2019
No
in-state
511
3.9
3.8
30087
African American
10 out of 10
"Faculty are extremely supportive, community is huge here, OMM department is tough, but is world class, personable, knowledgeable professors that genuinely do care about your success and will help you whenever needed, close proximity to Atlanta/very nice area, great peer tutoring/TA/academic support programs, lots of options for clinical sites, lots of established MD and DO connections in a vast majority of medical specialties in the primary care skills dpt, a bunch of ways to get involved, extremely diverse classes, plenty of diverse research opportunities, very tough but doable curriculum with fair exams that tend to be quite boards-relevant, lots of real-life simulation opportunities 1-2nd year, faculty advising programs, great library, plenty of places to study/never full" Report Response
"80% Mandatory classes even sometimes around exam time for things like Primary care skills, epidemiology/biostat/Medical law/public health, interprofessional classes, guest lectures etc., no completely dedicated boards studying time, sometimes condescending administration (who we just tend to avoid/ignore) who doesn’t always listen to listen to our problems like the mandatory class policy, curriculum starting from 1st year is very intense from 8-4 or 5 every day, not really allowing for easy adjustment as needed, guest lecturers tend to be great physicians but not the best teachers, OMM courses are tough, with quizzes every week, tough board-style exams, and strict rubrics for practicals, faculty will push for you to take the USMLE but administration will tell you otherwise she to merger" Report Response
8 out of 10
5 out of 10
"It’s a great school, but even though it’s been here for 8 years it’s still got some kinks to work out to make it even better. Overall I love it, and made the best out of my experience here. It’s getting harder and harder to get into, and they’re really starting to push for increasing board scores, so they’re pushing for a “changed atmosphere” on campus by making classes pretty much mandatory and interactive, and more clinically based. 2nd year here is no joke, and I mean it’s extremely integrative in systems-based physiology/pathophysiology and clinical skills become a large part of your schedule, so there’s a lot to worry about, but I think that’s the case everywhere. 1st year was an adjustment and got easier, until neuro hit and things got real. Should be interesting how the merger works out, since lots of people entering are pursuing more competitive specialties." Report Response
5 out of 10
5 out of 10
5 out of 10
Both
Systems-based
4
6> hours
"80% of classes are mandatory, but most are studying during it unless it’s a case-based/interactive class" Report Response
Video recording
2
3-4
3 months
5 out of 10
yes
5 out of 10
yes
"None, powerpoints very informative" Report Response
"Pretty much all" Report Response
"Not really, structural principles, micro/immuno/biochem/genetics, Neuro and cardio are really strong here with the best professors, but overall I think it’s pretty broad" Report Response
10 out of 10
10 out of 10
"Very good. 1st year faculty are super supportive and are willing to help. They truly make it doable for everyone despite how hard it is. Every professor are knowledgeable in what they teach and have the answers to all the questions, and they are truly fair. Some are even specific in what they’ll test on lecture material, with the powerpoints/books being so dense to help us out a bit" Report Response
"They teach you exactly what you need to know to be a competent physician that could perform well on level 2/step 2" Report Response
5 out of 10
8 out of 10
"A B C F" Report Response
"Pass fail" Report Response
yes
"Scheduled on a lottery system, scheduled by a coordinator based on your preference of when you want to do the specific rotation. Typical rotations are done: family med/internal med, general surgery, ob/gyn, OMM, electives etc" Report Response
5 out of 10
5 out of 10
8 out of 10
8 out of 10
5 out of 10
"Checking up on patients/taking histories/presenting etc" Report Response
"Generally good hospitals" Report Response
5 out of 10
"Suburban" Report Response
10 out of 10
9 out of 10
5 out of 10
All years
8 out of 10
no
5 out of 10
"N/a" Report Response
No Response
no
yes
3 out of 10
7 out of 10
"Go hiking, biking, go to festivals/events, football, baseball games, church, volunteering" Report Response
9 out of 10
10 out of 10
5 out of 10
8 out of 10
9 out of 10
8 out of 10
10 out of 10
10 out of 10
"100% match rates" Report Response
"Family/internal medicine generally. Lots of people pursue competing specialties though" Report Response
"General reputation is that GA-PCOM students come prepared to work hard from day 1 since first year that was immediately emphasized. Clinical skills are very heavily emphasized, she we come prepared to clinical rotations, which then will translate to residency" Report Response
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