Wayne State vs. Quinnipiac (Netter)

[flamingcheetos]

Hi Everyone! With the 4/30 deadline quickly approaching I would really love some advice/guidance on choosing a medical school.

Background: Grew up in the NE, went to my state's public university, involved in behavioral psychology research for the past ~3.5 years, potentially interested in pursuing psychiatry

Wayne State - Detroit, Michigan
Pros

• more established school
• relatively minimal mandatory classes
• post-clerkship period of 14 months for electives, residency application prep, etc...
• more research opportunities
• all clinical rotation sites within a 20-minute drive, and being in the city of Detroit I feel as though this clinical exposure would be more diverse
• plethora of student organizations, student-run clinics, and outreach programs

Cons

• not true P/F --- some sort of internal ranking based on z-scoes??
• the curriculum is more traditional, M1 learn physiology, M2 learn pathophysiology
• exams are mostly faculty-created (only 15% of assessments during M1 are based off of NMBE material)
• I've heard negative things about the administration here
• larger class size of 300

Netter SOM - North Haven, Connecticut
Pros

• true P/F
• board-focused exams
• integrated curriculum
• relatively minimal mandatory classes
• small class size ~90
• early clinical exposure - MeSH program
• pretty solid match-list despite being a newer medical school
• newer facilities
• gave me the best impression on interview day, it seems like the administration and faculty genuinely care about the students, and the students are exceptionally happy

Cons

• the driving distances to the MeSH programs and clinical rotations (heard it's anywhere from 15 minutes - 1 hr)
• lack of research (only 10 students get to conduct research with Yale faculty, and it's through a lottery system)
• newer medical school, essentially unranked

Cost-wise, tuition at both schools is about the same. I haven't received the financial aid package for Netter yet but I doubt I would receive any significant scholarship.

Location-wise, I could see myself living in either place. Not a fan of the cold but I'll make do!

TYIA!! 🙂

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[voxveritatisetlucis]

Wayne. More established, better match list

 

[delicious_guineapig]

Let us know what you decide on. I am also considering Netter as a potential option and created my own thread. DM me if you want to talk about it. Best of luck in your decision making!