University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Individual responses

📚 General Info ▼

What graduating class are you in?

2013

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?

Caucasian

Overall, how would you rate this medical program?

1 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

What was your MCAT score?

518

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What was your undergrad GPA?

3.7

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What was your undergrad science GPA?

3.5

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

32605

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What do you like most about this school?

They take really great photos for ERAS. The Cuban coffee on campus is unbeatable.

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What do you like least about this school?

Just about everything. Unhelpful administrators (who actually try to get in your way and prevent you from taking educational opportunities), first and second year were less helpful than having two years of free time, rude staff, poor education, really unintelligent and/or overworked people in positions to really screw up your education. And good luck if you don't speak Spanish.

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Please provide any other general comments on your school

Such a disaster, please avoid if you have any sense at all. You have very little time to study for step 1 (<4 weeks), very little elective time in third year (with no ability to do aways), no assistance with research. The people who will be writing your letters of recommendation are generally poor English speakers. In short, if there is a way to screw you over, this school will try to do it. You can even get written up for being sick (and yes it will go in your dean's letter as some vague mention of "unprofessionalism"). Can't make this stuff up.

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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?

4-5 hours

Are courses recorded for medical students?

Powerpoint slides provided only 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?

7 out of 10

Are standardized patients used?

yes

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

3 out of 10

Are syllabi provided for the student?

yes

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

Too often. Most every day.

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What books are necessary?

None.

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What books are unnecessary?

All.

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

Geriatrics, I suppose. You have mandatory geriatrics training in your first two years and then a month of mandatory geriatrics rotation in your fourth year. What a waste of time. Too bad no one in the administration will LISTEN since we ALL AGREE ON THIS POINT.

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Location & Housing ▼

How do you feel about the location of the school?

0 out of 10

Do you feel safe on campus?

2 out of 10

How available and convenient is public transportation?

2 out of 10

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

All years

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

3 out of 10

Is on-campus housing available?

no

What is the quality of available on-campus housing?

0 out of 10

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

1 out of 10

Is couples housing available?

no

Is nearby off-campus housing available?

no

How expensive is nearby off-campus housing?

8 out of 10

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

So I live on campus, but it is not provided by the school. Most people refuse to live here because of the massive cockroach infestation. I think we've got most of the little buggers by liberally spraying bug poison on every surface.

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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.)?

4 out of 10

Are many institutional scholarships/grants available?

5 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?

1 out of 10

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

0 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

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

0 out of 10

Is the class ranked?

yes

How is the instructional faculty during pre-clinical years?

Some even speak English.

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How is the instructional faculty during clinical years?

Some speak English, but if they can speak Spanish they usually prefer to (understandably, since a large majority of patients are Spanish-speaking only).

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

This awful percentage system that gives you grades 0% to 100%.

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What is the grading scale used during clinical years?

This awful percentage system that gives you grades 0% to 100%.

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Clinical Rotations ▼

Are the desired rotation sites easy to obtain?

0 out of 10

Is desired rotation order easy to obtain?

0 out of 10

Are the elective rotations easy to obtain?

0 out of 10

Is there substantial hands-on experience for medical students?

0 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?

8 weeks x internal med, fam med, surgery 6 weeks x pediatrics, psych, ob-gyn, elective

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What responsibility do med students have on the wards?

As much or as little as you want. In general, you can get out of procedures. I did one foley, no IVs, no suturing in my third year. Got to retract once in a while.

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

VA, UMH, Jackson - they are all around and kicking. They are fine.

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What is the typical patient population medical students work with?

Mostly spanish-speaking only, some creole-speaking only. Some speak english!

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Social Environment ▼

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

6 out of 10

How would you rank student involvement in extracurricular clubs?

8 out of 10

What is the range of extracurricular clubs available?

1 out of 10

Is the student body cooperative or competitive?

10 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for underrepresented minorities?

5 out of 10

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

2 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for students with disabilities?

0 out of 10

Is the environment supportive for married students?

8 out of 10

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

2 out of 10

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

Not much in the area. In Brickell, we have class get-togethers at Fado, Tobacco Road, various places.

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Post Graduation ▼

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

Surprisingly decently, considering how much the school makes every effort to hold us back.

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

No, but we have a lot of corrupt department leaders. Corruption seems to be a skill that people learn well here.

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

I have no idea yet. Can't wait to find out.

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