William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Hattiesburg, MS

Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

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🎓 The Basics ▼

Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?

2 out of 10

What was the zip code of your residence in high school?

39202

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What do you like most?

They accepted a lot of rural students and lower stat applicants, many of which have been making it (although some did repeat). Glad they give students like that a chance. They revamped the study spaces a bit to add more options since class sizes are getting bigger. We have some new faculty that are really making positive changes and working to excite students about Osteopathy. Love the ultrasound certification program. It is so helpful, and the faculty are great. We get board prep materials and a custom study program that is based on our exam date. There are tutors in the upper classes available, and you can become one yourself and get paid.

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What do you like least?

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.

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🧾 The Details ▼

Does the student body seem cooperative or competitive?

1 out of 10

Does the environment seem supportive for underrepresented minorities?

1 out of 10

Does the environment seem supportive for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual students?

1 out of 10

Does the environment seem supportive for married students?

8 out of 10

Does the environment seem supportive for students with disabilities?

1 out of 10

Does the environment seem supportive for older/non-traditional students?

7 out of 10

Do you/did you feel well prepared for your board exams?

2 out of 10

How approachable are faculty members?

2 out of 10

What are the facilities and clinics like (old/new, well maintained, etc.)?

They are building a new clinic, but the current spaces are getting kind of dated. They are also unclean a lot bc they have like one woman cleaning all the buildings.

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

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What are rotations like?

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How do students from this program do in the Match?

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Any other information you want to share?

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.

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