I had this dilemma when I was applying last year and ultimately I chose Western. All I have to say is I made the right choice. I really do love it here. I'll give you a little bit of my thought process when I was trying to choose:
Touro NV
Pros:
On the west coast (near home - AZ)
Decent rotations
Cumulative board style exams at the end of each semester (which can be a con for some people but I just see it as a way to practice)
Long tests for each class (again could be a con but I really thing building resilience is a key part of med school)
Location - who doesn't want to be in Vegas? and the mountains are nearby for hiking
Cons:
The building - windowless costco building aka study with no windows?
Strange feel of the area - near the highway, a dealership, and a bunch of suburbs
Newer program which goes for the touro schools in general
class size of 135
Western: I am probably biased
Pros:
West coast (near home - AZ)
Great rotations in CA especially if you want a residency in CA
Have cumulative exams at the end of each semester
Great reputation - everyone in CA knows of it
To me, the curriculum is really set up in a way to help you succeed
- systems based
- give you many board materials
- the doctoring class already makes me feel comfortable taking a full history and physical
- IPE - interprofessional education
- ****There was a post from 2012 complaining about the curriculum, but I truly see no issues with it now. I truly feel like I will be prepared for boards and rotations when they come around.****
Location - close enough to go to the mountains to ski or to the beach to swim
- Campus is cohesive and beautiful. I definitely like studying on campus.
- Claremont and Chino (both less than 10 min drive away) also have nice areas to study
Grades: Fail, Pass, Honors
I love all of the faculty I have had thus far. I truly cannot complain.
4 hours (sometimes less) of OMM per week which I have heard is minimal compared to some school
Cons:
Location: campus is nice but a 1 mile diameter around it isn't.
HOWEVER campus is safe with security 24/7
CA cost of living (Gas, housing is more expensive than NV)
class size of 220
Feel free to message me if you have any further question! Also ask a Touro student how they like it.