Lets get things rolling....I had a campus tour at SOMA a few weeks back. I am interested to see who will be joining this thread, and who is excited about what SOMA is about.
i went up to the Flagstaff CHC a few weeks back after a campus tour. really impressive from the outside, unfortunately the day i could go happened to be a sunday and was closed...looks great though, small, not as impressive as the 500 bed level 1 trauma center of brooklyn, but new, and clean.
i am pretty much sold on SOMA, i would have to fall hard in love with another school to sway me on that...By the way, MMO, i would love some of your EC stuff, could i put some of it on my AACOMAS app.? My EC consists of a 7year old, a newborn (July 1st), and a whole lot of work...deal.
ill see how far i can bring my camera with me too.
in fact, here are two pics i took of the campus in tempe:
what are living costs like on that part of the island? is it do-able???
YAY!!!!
don't think so....could be wrong though (wouldn't be first time)...
not indecisive..just practical...
Big round of applause for MrMO...good job sir...
Good call...very astute...I am Sikh and teach Kundalini Yoga as well...Not my main focus though... Most of my time is spent as a Paramedic....Seems like a very interesting program, indeed. The whole concept of learning at a CHC starting 2nd year and then doing rotations there, sounds very intriging, even standing where I am now (already a medical student). I'm interested in hearing people's experiences as they go through this program, just out of curiousity.
By the way, your S/N makes me think of a song I used to sing for my yoga classes:
Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam Ji. Wahe Guru, Wahe Guru, Wahe Guru Ji.
I believe they don't arrive until Sept. Take lots of pix, and enjoy some well deserved stress-free time off.
FYI, someone wrote this on my MDAPP page...Matt, thought you might want to know..."Your biology subscore pretty much directly correlates with your performance in med school / boards"
wow!!!settle down.... accepted for this year???class of 2012????where in NM are you???
Im up north in Espanola, EEE, my buddy from undergrad just got into PharmD at UNM...Good luck, they wouldn't let you defer, since they already offered admission
...And this is what I think is neat about the school. It IS different. I (and many other PAs) believe if there is going to be a PA-to-physician bridge program it will start here, at ATSU-SOMA. The leaders of the school are forward-thinking and the curriculum is revolutionary. I think it's incredibly exciting. I'm a bit terrified of the unknown and sure, I wish it were cheaper, but it is exciting nonetheless.
Keep us posted.
Lisa
No hard data EastWest, just some gossip on the PAforum based on some educated guesses (Randy Danielsen is the first PA promoted to Dean of a medical school, etc.) I'm sure it hasn't escaped you that I'm willing to go the traditional route to be a physician.
Now, as far as cost, I agree it is too expensive to tie people into CHCs. However, in my mind, a student would be much more likely to secure a job with loan payback if s/he had demonstrated commitment to underserved by training in such a position. I thought this might be the case when I did 3 months of family practice/peds in an IHS-affiliated (but tribally owned) clinic in Oregon as a PA student. I think it might still be the case if the clinic hadn't had such a strong preference for NPs over PAs.
Still, it's an interesting concept. I wouldn't sign a contract to say I would work in a CHC after graduation without some guarantee of scholarship/loan repayment though--med school is far too expensive to limit one's options in that way. Med school after PA school is even more expensive
