sadie22590
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Creighton SOM (Phoenix branch)
Pros
Cons
Wayne State SOM
Pros
Cons
University of Miami Miller (Waitlist)
Pros
Financially it would be highest for Creighton and Miami and Wayne are comparable..
Pros
- Students seem very happy with the faculty and administration and the environment seems very collaborative and supportive.
- Phoenix branch might give me an edge for matching West Coast.
- Warm, similar vibes to Southern California in terms of lifestyle (many outdoor hiking and road trip opportunities)
Cons
- First M1 class at Phoenix so there might be less established engagement opportunities.
- No M2 class at Phoenix so less opportunity to network and get guidance.
- Lower ranked and less established than Wayne State in general.
- Match to few competitive specialities (no plastics this year and only 1 derm) - seems like the focus is on primary care residencies.
- Not as much familiar with Phoenix as a city.
- No home-program for competitive residencies like plastics and derm
Wayne State SOM
Pros
- Very established and well-known in the state of Michigan and midwest
- Many years of collaborations with rotation sites and many opportunities for gaining clinical research experience
- Close to family - will allow me to have a strong support system
- More established engagement programs, student orgs, wellness programs etc.
- Strong match list (Although a large % of students match to Michigan residencies and not as much to West Coast)
- Population served is very diverse (Hispanic, Middle Eastern, etc)
Cons
- Student/administration relationship has been a bit rocky as I’ve heard
- Rocky relationship with one of the rotation sites (DMC) but still has other sites to fall back on.
- Very cold and definitely not used to this whether
- Large class size (might be more difficult to build relationships with faculty)
University of Miami Miller (Waitlist)
Pros
- Higher ranking than both other schools (T50)
- Well-known derm department and research programs (a specialty I’m considering)
- Miami itself as a city is warm, I’m more used to this climate
- Students seems to be younger demographic than the two other schools
- Heavily involved with surrounding communities and the new nextgen curriculum active learning
- MD/MBA program (a program getting developed that I’m considering)
- True P/F for preclinicals, the other two schools are P/F/H
- Seems like people don’t like living in Miami and people are not as welcoming?
- I don’t know Spanish (want to enroll in the Spanish program in Miami) and afraid it’s going to be a obstacle in my clinical years
- Not as diverse of a patient population compared to Detroit and Wayne
- Not sure if the admin is responsive. The admissions office doesn’t seem like it.
Financially it would be highest for Creighton and Miami and Wayne are comparable..
