TUCOM - NV Discussion thread 2007-2008

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GLENMARK said:
Hi, any update for space left by now?
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I spoke with Roger pretty recently (on Dec 27th) and he said there are 70 spots filled, and not to worry because that still leaves plenty of spots open. I think that's roughly half of the class or 50 something percent.
 
yeah Roger is always pretty positive about spots.. he said there will still be "plenty" by my interview on Feb 25th.. but who knows.
 
hey guys, I am currently a student at TUNV and I interviewed in March last year and still got a spot. So don't let a late interview date discourage you.
 
To all those giving input/advice....

I don't know what I'd do without you!!!
Thank you, thank you thank you!

😀
 
BCLumas said:
I interviewed at this school on October 16 and I will provide you with my take on the school. Albeit a bit biased, it is just my opinion. Take it for what you will.

The first thing I noticed about the school is that it is in a strange location. It appears to be, from the outside, a renovated car repair building or storage facility. There is only a small amount of parking around the front, but apparently there is more out back. The foyer reminds me of a lax corporation, a front receptionist with a glass meeting room behind her. Nice, but it does not remind me of a medical school. From the tour I felt like I was in some old middle school building. A small library, a small "computer lab," two very shallow lecture halls, etc. The walls felt very cluttered and I sometimes felt as if I was pressed between them. I will say that they have a very nice OMM and Disection lab, and are expanding their building soon. They should have a new Hitso lab soon, which will be great. All in all, I cannot say I was overly impressed with the facilities of TUCOM-NV.

The people were a different story. The students painted their love for the University eloquently and made it sound like TUCOM-NV was the place to be. Roger Corbman (like previously aforementioned) is wonderful. I wish they could clone him and place him at every University. He is helpful, nice, and to the point. Great, great guy!

My overall assessment is that TUCOM-NV is just another DO school that is extremely expensive ($72k per year). If you interview there, have a great time. The interviewers are very relaxed and there is no stress whatsoever. I hope everyone who loves this school gets in... I know my seat is now open ^.^

Good luck!
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I just researched Touro-NV's tuition cost and it's about $37,000 not $72,000. I'm not sure where the other person got their info, or if he's just living in a really expensive apartment?
 
Do those of you who have been accepted and sending in your deposits have $2000 in cash to send in? Or are you taking out loans? Or putting it on a credit card? I'm concerned about this and love any advice! PM if you like.
 
madison7667 said:
I just researched Touro-NV's tuition cost and it's about $37,000 not $72,000. I'm not sure where the other person got their info, or if he's just living in a really expensive apartment?
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Well...Touro will probably quote you tuition plus living costs, etc. Something around 62K I believe. (Not sure where they got 72K). So everything above the 37K is what they say you should need for living costs. I can't imagine ever needing 25-30K to live on for the year. It comes down to what you want to take out to cover all of these expenses for the year.

Just be aware of the 250K total education loan cap that exists for all student loans taken out (undergrad, graduate, professional, etc.). It could become a problem for some during their 3rd or 4th year if they reach this cap before they finish. Something to keep in mind when taking out loans over and above the tuition. This is what I heard by a school on another interview I had. Someone correct me on this if I'm wrong.
 
I don't know why there is confusion about the cost of school, but I explained it earlier in this thread:

"As a student at TUNV I don't know exactly where they are getting the 69k-72k, but this is a little over zealous. My wife and I have taken money just out for tuition and not for living "additional costs and living expenses." She makes about 45k a year and her income has be more than enough. I would say that on top of the money for tuition you would probably need an additional 18-20 thousand and this is probably a high estimate. Rent will run you anywhere from 700 to a 1000 a month and additional 500 a month would be plenty to live on. Thus 1000 (rent) + 500 additional (books, supplies, food, the occasional sports bet, etc) x 12 months would put you at 18,000 "additional necessary money." I agree the 72k is way over the top, and not necessary, least in my opinion. School should run about 52-55 with tuition and living expenses and supplies. Again, I don't know if someone guestimated the 72k or if someone from school told you that, but it is over the top."


