New York, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Overall, students rated the program a 6 out of 10 for satisfaction. The student body is described as moderately cooperative. The environment is considered supportive for underrepresented minorities, LGBTQ+ students, married students, students with disabilities, non-traditional students. Graduates feel adequately prepared for board exams. Faculty members are seen as reasonably approachable.
🎓 The Basics ▼
Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?
What was the zip code of your residence in high school?
| Response Avg | # Responders |
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| 22,819.67 | 3 |
What do you like most?
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Top notch research. Great academic support.
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I love living in the Bronx, engaging in community work and interacting with Bronx patients daily. The poor, Black and Brown neighborhoods of the Bronx carry deep histories of resistance and struggle, and there's a lot to learn for those who understand their own struggles as being interconnected with those faced by their patients and neighbors.
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True P/F Curriculum, global health and research opportunities, commitment to diversity, impact the community, cheap subsidized housing
What do you like least?
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n/a
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The medical school administration is deeply Islamophobic, racist, xenophobic, and authoritarian. They see themselves as adversaries to students of color, burdened by "diversity quotas" (not a real thing). They're conservative, predominantly white, and entirely upper-class. As an outspoken and socially/politically conscious student, especially as someone who engages in solidarity struggles with people of color, you will be tormented by the faculty. The faculty has a large cohort of white, wealthy students who follow them devoutly and work to oppress marginalized students at the level of student government and class forums -- these students are largely "legacy" status themselves, i.e. have family who are physicians at Montefiore/ members of the Einstein/Montefiore administration. The student body is predominantly white, almost entirely wealthy, and treat the Bronx like a miserable wasteland. You'll hear them refer to the Bronx in derogatory terms on a daily basis, though most will not venture outside the Morris Park neighborhood during their entire 4 years. If students have any downtime, they will take the BxM express bus directly to Manhattan. Most of them view living in the Bronx as an ordeal that they've been condemned to -- and this is all fine, really, because the people of the Bronx really do not need to endure more interactions with these stuck-up kids than they already do, but if you're FROM the Bronx and thinking about going to Einstein, this is an important thing to be aware of. In terms of academics, Einstein fails to provide adequate educational experiences to its student body. Collaborative sessions where students are meant to work together through clinical cases are seen as a joke, and used by "gunner" students as simply a way to show off and intimidate fellow students. A majority of students are intensely competitive, as the vast majority are aiming to go into high-paying specialties. In fact, it isn't uncommon to come across a group of students sitting together in a common area during 2nd or 3rd year, comparing different salaries for various specialties/subspecialties. Primary care is hugely stigmatized -- which is a problem shared by Montefiore as well as Einstein -- and you'll even work under a number of Montefiore attendings who treat you with disdain if you tell them of your intention to pursue primary care Peds/IM/FM. Furthermore, the Einstein deans of student affairs will not offer you the same resources and guidance if you do not intend on pursuing a hospital-based specialty (as opposed to primary care), and really lack awareness about specialties outside of hospitalist and subspecialty IM.
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Some IT & infrastructure issues, some quizzes/assessments/classes seem redundant
🧾 The Details ▼
Does the student body seem cooperative or competitive?
Does the environment seem supportive for underrepresented minorities?
Does the environment seem supportive for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual students?
Does the environment seem supportive for married students?
Does the environment seem supportive for students with disabilities?
Does the environment seem supportive for older/non-traditional students?
Do you/did you feel well prepared for your board exams?
How approachable are faculty members?
What are the facilities and clinics like (old/new, well maintained, etc.)?
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A mix of brand new and somewhat older facilities that are now being renovated.
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Price center is beautiful, but completely off-limits to medical students (Security will force you to leave if you attempt to study in Price center study rooms - only available to Master's and PhD students). The buildings available for us to study in are old, mildewy/dusty, and quite gloomy. A lot of students study in the basement of Forchheimer, where there are no windows and the place usually reeks of body odor. The best places to study are in one's room or off-campus.
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Older but somewhat well-maintained. Elevators always have issues.
How do students from this program do after graduation - are they adequately prepared for practice?
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They are well prepared, thanks due to early clinical experience and a revised curriculum.
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Sure
What are rotations like?
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Rotations take place in numerous Montefiore sites and other affiliated hospitals in NYC, Long Island, Westchester, and the Hudson Valley.
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Really competitive. Cutthroat classmates will go out of their way to not only show off, but also make you look like a fool, during 3rd-year clinical rotations. Their competitiveness does not generally come out until this stage, as the first two years are P/F. Montefiore IM hospitalist attendings are generally looking for cutthroat behavior, and encourage it, and this coupled with the length of the IM clerkship (11 weeks) can make it perhaps one of the worst rotations. Ob/Gyn is another miserable rotation.... One way to mitigate your suffering is to do rotations like surgery and Ob at Jacobi, where attendings and residents are generally more open to teaching (especially the three most active Jacobi Surgery clerkship attendings) and the sense of community is a bit stronger.
How do students from this program do in the Match?
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Broad matching with high east coast/west coast bias.
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Pretty well, though it definitely depends on what type of guidance the Student Affairs deans judge you to be worthy of (it's much more of a struggle for politically active students, students pursuing primary care, etc.)
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Amazing, especially for east coast placements
Any other information you want to share?
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*My answer to #7 above reflect that fact that the administration is quite supportive of upper-class white LGBT students who are comfortable with being complicit in the oppression of POC. The admin are NOT friendly to LGBT students of color.
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