Wayne State vs Creighton

[fewcherdoc]

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I have been fortunate to receive acceptances to both Wayne State and Creighton (Omaha) and would appreciate some updated perspectives on the two schools. I would like to keep my options open for residency opportunities, but am leaning toward interventional cardiology at this moment. Will be out of state so financials will be essentially the same.

Wayne State

Pros—close to family and friends although out of state; know the state well and could see myself practicing there; mission to serve the urban population of Detroit is aligned with my interests; established program; excellent clinical training; seemingly good research opportunities; and extensive home residency programs in every specialty: new more progressive dean and updated curriculum.

Cons—keep hearing this repeated concern about the disorganized admin; questions about deteriorating relationships with hospitals for rotations; large class size; and lack of support for the students.

Creighton

Pros—connected really well with student and faculty I met during interview; smaller class size; a sense that the admin is supportive and students collaborative more than competitive; seemingly well established program with good (albeit less funding) research opportunities.

Cons—removed from support network I have in MI; know very little about Omaha, but heard good things; fewer home residencies may limit opportunities; and perhaps not same reputation as Wayne in terms of residency placement although both schools seem to match well.

Summary

Money being the same, thoughts on which would be the better option?

 

[chilly_md]

Is Wayne significantly closer than Creighton to family? Like you can drive there within an hour?

 

[fewcherdoc]

Is Wayne significantly closer than Creighton to family? Like you can drive there within an hour?

Yes, within an hour…

 

[chilly_md]

Tough choice. You have time to think it through at least, so that’s good. Interventional cardiology is obviously a highly specialized area, you’d have to get into a solid IM residency, which shouldn’t be a problem at either school.

I saw on Wayne’s thread the comments a couple students had. I’m surprised there hadn’t been more (either addressing the bad admin or agreeing with that statement) since it’s such a big school. Students do get frustrated about things at schools across the country, but I don’t agree with that comment from that poster since Creighton and some other schools don’t get criticized much if at all. So sounds like there could be a bigger problem and I’d dig around a little more, maybe PM accepted students in last years thread. Being close to a support system goes a long way so if you hear good things from most people, then I would go to Wayne.

 

[fewcherdoc]

Thank you both for the comments and insight. Much appreciated.