Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Individual responses

📚 General Info ▼

What graduating class are you in?

2012

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 is your race/ethnic background?

Caucasian

Overall, how would you rate this medical program?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

What was your MCAT score?

522

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What was your undergrad GPA?

3.7

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What was your undergrad science GPA?

3.75

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

90272

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What do you like most about this school?

All of the people-- the students, the professors and the administration is enthusiastic, genuine and friendly, making it a great place to learn medicine. The community is strong and supportive and there is a lot going on (both academically and otherwise) that makes it an exciting place to be. Everyone here is passionate about medicine and doctoring.

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What do you like least about this school?

Things are always the most organized. On the large scale, Hopkins is somewhat decentralized, leading to a fair amount of bureaucratic work to get things done.

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Please provide any other general comments on your school

Please do not pay attention to the rumors regarding the school being "cut throat" or snobby. I have loved my time here and have not found that to be true at all.

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Curriculum ▼

How is the curriculum structured?

Systems-based

How many courses are taken at a given time?

2

How long are you typically in class per day?

5-6 hours

Are courses recorded for medical students?

Video recording

How many days per week is anatomy lab?

5

How many students per cadaver?

3-4

How long (in months) do you have anatomy?

3 months

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

3 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

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

For basic science classes, usually 1-2 hours a day is small group and technically required attendance (but not very strictly enforced.) 1-2 afternoons a week are devoted to clinical courses and are mandatory attendance (~3 hours).

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What books are necessary?

An atlas and dissector are essential for anatomy, other than that, the core material is covered in the syllabus, however people find review books helpful for many classes (Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple for micro, etc...)

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What books are unnecessary?

most books.

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

No.

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Location & Housing ▼

How do you feel about the location of the school?

5 out of 10

Do you feel safe on campus?

8 out of 10

How available and convenient is public transportation?

7 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?

9 out of 10

Is on-campus housing available?

yes

What is the quality of available on-campus housing?

3 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

Is couples housing available?

no

Is nearby off-campus housing available?

yes

How expensive is nearby off-campus housing?

9 out of 10

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

$500/month for bedroom in a 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom suite. Not the greatest place to live, but cheap.

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Cost/Financial Aid ▼

Are fees/tuition expensive?

5 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

Are many institutional scholarships/grants available?

6 out of 10

Is institutional aid need-based or merit-based?

Need-based

Faculty/Grades ▼

Are faculty members very open to students during office hours?

7 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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

Is the class ranked?

No responses

How is the instructional faculty during pre-clinical years?

In general, they are very accesible, open and helpful. The course directors of each unit are incredibly dedicated and spend a large amount of time listening and responding to student feedback. Individual lectures can be more or less acessible, however the general attitude is very open.

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How is the instructional faculty during clinical years?

Unknown, I'm in year 2.

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

P/F

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What is the grading scale used during clinical years?

Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail

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Clinical Rotations ▼

Are the desired rotation sites easy to obtain?

5 out of 10

Is desired rotation order easy to obtain?

5 out of 10

Are the elective rotations easy to obtain?

5 out of 10

Is there substantial hands-on experience for medical students?

5 out of 10

Are the rotation sites conveniently accessible for medical students?

5 out of 10

How far are the clinical sites from the main campus?

5 out of 10

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

Scheduled by lottery based on student preferences. Required= Outpatient/Longitudinal Clerkship done in first two years, Pediatrics, Neuro/Psych, Ob/Gyn, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Chronic Care, Subinternship.

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What responsibility do med students have on the wards?

No responses

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

No responses

What is the typical patient population medical students work with?

No responses

Social Environment ▼

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

8 out of 10

How would you rank student involvement in extracurricular clubs?

7 out of 10

What is the range of extracurricular clubs available?

6 out of 10

Is the student body cooperative or competitive?

10 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for underrepresented minorities?

6 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for students with disabilities?

8 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for married students?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

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

a large range- bars, hiking, sporting events, museums, music events, cooking, pretty much anything and everything.

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Post Graduation ▼

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

I have heard that Hopkins students are very well prepared for residency.

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

Academic medicine/specialties

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

We have been told they think highly of graduates from Hopkins.

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