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William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hattiesburg, MS

Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

Faith-Based

Overall, students rated the program a 4.6 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?

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41,898.89 10

What do you like most?

What do you like least?

  • One area that could be improved is the pace of certain courses. At times, the volume of material can feel overwhelming, especially during more intensive modules like respiratory or cardio (idk that this is unique to my school, though). However, the faculty is receptive to feedback, and they are always looking for ways to improve the curriculum
  • The class itself is very competitive. Towards the end of the year, people started deleting resources from the class drive. The campus feels unsafe at times. Parking is frustrating. Staff are distant, and it is hard to get issues resolved. Issues all get pushed towards class representatives and SGA, and it feels like as individual students you can't go to a professor yourself. One class kept uploading old lecture recordings instead of teaching live, and that class professor was never on campus in their office if you needed help. The environment just doesn't feel motivating or overall good to be in. Most people leave asap the minute a mandatory lecture is over. The attitude towards NPs is extremely negative, so be warned if you were one or support NP autonomy. The school encourages students to go to the capital and show support for the med associations being against NP autonomy, but many of the students that go to these are not even from MS or want to practice in MS. Idk feels weird. Glad I am getting a degree I dreamed about, but this has been such a rough program to enjoy. Student moral is really low overall. Feels like high school (in all the bad ways). Not to say there aren't a few good people and professors.
  • OPP grading feels super subjective, schedule got signficantly worse this year vs other years.
  • Holding people in the class accountable for unprofessionalism is about impossible.
  • OPP exams have a ridculously small time limit which makes them very rushed and not practical at testing competency.
🧾 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?

How do students from this program do in the Match?

Any other information you want to share?

  • Overall it's a good place to attend school, the complaints are minor and for the price, it's probably one of the best med schools IMO
  • Professors make Transgender comments. I know people try to say the med school is separate from main campus, but you need to remember what people are drawn to work at a Baptist private institution. Felt uncomfortable many times regarding this topic and I am not Transgender myself. Don't even try to learn about abortions in the clinical course. Someone asked about it and it was the end of conversation for lecture. These old mindsets still infiltrate the learning experience, and there are classmates that also play into this. Just stick to yourself and get through the 4 years.
  • Lots of faculty leaving or getting close to it. We already had 2 deans go. Class sizes are getting bigger, but it seems ill managed. Also, people got super competitive this year in the preclinical classes. Some things that happened this year: someone left a dead turtle on someone car, constant cheating scandals, etc. Most of these students just got a talking to, but they continue onward. I'm disappointed in the unprofessional environment of a graduate program.
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  • Despite the fact that the school is Christian, there's a strong separation between the main campus and the medical school (both physically and socially). Meaning that there's very few extra-curriculars for you to be a part of outside of loosely attended club meetings, and the weekly bible-study. Meaning that this is a "bring your own partner" kind of spot, as the singles have very few instances to meet each other, and the lecture halls only facilitate 100 people each (despite the 150-person class size - expanding to 200-person next year). Timing of events is changed rapidly, and teachers who make girls uncomfortable are often kept on, as no one really wants to live in Hattiesburg, MS