My school switched to a flipped classroom curriculum without informing incoming students and I've hated it since day one. I'm ending my first semester and I was told you can't transfer MD programs until after 2nd year. Is the same true if I wanted to switch to a DO school? Has anyone ever done this or know anyone who has?
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In situations like this, just view your school as a vessel you have to ride on to be allowed to take Step 1 and get a degree. Just go with the flow and focus on your endgame.
Like the previous poster said, I think you'd regret switching from MD to DO.
Like the previous poster said, I think you'd regret switching from MD to DO.
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Like it or not, flipped classrooms are "the" thing in medical education these days, and you might jump from a frying pain into a fire. I can't blame you, we're doing it and I hate it.
How would a DO school look at any medical student who wants to bail over curriculum style? Not well, I fear. If you do jump, I suggest three things:
Shadow > 1 DO
Get LORs from same
See OMM in action.
Two years is a short time in your clinical training. Tough if out, make Cs, forget about AOA, and study hard for Step I.
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Without informing incoming students? Also in flipped classroom curriculum and it sucks
No we weren't informed at all. What happened was a student panel led a large portion of our interview day and told us that we would have lectures online and there was no mandatory attendance. They had not been informed of all the changes taking place for incoming students. It was a total shock for about half of us when we got here and they were like, surprise! No lectures! And mandatory team activities EVERY DAY.
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I have seen a number of schools switch their curriculum and not tell the incoming students. You have my sympathies.
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Flipped classroom is annoying but you get used to it.
But take it from me: the annoyance of a flipped classroom curriculum is a mosquito bite compared to the massive psychic burden of having to learn *shudder* OMM.
But take it from me: the annoyance of a flipped classroom curriculum is a mosquito bite compared to the massive psychic burden of having to learn *shudder* OMM.
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At DO schools, you have to learn OMM anyways, so you'll be doing mandatory work somehow somewhere. If it makes you feel better, all schools have some form of mandatory stuff.
If anything, try taking advantage of the active learning you will get with working in discussion groups and really learn the material. Podcasted, non-mandatory lectures are great, easy, and convenient, but overrated in learning, tbh. I've gotten to the point of not watching the lectures anymore due to a lack of efficiency in learning.
If anything, try taking advantage of the active learning you will get with working in discussion groups and really learn the material. Podcasted, non-mandatory lectures are great, easy, and convenient, but overrated in learning, tbh. I've gotten to the point of not watching the lectures anymore due to a lack of efficiency in learning.
