nnjh said:
Could you post stats to back up your statement also indicate whether its board I or II cuz I can think of at least 5 schools that must have higher board scores. Harvard / Conn / UCLA/SF / Columbia / Penn could name a few more actually but I'll stop there.
Here is the email that Mark Gonthier sent out a few months ago. Enjoy. Also note our anatomical sciences rank. We're pretty much tied for the best in the country in that category. I'm not trying to sound pompous, I'm just giving some facts about my school. I'm sure UCSF is a great institution as well.
TO: All School of Dental Medicine students, faculty and staff
Congratulations are in order to the students in the class of D2006.
After some delays in reporting from the American Dental Association, we
recently learned that the predoctoral students that sat for the National
Board Part I examination in the twelve month testing period November 1,
2003 to October 31, 2004 placed 4th in the country on the National
Board.
The primary test takers were students enrolled in the Class of 2006. The
scores by section and failure rate and relative ranking are provided below.
Anatomical Sciences Tufts average score: 89.7
# 1 school in country average score: 89.8
National average score: 82.7
Tufts ranked 2nd of 56 schools in U.S.
Top quintile for performance
Biochemistry/Physiology
Tufts average score: 87.8
# 1 school in country average score: 94.1
National average score: 85.7
Tufts ranked 10th of 56 schools in U.S.
Top quintile for performance
Microbiology/Pathology Tufts average score: 87.9
# 1 school in country average score: 94.3
National average score: 85.1
Tufts ranked 6th of 56 schools in U.S.
Top quintile for performance
Dental Anatomy Tufts average score: 90.7
# 1 school in country average score: 94.5
National average score: 86.5
Tufts ranked 5th of 56 schools in U.S.
Top quintile for performance
Overall average Tufts: 89.12
# 1 school in country: 93.23
National average score: 85.12
Tufts ranked 4th of 56 schools in U.S.
Top quintile for performance
Failure rate Tufts: 3.9% of testing candidates failed a
section of the NB1 exam
# 1 school in country: 0% failures
National average failure rate: 11.0%
Tufts ranked 12th of 56 schools in U.S.
2nd quintile for performance
Thank you to the basic science and dental science faculty --
particularly Drs. Gustafson, Silvestri, Leavis, Kwan, Jacobson, Rufo,
Vankevich, Kahn, Goode and others -- who made this performance possible.
Dean Arbree should also be recognized for the innovative and timely
methods used to incorporate the newly revised computerized testing
option into the existing and densely scheduled second year curriculum,
as well as for the continuing curriculum revision that has made the
schedule more efficient, logically structured and integrated across
disciplines.
Congratulations again to students in the Class of D06 who reflect
positively on the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and all
that our school and curriculum has to offer. Regards, Mark
