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Campbell University (CUSOM)
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NYITCOM-JB
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Summary: Was leaning more towards NYITCOM-JB because of their mission. However, CUSOM will most likely give me better career opportunities if I choose to pursue something other than primary care. Any thoughts?
Pros
- Higher board scores and their tests, quizzes, and their OSCEs mimic the boards (see below)
- Closer to "things to do" - Raleigh airport 43 miles away, shopping centers close by, beach close by, other major cities under an hour away.
- I play golf - they are right next to a golf course!
- Better research opportunities (close to the research triangle)
- Closer to family and only 3 hour drive from where I am currently
- Has associated ACGME accredited programs (ACGME Residencies)
- Mandatory attendance and dress code
- Not as good as a "gut feeling" compared to NYITCOM-JB
- Newer name (arguably, NYITCOM JB is "newer" but the name is older)
| COMLEX-USA LEVEL 1 | NBOME CYCLE 05/01/2016-04/30/2017 | NBOME CYCLE 05/01/2017-04/30/2018 | NBOME CYCLE 05/01/2018-04/30/2019 | NBOME CYCLE 05/01/2019-04/30/2020 | FOUR-YEAR AVERAGE |
| CUSOM First-Time Pass Rate | 92.72% | 99.35% | 98.73% | 98.01% | 97.24% |
| National First-Time Pass Rate | 92.68% | 95.95% | 92.98% | 95.28% | 94.23% |
| CUSOM Mean | 527.77 | 561.48 | 564.53 | 556.75 | 552.83 |
| National Mean | 519.52 | 557.81 | 525.92 | 538.67 | 535.52 |
| USMLE STEP 1 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE |
| CUSOM First-Time Pass Rate | 100.00% | 94.00% | 99.00% | 99.00% | 100.00% | 98.63% |
| National First-Time Pass Rate | 95.00% | 95.00% | 96.00% | 96.00% | Not Available | 95.50% (four-year average) |
NYITCOM-JB
Pros
- Best "gut-feeling" between the two
- I am genuinely interested in the opportunity to serve in Arkansas (which really needs physicians) after graduating
- Jonesboro immediate area has more to do
- Less than an hour drive from Memphis (not as close as Raleigh is to Campbell)
- More in line with my mission to reach out to local schools to teach nutrition, basic health sciences, and get local high schoolers interested in STEM (more opportunities than Campbell)
- Has the name of NYITCOM associated with the school
- Shared resources between the two campuses
- Non-mandatory attendance and true P/F system with ranking
- Telemedicine and population health certificated available
- You can apply for the scholar's program and if accepted you can have the last 2 years of medical school paid for
- Far away from home (14 hour drive)
- Lower board scores in general (see below)
- Has not had a graduating class (no residency list to look at)
- No associated residency programs
| LEVEL 1 PASS RATE | LEVEL 1 MEAN SCORE | LEVEL 2 PASS RATE | LEVEL 2 MEAN SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | COM National | 93.73% 91.84% | 529.5 515.3 | 87.46% 86.87% | 507.8 501.2 |
| 2012–13 | COM National | 88.3% 90.57% | 500.3 512.9 | 91.79% 89.36% | 521.9 512.23 |
| 2013–14 | COM National | 90.03% 92.03% | 514.7 517.9 | 90.65% 92.32% | 525.26 540.07 |
| 2014–15 | COM National | 94.85% 93.86% | 541.6 529.08 | 91.35% 92.61% | 546.71 535.81 |
| 2015–16 | COM National | 89.9% 92.3% | 526.2 514.98 | 93.4% 92.2% | 541.78 537.43 |
| 2016–17 | COM National | 91.9% 92.7% | 518.50 519.52 | 90.2% 93.2% | 542.68 542.60 |
| 2017–18 | COM National | 96.1% 96% | 557.29 557.81 | 88.3% 92.8% | 545.57 549.99 |
| 2018–19 | COM National | 88.36% 92.98% | 507.73 525.92 | 96.11% 95.60% | 571.37 569.28 |
Summary: Was leaning more towards NYITCOM-JB because of their mission. However, CUSOM will most likely give me better career opportunities if I choose to pursue something other than primary care. Any thoughts?
