University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Individual responses

📚 General Info ▼

What graduating class are you in?

2009

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

No

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

in-state

What is your race/ethnic background?

Other/Multiracial

Overall, how would you rate this medical program?

7 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

What was your MCAT score?

511

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What was your undergrad GPA?

3.6

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What was your undergrad science GPA?

3.6

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

38119

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What do you like most about this school?

Clinical teaching and experience during 3rd and 4th year can't be beat.

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What do you like least about this school?

The entire first- and second-year curriculum needs an overall, starting with the Doctoring program. I felt like we wasted a lot of valuable time during geriatrics training and other miscellaneous activities that have no impact on what I do as a physician.

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Please provide any other general comments on your school

No responses

Curriculum ▼

How is the curriculum structured?

Systems-based

How many courses are taken at a given time?

3

How long are you typically in class per day?

5-6 hours

Are courses recorded for medical students?

Powerpoint slides provided only Video recording

How many days per week is anatomy lab?

3

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?

7 out of 10

Are syllabi provided for the student?

yes

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

20%

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What books are necessary?

None, really. The notes tell you everything you need to know.

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What books are unnecessary?

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

Internal medicine

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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?

7 out of 10

How available and convenient is public transportation?

5 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?

8 out of 10

Is on-campus housing available?

no

What is the quality of available on-campus housing?

5 out of 10

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?

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Is nearby off-campus housing available?

yes

How expensive is nearby off-campus housing?

3 out of 10

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

No responses

Cost/Financial Aid ▼

Are fees/tuition expensive?

2 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

Are many institutional scholarships/grants available?

7 out of 10

Is institutional aid need-based or merit-based?

Merit-based

Faculty/Grades ▼

Are faculty members very open to students during office hours?

5 out of 10

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

7 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?

yes

How is the instructional faculty during pre-clinical years?

Mediocre. There are certainly some gems, particularly in the physiology department, but there are lots that waste too much time with extraneous details.

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How is the instructional faculty during clinical years?

Again, rather average. The real learning comes from the patient exposure.

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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?

P/F

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Clinical Rotations ▼

Are the desired rotation sites easy to obtain?

9 out of 10

Is desired rotation order easy to obtain?

8 out of 10

Are the elective rotations easy to obtain?

10 out of 10

Is there substantial hands-on experience for medical students?

10 out of 10

Are the rotation sites conveniently accessible for medical students?

10 out of 10

How far are the clinical sites from the main campus?

10 out of 10

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

3rd year: medicine, surgery, and family med/primary care are 8 weeks. Peds, ob/gyn, and psych are 6 weeks. There is time to do 6 weeks of electives during the 3rd year. 4th year: emergency med, neurology, medicine sub-internship, surgery sub-internship, and radiology are all 4 weeks. Anesthesiology is 2 weeks. The rest of the year is elective.

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What responsibility do med students have on the wards?

Med students must see all of the patients, write the notes and orders, call consults, and perform light procedures such as lumbar punctures.

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

Jackson Memorial is the 3rd largest hospital in the country and offers every medical service and innovation imaginable. University of Miami Hospital is a private hospital that students are starting to rotate through. The VA was rated the Best VA in the Country the year I graduated. Sylvester is a small, private cancer hospital where some rotations are performed. There are a few other places where students can rotate for ob/gyn, the list above sums it up.

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What is the typical patient population medical students work with?

Most are indigent. We have a large Hispanic and Caribbean population. Be prepared to learn some Spanish and Creole.

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Social Environment ▼

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

7 out of 10

How would you rank student involvement in extracurricular clubs?

9 out of 10

What is the range of extracurricular clubs available?

10 out of 10

Is the student body cooperative or competitive?

7 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for underrepresented minorities?

9 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for students with disabilities?

5 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for married students?

7 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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

Miami is the party capital of the world with bars, clubs, live music, and the beach all within minutes of the campus.

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Post Graduation ▼

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

Very well. Graduates are ready for any task ahead.

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

By far we send more people into internal medicine than any other field.

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

They are looked upon favorably because they have such a strong clinical training background.

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