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Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Boca Raton, FL

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Overall, students rated the program a 5.7 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?

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What do you like most?

What do you like least?

🧾 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.)?

How do students from this program do after graduation - are they adequately prepared for practice?

What are rotations like?

  • Community hospitals often not used to having students can create an environment where you are frequently neglected and not taught basic things.
  • FAU is unique in that all students spend years 1&2 in Boca Raton on the main campus, but then 3rd year is either around Boca (North rotations) or more South in Fort Lauderdale (South rotations). This gives students flexibility to chase after a particular experience or specialty as there are ~8 different hospitals you can rotate at, including major trauma centers and VA. None of these places are major academic centers except Cleveland Clinic Florida. That does not mean the education is sub-par, it's just not as rigid.

How do students from this program do in the Match?

Any other information you want to share?

  • People are frequently targeted and treated unjustly for small things like failing to submit a single evaluation, a culture of fear permeates.
  • FAU is a small but great school, where you will be taken care of by the faculty. Major specialties are represented with residency programs (IM, EM, Psych, Neuro, Gen Surg) and most sub-specialties are covered by community practicing physicians. The school really tries to make well-rounded physicians ready for residency and it seems to be working. The school is continuing to increase in rank and the quality of programs students head off to is only getting better. 10-20 years from now, I believe FAU will be seen as very good medical school.