UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program (questions for current students)

[jw020]

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Hey all,

I'm a UCR graduate just this year and was wondering if anyone could provide me any specific information regarding the UCR/UCLA program in the sense that if there are any specific requirements during the program to maintain our seat and eligibility to continue onto the UCLA clinicals (ie maintain certain GPA reqs beyond a nominal lvl, etc) or is it basically the same as we would expect from any other institution.

Also I realize class size is very small (which is a great plus) but does it feel over crowded or competetive between students?

Thanks for your responses ahead of time =)

 

[PWP]

Hi,
To address your questions...yes it is like at other institutions. In order to move to 3rd and 4th years at UCLA you have to keep up the grades. I've had a number of friends in the program, some still are in it. It seems like every year there is a person or two who either drop out or are held back and have to repeat the year. In terms of small student number. Yes, it's great in one way because of the attention you get and the friendly everyone-knows-everyone atmosphere. But on the other hand, I heard some comments where it might get too personal because professors know you too well, to the point where they remember your performance and get after you if you're not doing too well.
So are you thinking of applying?

 

[silverlining1]

There's a Haider Program thread in the school-specific forum 🙂

My boyfriend is in the program and he loves it - his classmates get together and study all the time. He personally likes the close relationships he gets with professors and classmates, and he loves that the professors "pimp" them in class, but he acknowledges that this style isn't for everyone.

 

[tmntdonjuan]

My ex-roommate is a 2nd year in the program. The program goes by a Pass/Fail grading system just like UCLA Med. I think in order to pass you can be no lower than 2 standard deviations below the mean. I don't believe there are any specific requirements other than that to go onto UCLA med. Realize that you already are a UCLA med student...you just take your first 2 years of classes at UCR. I think the small class size is great but has its drawbacks. You can get really close with your classmates but you might sometimes feel like you hang out with them too much. At least that's what my roommate told me.