Lynchburg, VA
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Faith-Based
Overall, students rated the program a 7 out of 10 for satisfaction. The student body is described as highly 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 highly approachable.
🎓 The Basics ▼
What was the zip code of your residence in high school?
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 30,675.80 | 5 |
What do you like most?
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The facilities are top-notch. Incredibly well-funded. Everything is BEAUTIFUL
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The instructors desire to teach beyond the boards
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The staff and class are both very supportive and collaborative. The administration is open to our feedback and values our input on the changes that occur.
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Not only are the faculty top-quality, they have a genuine passion for teaching and invest themselves in the students
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Everything. Rotations, pre-clinical education, board preparation and scores, residency potentials.
What do you like least?
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They seem to have no interest in investing in you if you think independently. The Christian environment can be very nice as a moral guide, but it goes a little bit far when the professors consistently disavow evolution, teach microbiology with a young earth creationist bend…
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The gauntlet of exams, multiple exams a week
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Some rotation sites are far away from campus
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Being part of only their 2nd graduating class, there have been hiccups that have needed fine-tuning
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N/a
🧾 The Details ▼
What are the facilities and clinics like (old/new, well maintained, etc.)?
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Gorgeous.
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Facilities were very clean and new (roughly half the student body will do rotations at outside locations)
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Everything is brand new
How do students from this program do after graduation - are they adequately prepared for practice?
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I felt incredibly well prepared for residency, ended up being selected for a chief position, and now going into the fellowship of my dreams.
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From what I have heard, students feel adequately prepared entering intern year.
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First class hasn't graduated; prospects for residency look amazing
What are rotations like?
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Rotations are primarily where you are working directly with attendings in lieu of being with groups of residents, this allows for direct mentorship opportunities.
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Most are rural with a couple metropolitan options. The rotation sites near LUCOM seem fine. Everyone who rotates at one of the out of state sites raves about it. Most of these sites are very rural, but students learn a lot because of how hands on their preceptors allow them to be.
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5
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10
How do students from this program do in the Match?
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If you worked hard during medical school, any door will be open for you
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Above average for a DO program, but still mostly FM/IM. Most of the 4th years I knew last year matched their top choice with a couple matching top 5.
Any other information you want to share?
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I am very glad with my decision to attend LUCOM, and the overall mental health of my peers seems better than my peers at other schools.
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(Spring 2017) It's a relatively new school and undergoing the usual growing pains, but, as an institution, it's also listening to its students to continue to improve for successive years
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