With that said, if you add in a couple additional costs (which will only be during the first year ex. laptop, furniture, scrubs....) it shouldn't run you much more that 60k for the first year (assuming you don't have a significant other helping provide). While subsequent years should be around 57k or so.
 
madison7667 said:
Do those of you who have been accepted and sending in your deposits have $2000 in cash to send in? Or are you taking out loans? Or putting it on a credit card? I'm concerned about this and love any advice! PM if you like.
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If I remember correctly, I put it on the card, but I know a few kids who had to borrow the money from parents and paid them back when school started and they got their financial aid.

Remember, this money is going towards your tuition, as you will receive an "additional" 2k back when financial aid starts.
 
I wasn't scheduled until the 19th of February and since this school is one of my top choices I emailed to see if there were any earlier cancellations.

Lucky me! Now I'll be there on the 28th of January!
 
hi all,

good news...i am going to cancel my interview which was scheduled to bE Jan 29nd...

hopefully that help one of you guys getting an earlier interview...

before i do that, can anyone please give me a telephone number to call cuz i lost my papers...
 
zhousilai, I just found their number on the touro-nv website under admissions. It's in one of the paragraphs talking about status checks.

Also, I just got an earlier interview date! Slim78, I'll be seeing you on Jan 28th. Any other SDNers interviewing then? Jan 28th definitely beats Feb 26th! Woohoo!
 
I interviewed on the 15th and Roger said that 80 spots were taken...just wanted to let you guys know.

Also I was accepted! Gotta love that turn around!
 
tifsahoy said:
I interviewed on the 15th and Roger said that 80 spots were taken...just wanted to let you guys know.

Also I was accepted! Gotta love that turn around!
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Congrats!
 
tifsahoy said:
I interviewed on the 15th and Roger said that 80 spots were taken...just wanted to let you guys know.

Also I was accepted! Gotta love that turn around!
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What class size are they going for? Just curious because I interview on the 28th of this month and this school is my top choice.
 
Anyone besides me and slim interviewing tomorrow?

And, since the interview feedback is down, can anyone give advice for the interview? Any specific questions you remember?
 
DancerDoc777 said:
Anyone besides me and slim interviewing tomorrow?

And, since the interview feedback is down, can anyone give advice for the interview? Any specific questions you remember?
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its pretty chill.

The interview was one of the most laid-back I've gone to. My two guys were really nice and as many have commented, it may go more like a conversation than an interview. You'll get the basics...why med, DO, this school etc... and prolly a question or two about your app. easy stuff though. i doubt you'd get an ethics question but you never know.

If the day feels lame, just ask Roger about his Halloween costume from last year. Man is that a story...

Best of luck,

Ringtail
TU-NV 2012
 
I was accepted in Fall 07. Just sent in a withdrawal letter to Mr. Corbman. Good luck to those still waiting for Touro NV, there should be a seat opening up.
 
Hi Folks!

I'm interviewing on 3/3 at TUNCOM! It's my first choice school so am really excited. Anyone interviewing then and want to meet up the night before for dinner? I'm staying at the Fiesta hotel (flying in early to play some blackjack!!)

Roselee
 
Dear friends,
Please consider the Health Professions Scholarship Programs in the Armed Services. The military now has more DO HPSP students than MD students. The Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital Nellis AFB, Nevada is starting a Family Medicine Residency program in 2009. The program is DO friendly, and will have an OMT clinic as well.
 
ringtail said:
its pretty chill.

The interview was one of the most laid-back I've gone to. My two guys were really nice and as many have commented, it may go more like a conversation than an interview. You'll get the basics...why med, DO, this school etc... and prolly a question or two about your app. easy stuff though. i doubt you'd get an ethics question but you never know.

If the day feels lame, just ask Roger about his Halloween costume from last year. Man is that a story...

Best of luck,

Ringtail
TU-NV 2012
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Thanks for the help Ringtail! Unfortunately, I didn't even see your post until after the interview, but it went exactly like you said. It was the easiest interview I've had so far. Both of my interviewers were super chill and only asked a couple questions and then the rest of the time was like a conversation and them answering all of my questions.

