantage in everything that pertains to residency/fellowships and higher administration jobs. Where do you see yourself in 10 years and how reliable is that vision? If you KNOW that you want to be a family doc then it really doesn't matter, but if you think that one day you may want to run a hospital or even be a cardiologist then you may have to consider going for the MD. However, I think the majority of people that start med school don't and can't know exactly what they want to be. Again- I am not saying that it's logical; it's just the way it is.
Best of luck in all that you do

 

[ralphieman]

thanks for all of your insight and advice!!