Worst US MD schools?

[GrumpyGus]

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This seems a bit naive.

Some MD schools do not have a good affiliated hospital network; you want to have the best clinical rotation options possible, not just for getting better clinical skills (I'd argue to say that you can find really good doctors anywhere) but also for networking with powerhouse physicians/researchers to get strong residency positions, as well as your desired residency.

I agree with you.

But reality is most students are not strong enough to garner multiple acceptances. You only worry about these things after having acceptances in hand. Until then you apply to schools that make sense to you stats/location wise. Everything else is secondary until then, tbh.

 

[ChrisMack390]

$. I have a plausible explanation for how this was made for economic gain but naturally, I was not present so it is difficult to confirm.
They are still likely to find plenty of gullible matriculants. Just look at the Caribbean schools...

Certainly, but I don't see why the school cares where there money is coming from. Unless you are suggesting a link between Sallie Mae and such and the school administration...

 

[gyngyn]

Certainly, but I don't see why the school cares where there money is coming from. Unless you are suggesting a link between Sallie Mae and such and the school administration...

It's coming from the tuition from the first class. They installed their first class precipitously without going through AMCAS (they actually accepted applications by FAX!). I think that they knew they would not to be in compliance with federal laws that are required of participating schools.

 

[Goro]

That's a no-brainer. To the applicants, they offer:

CA location
MD degree.

$. I have a plausible explanation for how this was made for economic gain but naturally, I was not present so it is difficult to confirm.
They are still likely to find plenty of gullible matriculants. Just look at the Caribbean schools...

 

[ChrisMack390]

It's coming from the tuition from the first class. They installed their first class precipitously without going through AMCAS (they actually accepted applications by FAX!). I think that they knew they would not to be in compliance with federal laws that are required of participating schools.

I see. So its not so much that they just said NO to federal loans. They chose not to take the time to go through the process to get them.

 

[JoaoMoutinho]

$. I have a plausible explanation for how this was made for economic gain but naturally, I was not present so it is difficult to confirm.
They are still likely to find plenty of gullible matriculants. Just look at the Caribbean schools...

I know a good 5 or 6 people who have gone there.... I'm 99% sure that it was the only acceptance for any of them.

 

[libertyyne]

$. I have a plausible explanation for how this was made for economic gain but naturally, I was not present so it is difficult to confirm.
They are still likely to find plenty of gullible matriculants. Just look at the Caribbean schools...

So you are telling me they have kickbacks from the private loans companies?

 

[gyngyn]

So you are telling me they have kickbacks from the private loans companies?

I don't have evidence of that.

I see. So its not so much that they just said NO to federal loans. They chose not to take the time to go through the process to get them.

They chose to harm their own students by denying them the same opportunities that even the Caribbean schools offer for loan repayment.

 

[gyngyn]

I know a good 5 or 6 people who have gone there.... I'm 99% sure that it was the only acceptance for any of them.

Me too..

 

[libertyyne]

I am trying to think of a rational reason as to why an organization would choose not to participate in federal loans. The only three are
1) kick backs or taking the note itself- non dischargeable debt at high interest rates is what bankers have wet dreams about.
2) regulatory hurdles are too high- too many hoops to jump through.
3) plain old incompetence.

 

[libertyyne]

On a separate note but similar question. Is there a good data source for step 1 scores for all schools ?
I suppose if the data is available and GPA and mcat account for 60ish percent of performance one can figure out which schools perform better then expected considering their class's gpa and mcat. Just think about this made me realize schools don't want high GPA mcat for the sake of it, rather because they want high step scores and subsequent residency placements associated with them !

 

[Pepe18]

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[Meccamputechture]

The worst schools are expensive, don't have a home hospital

So, basically Caribbean schools



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[wanderingorion]

NYMC has gone downhill ever since their merger with Touro.

How so?

 

[expicept]

How so?

I'm also interested in hearing what has changed since the merger.

 

[Goro]

Their research community has mostly left.

How so?

 

[libertyyne]

Their research community has mostly left.

Why do you not think highly of Wayne state ?

 

[Goro]

I never said I didn't. I believe someone else posted that they're located in a bad site.

Why do you not think highly of Wayne state ?

 

[libertyyne]

I never said I didn't. I believe someone else posted that they're located in a bad site.

Good to know. Thanks.

 

[Psai]

NYMC has gone downhill ever since their merger with Touro.

Their anesthesiology matches this year were pretty good

 

[libertyyne]

Their anesthesiology matches this year were pretty good

Here is a question, is it easier to match into anesthesia compared to IM since the median step score is lower?

 

[WedgeDawg]

Here is a question, is it easier to match into anesthesia compared to IM since the median step score is lower?

The question is significantly more nuanced than that because you have to account for things like differences between programs within a specialty and that's not something that can easily be determined by someone outside of those particular specialties. If you want a general answer to your question, an average US MD senior would very likely be able to match in either anesthesiology or internal medicine somewhere.

 

[Pepe18]

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[zurc2014]

C'mon it's not that ridiculous of a question. I'd personally would have loved to know prior to applying what schools, if any, had poor clinical rotations or bad board pass rates, or accreditation issues.
Every time someone raises this question here pre med self flagellation kicks in and they are shut down.

Nah, op low-key asking for a school list lol

 

[username456789]

Nah, op low-key asking for a school list lol

I still don't get the recent obsession with indiscriminately adding "low key" to every phrase these days. But I guess at the ripe old age of 35 I'm an old fogey.

FWIW there was nothing low key about him asking for the list.