And, I just have to add to the Roger Corbman comments by saying that he is absolutely an awesome person. He really makes the interview day a great experience. He is very relaxed and makes jokes the whole time, which puts everyone at ease. You can tell that Roger is truly a genuine person and honestly wants every interviewer to go to the medical school they're supposed to go to.

Also, this might seem like a weird question, but does anyone (current med students or hometowners) know of a good church in Henderson/LV?
PS: I'm a Christian and saw a few Calvary Chapels in town...any good?
 
Anyone else get some good news from Roger today?!?!

I can't believe I'm going to be a doctor!!!
 
Yay! Me too! I've been accepted!!!

Congrats to us Slim! :zip::banana::zip::banana:
 
congrats guys!!!

enjoy your summer, spend time with your families, and rest assured that you are on the path to becoming a doctor
 
woot woot!!!! Just got an interview from Roger!!!😀😀😀😀👍

By the way, in case anyone wants an update: according to Roger 89 spots out of the 134 have been filled (as of today).

Anyone else out there on 3/4???:banana::banana::banana::banana:
 
how long after your interview is it taking to get a decision?? I have only 3-4 days after my interview before I have money due at another school.
 
kimmi said:
how long after your interview is it taking to get a decision?? I have only 3-4 days after my interview before I have money due at another school.
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I think they usually meet on a Thursday and give you the decision by email early Friday afternoon.

Often it is in the same week. In my case I had to wait until the Friday of the following week.

Roger will most likely tell you the day of your interview when you can expect to hear back from him.
 
kimmi said:
how long after your interview is it taking to get a decision?? I have only 3-4 days after my interview before I have money due at another school.
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You may want to ask to move up your interview date so that you will have more time. Often (if they have open interview spots) they will fill you in.
 
I called and as for now, they are full, but I will continue to check and see if there might be a cancellation. I must admit they are super sweet!!!🙂
 
I absolutely love this school and I'm most likely going to put down the deposit, but there's one thing that's holding me back, and that's the rotations. I'm from Southern California and I've always seen myself doing my residency here and ultimately practicing here. I'm just concerned that I may not have many (if any) rotations in CA, and hence won't get a cali residency. (Correct me if I'm wrong, but from my understanding, you must rotate at a hospital/residency in order to apply there and be a competitive applicant). When I asked Roger about CA rotations, he said that it probably wouldn't be until 4th year rotations, and it sounded like setting up your own rotations can be a hassle.

I'd really like to hear from current TUCOM students who have themselves (or someone they know) successfully set up CA rotations, or are from CA, or have even matched at a CA rotation.

Can anyone comment on the process of setting up your own rotations? Is it difficult to set up CA rotations? Really involved? Worth it?
 
DancerDoc777 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but from my understanding, you must rotate at a hospital/residency in order to apply there and be a competitive applicant
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You do not have to rotate at a particular program in order to apply or be a competitive applicant. It is almost impossible for all applicants to residency programs to rotate at ALL the places they would like. There are just too many. So what can you do? You need to really think about your top 5 programs and try to set up a rotation. It's about securing a rotation spot. Some programs may be "booked" way in advance if it's a really popular program or it may be full if you wait too long to apply. Many applicants, depending on the type of residency apply broadly. I know a classmate of mine who applied to more than 30 programs (EXPENSIVE) plus the cost of travel for interviews.

Additionally, the place you want to rotate may be on a different schedule for rotations and that may not work for either of you, so you may end up SOL. We start rotations on the first of the month. Some places start on an odd date. It's different everywhere but they may be able to accommodate you. I've never had a problem.

DancerDoc777 said:
When I asked Roger about CA rotations, he said that it probably wouldn't be until 4th year rotations, and it sounded like setting up your own rotations can be a hassle.
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You will have 2 elective months in your third year that you can do anywhere in any specialty of medicine. You will have another 2 open electives in 4th year that can be done anywhere and in anything as well. These must be approved by the clin ed dept so you have to submit all paperwork early. Additionally, if they are not on faculty at TUNCOM, they must be properly credentialed. You do this by having the attending that will supervise you, fax or send his/her CV to the clin ed dept. You also have to set it up yourself - fax or send the program's required paperwork and also fulfill the requirements of the school. It's not that bad.

