TouroCOM Middletown vs. WVSOM

[sterent1]

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Hello everyone!

I'm super excited to announce that I got accepted into both of these medical schools, and I'm having a hard time deciding which school to give my deposit to.

I loved my interview experience at WVSOM; however, I feel like I missed out at Touro because my interview was 2 days before their spring semester began, so I only got to speak to 1 student on campus :/

Please let me know what you guys think of these schools! any experiences/advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[PapaGuava]

Somethings to consider - is one being closer to home important? Do either have mandatory attendance (I don’t believe WVSOM does)? Tuition cost?

I’d say go with your gut feeling on this one if you really enjoyed WVSOM’s program. However, you have time to mull things over. Both are good schools.

 

[Scribe4Life]

N=1 but I'm having a great time at WVSOM if you have any questions.

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[DrStephenStrange]

WVSOM is a state DO school, and a state run school almost always have more resources than any other DO schools.

 

[ATCtoDO]

WVSOM is a state DO school, and a state run school almost always have more resources than any other DO schools.

Touro if you want to do so,etching he’s iced primary care. WVSOM if you’re set on rural primary care. Personally, I think touro is a better school due to the high comlex pass rates compared to wvsom

 

[DrStephenStrange]

Touro if you want to do so,etching he’s iced primary care. WVSOM if you’re set on rural primary care. Personally, I think touro is a better school due to the high comlex pass rates compared to wvsom

Rural primary care? No, just look at their match list attached lol. Yea, step/level 1 board pass rate is a little higher at Touro, but step/level 2 is also abysmal at Touro. No matter what though, I think board score and success fall more on the individual than the school. Although schools may affect your board success with a bunch of mandatory stuff and less time for dedicated in which case you'd have to ask current students about that.

 

[ATCtoDO]

Idk what you’re getting at. Almost their entire class matched PC....

 

[DrStephenStrange]

Idk what you’re getting at. Almost their entire class matched PC....

Got that off their website.
Here: click on see match list for 2019

https://msopti.wvsom.edu/nobar/GME_Match

Edit: yes, most of their class match into primary care, but not rural primary care like you mentioned. The fact is most DO schools will have 50% or more of their classes matching primary care specialties. Just see Touro's match list here Middletown Match Results and add up FM+IM+OB/Gyn+Peds+Medicine-primary over the number of graduate which is 123.

 

[ATCtoDO]

Got that off their website.
Here: click on see match list for 2019

https://msopti.wvsom.edu/nobar/GME_Match

I looked at the list. Safe to say if you went to WVSOM with the intent on matching into a sub specialty you will need to be in that small portion of the class that did. Some gas, 2 ortho, one derm.... whatever. I’m done here

 

[DrStephenStrange]

I looked at the list. Safe to say if you went to WVSOM with the intent on matching into a sub specialty you will need to be in that small portion of the class that did. Some gas, 2 ortho, one derm.... whatever. I’m done here

Well, cool dude. It doesn't even matter really, but I edited my original post to make my point. I'm done here too 🙂

Edit: Touro Middletown 2 Ortho, 0 derm, some gas, 0 urology, 1 ENT...
No one should go into any DO school with the intent to match a competittive or sub specialty without being ok with PC.