2. Yale________________
First Year Student Budget: $55,225 (+400 for extended study = $55,625) Score: 0.5
Financial Aid/etc
: % students receiving aid = 100% (28.5% from university endowment), Max amt of aid available (or average*) = $17,000 (low interest) base loan directly from university endowment with max Stafford loan of $38,500 (I think this figure is a standard for all medical schools), several scholarships, Average Student Debt: $98,518, Average amount per scholarship/grant: $20,689 Score: 5.75
Curriculum/etc
: Basic Science Core Curriculum
traditional lecture, supplemented with the Art of Medicine portion of the curriculum: small-group building sessions, meetings with clinical tutors, problem-based workshops (PBL), small-group seminars, labs, computer-based activities, Edge of Science Research @ Yale seminar series (journal clubs and graduate courses
meant to aid in preparation for thesis), mandatory thesis, over 50% classes in small group lecture format, no organized early patient contact as of 2006
Clinical Skills Program being developed, The Yale System
awesome
no grades or class rank during first two years, 5 interval grading system (ABCDF or equivalent) for most electives, minor electives are Pass/Fail, attendance not taken (obviously only applies to first two years, evaluation based on seminar group participation, optional and anonymous exams, anonymous (but coded) end class exams, encouragement to advance at own pace
. that is awesome, Half-Day Wednesdays, Required Clerkships: Medicine (8 weeks), Primary Care (4 weeks), Pediatrics (8 weeks), Ambulatory Medicine (4 weeks), Clinical Neuroscience (4 weeks), Psychiatry (6 Weeks), Ob/Gyn (6 weeks), Thesis/Elective (4 weeks), General Surgery (6 weeks), Integrative Clinical Medicine (3 weeks), Anesthesiology (2 weeks), tuition free fifth year option for extended research on topic, national and international clinical electives, Score: 13.25 ( b/c they are developing a Clinical Skills Program
but they should have had this already),
#Affiliated Hospitals/Facilities: 14 according to viewbook, 5 major affiliations according to facilities page + a few research laboratories (primary lab: John B. Pierce Laboratory) Score: 9
Selection Factors: Non-Rolling admission (keep in mind this is referring to acceptance offers and not interview offers), Avg. GPA: 3.73, Overall Median GPA: 3.83, Science Median GPA: 3.85, Avg. MCAT: 33.9, Median MCAT: 34Q (Ranges V: 7 15, P: 8 15, B: 9 15, writing: L T) no state preference, Total apps: 4,450 for 809 interview spots Score: 3
Diversity: %Minority: 51%, %URM acceptance: 23% URM (although these are figures from 2003 this does suggest a significant commitment) Score: 15++++++++++++++++++
Dual Degree Options: MD/MBA, MD/MPH, MD/ MDiv, MD/PhD Score: 6.25
Student Support: Strong Multicultural affairs office (provide many contacts and outlets), Student Helping Students Program (tutoring
teaching you how to study), a few libraries immediately accessible to students, computing facilities (but none specifically geared towards developing clinical skills
at least none were mentioned on the website or in AMCAS) Score: 4.75
Housing: One on campus housing complex for Yale Health Center student (seems nice), several other on campus options, and several affiliated off-campus apartments Score: 6
Location: Smaller City
population of approx. 124,000
translates into overall less diverse patient population immediately surrounding YSM, but there are affiliations that treat a different patient population
thus some exposure to diff types of medical training
not quite rural, but long and coooooollllld winters (brrrrrrrr.) Score: 3
Class Size: 100, @ least 12% interviewees accepted Score: 2
Residency Match List: 30.2% entering primary care, so 69.8% entering specialties
.93% received one of their first three choices, 73% received their first choice
Volunteer/Research Opportunities: Total NIH funding: $298,311,773 million (ranks 8th), Total NIH supported research funding: $273,953,651. Receives well over $400 million in total research funding thesis requirement part of degree requirements since 1839, several bio-tech companies located in and around New Haven, the point this is a research haven
.Volunteering: Committee Overseeing Volunteer Services (acts as a resource for finding volunteer activities), several overall volunteering opps., not as diverse since located in a smaller city Score: 10.5
Miscellaneous: no ties to this university, easy to browse website, average age: 23, very informative, very prestigious school Score: 3
Total Score: NO FULL SCORE ASSIGNED UNTIL ALL SCHOOLS COMPLETED
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