You also have 3 outside core rotations that can be done anywhere but one has to be a medical subspecialty, another is a surgical subspecialty, and the last has to be a primary care subspecialty. These can be done outside Las Vegas but you have set it up yourself. You can choose to do these in LV if you want and the school will set it up for you.

Lastly, in 4th year, you have 5 core rotations to be done in LV: IM, EM, Peds, OB/GYN, Medical Subspecialty. These will be set up for you.

Setting up your own rotations is not that bad at all. You just have to be organized and on top of all you paperwork and deadlines.

Let me just say that some schools do not allow their 3rd year students to any electives outside their core networks. Some schools don't have electives during 3rd year. So, it's not that bad. You'll be fine.

DancerDoc777 said:
I'd really like to hear from current TUCOM students who have themselves (or someone they know) successfully set up CA rotations, or are from CA, or have even matched at a CA rotation.
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I don't know if there are any other 3rd or 4th years on the board that can comment. I have 2 good friends from CA and have set up many rotations in SoCal. There is another classmate of mine who was able to set up all non core and electives in SoCal as well. It's not hard and it has been done. No big deal.

DancerDoc777 said:
Can anyone comment on the process of setting up your own rotations? Is it difficult to set up CA rotations? Really involved? Worth it?
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Not difficult at all. Can be a hassle at times and frustrating to try to match timelines. Some CA schools/programs may want to see your USMLE Step I score at the time you apply and it is not guaranteed you will get the rotation. Just be sure to check the requirements of the program. I know there is at leat one school in CA that requires USMLE Step I score to rotate there.

It is worth it if you really want to limit yourself to a certain geographic area. Good luck! Don't think about this now too much. 3rd and 4th years are important in deciding on a school - more important than board scores, board pass rates, and match lists. You'll have A LOT to think about in the next 2 years!
 
what box29 said.

here are my two pennies. i know a 4th yr who graduates from TUCOM-NV in May. He has been accepted to an Ortho rez. in Michigan. Assuming you know Ortho is fairly competitive, he has told me that the flexibility of Touro really gave him a leg up on the competition (other 3rd/4th yrs from other schools). Compared to other DO schools, NV gives you a lot of time to audition at several choice residencies you want. In addition, he went to the office and said that he wanted to spend a month in his hometown and so he was going to do this or that rotation up there instead of LV. No problem they said.

Regardless of where you want to rotate, how you get there and for how long is easily done with the school.
 
he sat in on my interview group answering question...it's a DO ortho residency right?
 
Hi guys,

I put my deposit down and have to admit: I just really like this school. It seems to me to offer so much. It's student-centered, small and focused, hugely motivated; the rotations are solid, seemingly ample, and in one city. The faculty seem great. I interviewed with this guy Dr. Hedger, and he was far and away the most appealing faculty member that I came across throughout the interview season (MD and DO). The free clinic is supposed to be up and running in May...

I know the first board passage rate was good but not great, but everything I've heard from others suggests that board is more a matter of a person's effort than his/her institution.

Any downsides here? Any secrets?

I appreciate the feedback.
 
everyone seemed to say that board rates were by their own effort
 
Wow thanks Box29 and Ringtail! You guys certainly answered my questions and definitely boosted my confidence about the rotations. (By the way, Box29 I totally remember you from my interview day, it's so funny to put a face to the sdn poster haha). Also, thanks for the sweet story, Ringtail! So, it sounds like it's a definite possibility to set up oos rotations, and that's exactly what I am looking for. Especially since, I already have a few places/connections where I would want to rotate in SoCal. Hmmm...this school is looking better and better for me.

