Does the student body seem cooperative or competitive?
6 out of 10
Does the environment seem supportive for underrepresented minorities?
9 out of 10
Does the environment seem supportive for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual students?
8 out of 10
Does the environment seem supportive for married students?
8 out of 10
Does the environment seem supportive for students with disabilities?
8 out of 10
Does the environment seem supportive for older/non-traditional students?
5 out of 10
Do you/did you feel well prepared for your board exams?
1 out of 10
How approachable are faculty members?
4 out of 10
What are the facilities and clinics like (old/new, well maintained, etc.)?
School built approximately year 2000. Hospital is about the same. Library and study area is nice, gym is HUGE and included in tuition fee. School and hospital is in the middle of a poor underserved neighborhood.
How do students from this program do after graduation - are they adequately prepared for practice?
Loyola students are highly regarded as some of the students with the best clinical skills.
What are rotations like?
The 3rd and 4th year rotations are mostly well-run, and Loyola residents pride themselves on teaching students well.
How do students from this program do in the Match?
The administration will never discourage you from pursuing what specialty you want, even if you're underqualified by traditional standards. Most students successfully match, I believe the match rate is around 95%. However, that doesn't account for all the students (like myself) who decide to take a gap year to match into a competitive specialty. Our match gets reported in the next year's statistics.
Any other information you want to share?
The worst part is definitely the school's ability to prepare students for step 1. There is a constant mantra that "the pre-clinical classes will prepare you for step 1" and it couldn't be farther from the truth. I feel like it's ironic that they have a curricular committee where they try to involve students heavily and get their feedback about courses, when it feels like very little changes after those meetings - lots of lip service. If this school could figure out a way to get rid of the professor's same lectures they've been giving for 15 years and use a more updated, standardized question bank format like AMBOSS, I think they'd be a nearly perfect school.
I will also mention that administration was very kind and accommodating when I had setbacks with both mental health and stress in general. I feel thankful I landed in such a compassionate school. And I feel grateful I received such wonderful clinical training at this program to prepare me for residency.
