What graduating class are you in?

2016

Are you pursuing any joint degrees (MD/PhD, MD/MPH, etc.)?

No

Are you considered in-state or out-of-state for tuition purposes?

out-of-state

What was your MCAT score?

521

What was your undergrad GPA?

3.95

What was your undergrad science GPA?

3.98

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

30127

What is your race/ethnic background?

Caucasian

Overall, how would you rate this medical program?

10 out of 10

What do you like most about this school?

"Fantastic, approachable faculty, friendly staff and students, great research pedigree and opportunities, and the city has everything." Report Response

What do you like least about this school?

"The microbiology curriculum is a little bit lacking." Report Response

What is the reputation of the school in the medical community?

9 out of 10

What is the reputation of the research that goes on at this school?

10 out of 10

Please provide any other general comments on your school

"Fantastic place!" Report Response

Are fees/tuition expensive?

8 out of 10

How is the cost of living (rent, food, bills, etc.)?

7 out of 10

Are many institutional scholarships/grants available?

9 out of 10

Is institutional aid need-based or merit-based?

Both

How is the curriculum structured?

Systems-based

How many courses are taken at a given time?

1

How long are you typically in class per day?

3-4 hours

How frequently do pre-clinical medical school activities have mandatory attendance?

"There's usually at least 1 or 2 sessions a week that are required (patient presentations and anatomy, mostly). There are sessions associated with small graded activities that are "optional" if you are fine taking the 2% hit to your grade." Report Response

Are courses recorded for medical students?

Video recording

How many days per week is anatomy lab?

3

How many students per cadaver?

7-8

How long (in months) do you have anatomy?

12 months

Is the curriculum lecture-centric or small-group centric?

5 out of 10

Are standardized patients used?

yes

How much patient interaction is there in the pre-clinical years?

8 out of 10

Are syllabi provided for the student?

yes

What books are necessary?

"None - there are textbook readings, but the books are available online through UVA library and your login." Report Response

What books are unnecessary?

No Response

Is the curriculum designed to promote a specialty? If so, which specialty?

"They emphasize a lot of primary care, but don't push students who aren't interested in that." Report Response

Are faculty members very open to students during office hours?

10 out of 10

Are faculty members very available to students via email/message board?

10 out of 10

How is the instructional faculty during pre-clinical years?

"Mostly great. There are 1 or 2 here and there that we don't like the way they do things, but that's more the exception. Most of the faculty are very nice and approachable." Report Response

How is the instructional faculty during clinical years?

"Not there yet" Report Response

Are there many opportunities to shadow/work with clinical faculty?

10 out of 10

Are the faculty willing to mentor students in regards to career guidance?

10 out of 10

What is the grading scale used during pre-clinical years?

"Pass/fail with internal ranks for AOA" Report Response

What is the grading scale used during clinical years?

"ABCDEF" Report Response

Is the class ranked?

yes

How are clinical rotations scheduled? What are the required rotations?

"You are put into a college (4 within each class) and you rotate on a specific schedule with your college. No lottery or making your own schedule until 4th year, which begins a half year early due to the 1.5 year preclinical curriculum." Report Response

Are the desired rotation sites easy to obtain?

4 out of 10

Is desired rotation order easy to obtain?

1 out of 10

Are the elective rotations easy to obtain?

6 out of 10

Is there substantial hands-on experience for medical students?

7 out of 10

Are the rotation sites conveniently accessible for medical students?

3 out of 10

What responsibility do med students have on the wards?

"Not yet there" Report Response

What is the status/condition of the affiliated hospital(s)?

"Good condition with a new wing being built." Report Response

How far are the clinical sites from the main campus?

4 out of 10

What is the typical patient population medical students work with?

"It's diverse, but there isn't a heavy inner city population due to its location." Report Response

How do you feel about the location of the school?

8 out of 10

Do you feel safe on campus?

10 out of 10

How available and convenient is public transportation?

10 out of 10

Is a car necessary at any point during your education here?

Clinical years

If a car is required for education, how available and convenient is the parking provided to students?

5 out of 10

Is on-campus housing available?

no

What is the quality of available on-campus housing?

5 out of 10

Please describe the on-campus housing if available (i.e., cost, type - studios, 1-br, 2-br, etc.)?

No Response

What percentage of your medical school classmates would you estimate live on campus, if on-campus housing is available?

5 out of 10

Is couples housing available?

yes

Is nearby off-campus housing available?

yes

How expensive is nearby off-campus housing?

7 out of 10

Do students do a lot of activities outside of school together?

10 out of 10

What do the students typically like to do in the area?

"Go to bars and restaurants, sports and intramurals, hiking and other outdoor activities, historical sites" Report Response

How would you rank student involvement in extracurricular clubs?

8 out of 10

What is the range of extracurricular clubs available?

9 out of 10

Is the student body cooperative or competitive?

7 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for underrepresented minorities?

10 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual students?

10 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for students with disabilities?

8 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for married students?

5 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for older/non-traditional students?

8 out of 10

How do graduates from this school fare in residency and clinical practice?

"Great match lists every year, and most PDs and physicians are very complimentary of UVA." Report Response

Is this school known for producing physicians strong in a certain area? If so, which area?

"Lots of Virginia physicians, but there's a good mix of people who stay and people who go elsewhere (the incoming classes are 50/50 in-state/out of state)." Report Response

What do you believe residency directors think about graduates from this program?

"Good reputation." Report Response