UMDNJ- Two Different Med Schools?

[nygirl243]

So I applied to UMDNJ's New Jersey Medical School and also their Robert Wood Johnson medical school. Does anyone have any good info about their differences? For instance if one is better than the other, one is harder to get into or if one has a different focus, etc? Thanks.

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[Jolie South]

what does UMDNJ stand for?

 

[xcgirl]

what does UMDNJ stand for?

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

nygirl: Your best bet is to look at the school's websites and visit them to see for yourself. Also visiting helps. NJSOM seems to be a bit more clinically focused and RWJ is more research focused. RWJ also has a campus in South Jersey (Camden) where you can do your clinical rotations if you'd like. I'll give you a more full answer later, got to get to class now!

 

[HanginInThere]

what does UMDNJ stand for?

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Along with RWJ and NJMS, there's also an osteopathic school in the NJ system. (The UMDNJSOM?)

I don't know how the schools compare to each other, but I assumed they were each seperate entities, similar to the SUNYs or the UCs.

 

[NJDIF]

its similar to the SUNY system.

Several schools fall under the UMDNJ umbrella: RWJMS, NJMS, osteo, dental, nursing, biomed sciences, nursing, public health, and maybe one other.

i know RWJMS used to be Rutgers Medical School, but then I think got absorbed into the UMDNJ system.

 

[LunaMD]

RWJMS and NJMS are two completely separate schools. I go to RWJ so I can tell you a little bit about that one... Robert Wood's academic buildings are in Piscataway, while the hospital is in New Brunswick (5 minutes away). They also have a campus in Camden where 1/3 of the class can chose to do their clinical rotations 3rd and 4th year. RWJ is also more research based than NJMS, and offers a lot of combined degree programs, like masters in public health, phd programs with Princeton, etc. And the general feeling around here is that RWJ might be slightly harder to get into than NJMS, but of course, that is debatable. If you have any specific questions about the school, feel free to PM me!