WARNING regarding TUCOM

[juicycadaver]

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Anyone who might be interested in TUCOM needs to be aware of problems with the schools administration. Getting truthful information in a timely matter is extremely difficult. It is not past the school to post information that is not necessarily true and act as if it was. For example, for the past school year the school has kept a post on their website regarding a favorable 1st step passing percentage of 94%(supposedly passing step one on their first try). When in reality this is the reported score for the previous year, they probably didn't want to reveal to potential applicants that the percentage of passers the next year fell to 84% (worst in the nation).

They also keep a list of hospitals they are supposedly affiliated with in which students can do clinical rotations. This list is also NOT accurate. Many locations have been dropped by either TUCOM or the hospital.

TUCOM puts on a very good show and tells applicants everything they want to hear, but as soon as they have your money all bets are off.

For anyone thinking about applying to TUCOM I would advise you to be prepared to transfer after your second year. The academics are exceptionally good at TUCOM. Unfortuneatly, TUCOM's administration is adversarial at best and uncaring.

 

[Deuce 007 MD]

Wow that's harsh, in the osteo forum there is a thread bashing COMP too. I guess the Ca schools are having a hard time. I actually interviewed at tucom and they rejected me.

 

[GoForIt]

I guess the Ca schools are having a hard time.

Not true. It just mean students at California schools are more VOCAL.

 

[tkim]

Originally posted by juicycadaver
For example, for the past school year the school has kept a post on their website regarding a favorable 1st step passing percentage of 94%(supposedly passing step one on their first try). When in reality this is the reported score for the previous year, they probably didn't want to reveal to potential applicants that the percentage of passers the next year fell to 84% (worst in the nation).

They also keep a list of hospitals they are supposedly affiliated with in which students can do clinical rotations. This list is also NOT accurate. Many locations have been dropped by either TUCOM or the hospital.

Is there some way that readers can independantly verify what you say?

- Tae

 

[Doctor Peloncito]

Originally posted by Deuce 007 MD
Wow that's harsh, in the osteo forum there is a thread bashing COMP too. I guess the Ca schools are having a hard time. I actually interviewed at tucom and they rejected me.

The truth is out! Deuce is a DO Reject!!!!

It's good you had a backup 🙂 JK

 

[Docgeorge]

Unfortunately what the OP said is being repeted by two of my friends at TUCOM. While it is not independant evidence, it is corrobirative (sp?)

 

[DrZippy2b]

juicycadaver:
You said the academics are excellent there, but the problem is mainly with the administration. Can you please go into more detail?

Can you PM me with more info?

Thanks!

 

[maysqrd]

In case you haven't noticed, the financial aid website for Touro hasn't been updated in three years. Gee, I wonder if they are trying to make us think that we can't get financial aid or something????

The point being that this school is always slow at updating webpages. They only update the COMLEX scores once per year and that didn't happen until August last year. They updated the affiliated hospital list in December and many of the hospitals that this person isf referring to were either never on the list officially or it has only been in the last two months. As for not being truthful, the truth is that many school report the pass rate for the entire class AFTER they have finally passed the exam. Maybe only 84 % passed it the first time and they are having to take it 2 or 3 times to pass. This is how AZCOM is supposedly reporting 100% pass rates. Sure, they have 100% of their class pass, after some students eventually took it 2 and 3 times.

So if you want to complain about the fact that they don't update their website very often, then yes I agree with you. But, if you are trying to use this as justification for some subversive plot to keep information from the students and applicants, then get some new evidence because it is weak.

As for hearing this from other students at TUCOM, I can tell you that I have spoken to at least three current students who have specifically told me that these are HUGE rumors that are being spread because some students got burned and they just want to complain REALLY loudly and it is convenient to do it on a web forum where the admin won't know who you are.

Additionally, ALL private schools MUST be run as a business, regardless of what their goals are. If they don't, they go bankrupt. It is called Finance 101! Some schools are just better at keeping financial information private.

If we all did searches on the negative things about each school posted on this forum, we would find COMP has admin problems, AZCOM has rotation problems, PCOM has admissions problems, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.