Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Positively 🙂

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8 out of 10

I showed up early, as did many others. We all basically sat in the admissions office and chatted. The financial aid talk was across the sidewalk in another building, but we came right back after. They then split us into two groups, the first interviewing and the second touring, then we switch mid-morning. I was in the first interviewing group, which was nice. There's a lot of down time during the day, and a bunch of us sat around and talked football until it was go time. They called me back for the interview--one DO, one PhD, one 4th year, and we chatted. It was very laid back, very easy, and they were all nice. Towards the end they gave me a few minutes to ask questions, then it was back to the front office for more football talk. Our tour was next, and the student was nice. She was nice enough, but didn't seem to know what to tell us. I asked her as many questions as I could, and she was accomodating and helpful with every one. After that, we had lunch in the cafeteria. A few students stopped to say hi and wish us luck, which was nice. An important point about 3rd, 4th year rotations: previously, AZCOM had no contracts with area hospitals due to hospital contracts with University of Arizona. As of this last summer, that practice was deemed illegal by the state legislature, and AZCOM will now be able to have local rotation opportunities. They already have rotation sites across the country, and even some international. My biggest question about the school was answered right there, so don't worry about the 3rd year rotation thing, it'll be taken care of. After lunch, we sat down with a cardiologist and director of the clinical programs, who was nice. He spoke for around an hour, and that was it. Overall, I got a great vibe about the school--smart, capable faculty that like their students, outstanding academic programs (with scores to back it up), and a wide variety of extracurricular activities around town: Phoenix, Glendale, Tempe, etc. I would love to get an acceptance letter from them.

Tell us about yourself/what can you contribute to the next class?

Nothing terribly interesting, just a good mix of straight forward, and open-ended questions.

SDN, school website, reviewed application, practiced answers.

What will be the biggest problem in healthcare in 10 years?

They are very excited about their program and believe in it. Their faculty is very impressive, with outstanding credentials and a personal touch. They were also very laid back--the lead interviewer actually quizzed the 4th year in my interview about SVT, joking with her about the pharmacolgy...pretty funny, actually.

Nothing I didn't already expect, the ungodly heat. Also, the campus is listed as 135 acres, but most of the buildings are crammed into one corner, with huge patches of dirt in between--not too attractive. They are consistently expanding, with several buildings in different stages of planning and construction.

Pay attention to the feel of the school, it was very different from what I expected, but very positive. Class isn't mandatory!

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Student

Neutral

Out of state

2-3 hours

Airplane

$501+

pho

Hotel

Comfort Suites

9 out of 10

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