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Ponce Health Sciences University (Puerto Rico)
Ponce Health Sciences University (Puerto Rico)
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  • Year founded: 1977
  • ENROLLED TOTAL: 118
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Ponce Health Sciences University (Puerto Rico)
Allopathic Medical School
Ponce, PR
  • SDN RANKING 2
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 1 15 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS 2 1 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $44,041
  • Non - Resident Tuition $66,902
  • Application Fee $85
  • AVG MCAT 501
  • AVG GPA 3.7
  • LIZZYM Score 63.2
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Admissions Information

  • Admissions
  • P.O. Box 7004
  • Ponce, PR 00732
  • United States

School Overview

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School Info

The mission of Ponce School of Medicine is to provide high quality health services, education and training in medicine, biological sciences, clinical psychology, public health, and research, while preparing students to be ethical practitioners and scientists.

Curriculum

he Program consists of two years of pre-clinical (basic science) courses in the core disciplines of Gross Anatomy, Histology and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Microbiology/Immunology. It also includes Human Genetics and Neuroscience. The pre-clinical years provide integration of clinical content and early clinical experiences through Pathophysiology, Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Behavioral Sciences and Basic Psychiatry. Longitudinal programs in preventive and community medicine, problem-based learning and medical ethics are integrated in the educational program of the first two years. The third year provides the core clinical clerkships, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Medicine, Psychiatry and Surgery. The fourth year complements these core clinical experiences with Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Surgical Subspecialties and Primary Care Selectives. Five months of elective rotations provide additional clinical experiences in several subspecialty fields. A five year program is offered in which the first two years are extended to three.

Facilities

Ponce School of Medicine is affiliated with several hospitals and health care facilities. The Institution also owns an Outpatient Clinic located in its main campus and administers mental health facilities in Mayaguez, Aguadilla and Ponce. The affiliation network provides over 2,000 beds and several ambulatory facilities available for clinical teaching and training.

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Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 13
Negatively 1
No change 1

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
4.07 15

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
8.21 14

0 = low, 10 = high

Select Questions & Recent Responses

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Give a tour of the facility!" More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"What to you think about time management? How do you time manage? Give an example of how you separate your professional and personal life." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell us about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you still in college? Did you graduate? What did you study?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know of medical school and what it means to be a medical student?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the research you have done?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you understand about the Reforma?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself and your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do you want to be a doctor" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are 3 current medical/health issues that are going to become more important?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How would you handle the opioid crisis and who do you think is at fault?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"talk about when you dealt with a problem when working with a group" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for your mental health/outside of academics? Sports? Hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What topic in recent news lately has surprised you and in what way? (Local or otherwise)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you love birds?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is the most inspiring person that you like (must not be someone you know perosonally)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should we have invaded Iraq?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you and another applicant have the same GPA and MCAT scores, why should we pick you over the other applicant?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give your opinion on the following situation: The parents of a sick child genetically manipulate their unborn baby with hopes that it will later help save the life of its sibling." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of guarutee can you give us that you won't transfer back tothe states after completeing your basic sciences? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your favorite class this semester, and why? Oh, and both my interviewers asked how I had done in my Calculus classes but didn't ask about any other grades in other classes." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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Individual Responses

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School Reviews

School Reviews

Results Overview

Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?

Response Avg # Responders
3.00 1

0 = Terrible, 10 = World Class

What do you like most?

"Some of the professors really care about the students." | Report Response

What do you like least?

"Facilities are run-down. Tuition keeps going up. Next year it will be $36,000 to start. Its the same story of medical education all over, paying more and getting less." | Report Response

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