Virginia Tech vs Cooper Medical School
Career Goals: Either go into primary care or psychiatry and then go into private practice and get involved in a free clinic on the side.
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (accepted)
Pros
- no in-house exams and retired NBMEs as preclinical exams
- 1 week off (technically 10 days with weekends) at end of each block In addition to winter breaks (8 blocks in first two years)
- Very small cohorts (~45-50 per class), so better faculty to student ratio
- Big research focus...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: 1nygiantsfan Tags: Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School Source Type: forums