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I have been scouring the internet trying to find which med schools are friendly towards families, and I am not finding a ton out there. Probably because it is rare. After my sole MD interview so far I was severely underwhelmed by the amount of support for non-trads and families. There were 47 people at the interview and I was one of only two people that were married, and the only one with kids.
Needless to say, I want to know, have any of you gone to an interview or currently attend a medical school that is more friendly towards families? I am starting to realize that this might be the most important factor in choosing a medical school for me. It seems like DO schools, in general, are much more catering to non-trads as my DO interviews had many more people with families and we met a lot of med students that have families and do just fine. The things that I am looking at specifically:
Needless to say, I want to know, have any of you gone to an interview or currently attend a medical school that is more friendly towards families? I am starting to realize that this might be the most important factor in choosing a medical school for me. It seems like DO schools, in general, are much more catering to non-trads as my DO interviews had many more people with families and we met a lot of med students that have families and do just fine. The things that I am looking at specifically:
- COA budget - is it generous enough to supplement a family or is it is literally meant for a single student living in a dumpster and eating only ramen? And don't say "it's only meant for a single student!" I know that, but, for example, RVU gives $35k and Creighton gives $20k for living. Denver isn't that much higher COL than Omaha.
- Are there other families there? - my wife is very social... and so are my daughters (too much sometimes)
- Are you moving a bunch during rotations?