Oklahoma City, OK
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?
What was the zip code of your residence in high school?
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What do you like most?
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The in state tuition is the only potential positive.
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1. Put simply, the faculty and staff here care about students, and they care about education. Changes both big and small happen based on the feedback of students. They listen. They teach. They learn. And the end result is growth of both the student and the institution. 2. Oklahoma City still has a long way to go yet before it's a world-class city, but it's growing, and it's growing quickly. Expanding and diversifying population. Influx and retention of energetic younger persons as well as highly paid, highly educated workers. Exploding culinary and foodie scene. Blossoming local arts scene. Unflagging support for our NBA team, the OKC Thunder.
What do you like least?
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This program is the worst medical program there ever has been. Feel free to PM me for more details. This program has some of the worst administration that has done illegal things and should be discredited as a medical program. This program has continuously for years allowed students into the program only after their parents have donated large sums of money, etc. and has tried to silence individuals from different backgrounds who have tried to advocate for certain causes. The administration makes it harder for students to match good programs around the country by writing out each student’s quartiles, time and length of LOAs, and other things in detail on the MSPE (letter for residency). If there is an issue with administration, there is retaliation on clerkships by immature individuals who abuse their roles.
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My classmates and I all had gripes about one course or another, or about one instructor or another. From an institutional standpoint, though, everything is moving in the right direction. If USMLE scores are any indicator, the students at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine are solidly above the national average and improving (last year's graduating class had the highest board scores in the school's history until my class did even better both when compared to previous classes and nationally). The school is poised for growth, as is the Children's Hospital, though the growth and improvement of the two adult hospitals are less certain. And that's the true downside to attending school here. While it is actually a great institution (the College of Medicine in the Health Sciences Center, that is. As both an OU undergraduate alumnus and soon-to-be-alumnus of the OU College of Medicine, I can say unequivocally that I do not recommend attending the undergraduate institution, but I can highly recommend attending the postgraduate medical education side, especially the College of Medicine ), it is hard to attract talented individuals here even regionally, let alone nationally. It is happening, and at an accelerating rate, but for the foreseeable future the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine will remain a great educational institution with very little national standing. People come here and learn how to be excellent clinicians. The most talented graduates tend to move away to where they can reach their fullest potential--institutions that have a big name and big finances. While that will not be true thirty or forty years from now, it is something for current medical school applicants to keep in mind.
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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The College of Medicine building advertised online is not the actual building classes are in. The hospitals often have broken air conditioner units for team rooms. The WiFi at the school never works.
How do students from this program do after graduation - are they adequately prepared for practice?
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The residents at this program do not tend to be always prepared, there are some interns that MS3 students have known more than consistently.
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Graduates fare quite well. Despite typically not ranging far afield, the students earn USMLE scores above the national average and are known for their clinical acumen. Students regularly match into the most competitive specialties, and although they tend not to apply far afield, a handful of graduates each year secure positions at some of the most highly regarded institutions in the country. Last year's match list featured the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Johns Hopkins, Washington University in St. Louis, UT Southwestern, University of Chicago, and Emory.
What are rotations like?
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Residents are usually nice. The residents are not the problem. The clerkship directors can be disorganized. Evals tend to depend on who you get as an attending or resident. There is retaliation on clerkships if the clerkship director has a vendetta against you.
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How do students from this program do in the Match?
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Can see this online.
Any other information you want to share?
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Feel feee to message me for proof of anything I have talked about here.
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