Tamburlaine: As far as downsides, I would tell you the same thing that my interviewers told me, and that's that the professors sometimes feel so involved with the students that they don't have much of a life for other things, like research, etc. I guess that weakness is also a strength (haha michael scott) since it shows how devoted the professors are to the students. I guess another weakness might be the wireless in the building. The med students giving me the tour said something about it being finicky, but even that's not a big downside. I guess I'm not much help, but maybe there are others out there who could dish some dirt.

Thanks again Box29 for answering all my questions!!!
 
DancerDoc,

No problem. I always used to wonder what people looked like on this board too. I'm so glad it's almost over...2.5 more rotations to GRADUATION and Radiology - here I come!

Good luck to you all!
 
Here is what I learned in the past year.
I am currently a student at tunv.
Every rule is subject to change and all rules are enforced by using the stick instead of the carrot. This is mostly due to the inflexible and immature nature of "The Office".
Many classes are a complete waste of time (although attendance is 70% mandatory) since nothing new is presented in lecture that is already on the lecture slides and it seems that some of the material has not been updated since 1999.
I feel there is great emphasis on memorizing things without really understanding the concept (and maybe that is medical school). It is completely board driven. This may be a good thing.
OMM is the worst taught class in this school. This is a shame for an osteopathic university.
The caliber of your classmate may surprise you. Some very smart people and then there are others where you need to ask yourself how and why they got past the interview process.
Anatomy has the best profs and a very awesome Dr. Roy as the leader of the department. This will change for DO-2012.
All profs are very approachable and like to help, take their time to listen and talk to you. The non-edu. administrators are vey helpful.

All in all I am quite disappointed about my experience at tunv. I just expected a little bit more for my 60K.

Of course this just my opinion always do your own research.

No I am not failing my classes, I am just very suprised.

ohwell
Tamburlaine said:
Hi guys,

I put my deposit down and have to admit: I just really like this school. It seems to me to offer so much. It's student-centered, small and focused, hugely motivated; the rotations are solid, seemingly ample, and in one city. The faculty seem great. I interviewed with this guy Dr. Hedger, and he was far and away the most appealing faculty member that I came across throughout the interview season (MD and DO). The free clinic is supposed to be up and running in May...

I know the first board passage rate was good but not great, but everything I've heard from others suggests that board is more a matter of a person's effort than his/her institution.

Any downsides here? Any secrets?






I appreciate the feedback.
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Hi Well,

What will be changing for DO-2012? Is Roy leaving? Is the anatomy department being shaken up?
 
ohwell said:
OMM is the worst taught class in this school. This is a shame for an osteopathic university.

The caliber of your classmate may surprise you. Some very smart people and then there are others where you need to ask yourself how and why they got past the interview process.
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I noticed these 2 things when I interviewed. But as far as the caliber goes, you get that at all the DO's schools I've interviewed at. A bit frustrating, but what can you do? I am really interested in OMM, and noticed that OMM is paid a bit of lip service here compared to the other Touro's. MI has an OMM fellowship and the depth of questions asked about OMM at Harlem was surprising, they really want to quantify it so people don't think it's quackery. Just my 2cents on why I didn't go with Touro NV, despite the many positives I did experience here.
 
Hello everyone. I have my interview at TUNV on March 11th. When I spoke to Mr. Corbman at the end of January (when i scheduled my interview) he said they had 85 spots filled out of 134. Anyone who interviewed recently know how many spots are left? What hanky1982 said (about interviewing in March and still getting in) is somewhat relieving, however I'm a little concerned. Btw, anyone interviewing on March 11th?
 
Tamburlaine said:
Hi Well,

What will be changing for DO-2012? Is Roy leaving? Is the anatomy department being shaken up?
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Dr. Roy is not leaving, he is just stepping down as the department chair of anatomy. He will still be very involved and as an excellent teacher w/ excellent slides (which we be avaliable to all you incoming students). The dr. who is taking his place is Dr. Roque. He is an MD (not sure from where), but an EXTREMELY NICE guy as well. He helped us with some of our dissections towards the end of the class and was very helpful. I don't think the anatomy department is being shaken up, it is just Dr. Roy is not going to be chair and Dr. Roque will now become chair of the department.
 
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