Touro Harlem to match into ED in in the northeast

[throwaway_424242]

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Hi all, I've been accepted to Touro Harlem this cycle, and I'm wondering what the consensus is on this school these days. It seems that they had issues with COMLEX II a few years ago that seem to have resolved as well as some issues with overacceptance. Are there any other red flags to look out for today?

I also have an II at ATSU-KCOM. Do you think this school would do better to prepare me to match into ED in NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, etc?

 

[PapaGuava]

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[HaveAnOsteoblast]

It seems that they had issues with COMLEX II a few years ago that seem to have resolved as well as some issues with overacceptance.

Uhh, they didn't resolve the COMLEX II problem... 83.4% PE pass rate and 89.2% CE pass rate in 2017-2018, and that's the latest data that they published on their site.

 

[Jwain]

ATSU had someone match in philly for EM last year. Albert Einstein medical center I believe

 

[throwaway_424242]

Uhh, they didn't resolve the COMLEX II problem... 83.4% PE pass rate and 89.2% CE pass rate in 2017-2018, and that's the latest data that they published on their site.

The CE pass rate has trended up 10% in 2–3 years, and it's only a few percentage points lower than the national average. Not amazing, but it's going in the right direction. The PE pass rate is low, but it's also not like the other exams. From my understanding, it's largely evaluating communication skills and the ability to take a basic history/physical and write a note. This seems more dependent on students' own skills rather than any school's ability to prepare their students...at least when compared to Level I and CE.

Any thoughts on COMP Northwest compared to Touro Harlem and ATSU-KCOM? I interviewed there as well, and I'm waiting to hear back.

 

[HaveAnOsteoblast]

The PE pass rate is low, but it's also not like the other exams. From my understanding, it's largely evaluating communication skills and the ability to take a basic history/physical and write a note. This seems more dependent on students' own skills rather than any school's ability to prepare their students...at least when compared to Level I and CE.

So your theory is that both NY Touro campuses just happen to accept students that are disproportionately less likely to have adequate communication/writing skills, relative to students at other DO schools? Idk... that's sort of hard to believe.