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So now it's my turn to decide by committee. I'm kind of up in the air concerning my overall career plan, but I am amenable to academic/clinical medicine. I'm interested in IM/Heme-Onc, but I haven't ruled out any surgical specialties.
So both are P/F, and both are implementing new curricula this fall, so I'm a guinea pig either way. I also don't have FA from Dartmouth yet, but my package at GTown looks like about 160K at the end. My wife is working, so I don't have to take total COL out.
Georgetown
Pros:
Literature in Medicine Track
MD/MS option (systems bio)-May or may not pursue
Large city
Wife already offered a job there
NIH nearby
18mth preclinical (idk if Dartmouth has this in their new stuff)
20K grant, 7.5K institutional loan
Cons:
Hella expensive COL, especially for our 3 small dogs and 2 birds
Will likely have very small living space
Service requirement
Large class (around 200)
Dartmouth
Pros:
Smaller class (90ish)
Layman prestige/residency options?
Small college town
Location (I have outdoorsy hobbies)
Clerkship options all over country
Research options
Only major medical center in area
Cons:
Rural (limited patient exposure?)
Likely more expensive COA (200+)
5K "earning exception" when entering M1
Weather, a little isolated.
Unfortunately I missed half of my interview day because of travel craziness, so I might fly up to NH to check out the campus and tour it.
Thanks for the help!
So both are P/F, and both are implementing new curricula this fall, so I'm a guinea pig either way. I also don't have FA from Dartmouth yet, but my package at GTown looks like about 160K at the end. My wife is working, so I don't have to take total COL out.
Georgetown
Pros:
Literature in Medicine Track
MD/MS option (systems bio)-May or may not pursue
Large city
Wife already offered a job there
NIH nearby
18mth preclinical (idk if Dartmouth has this in their new stuff)
20K grant, 7.5K institutional loan
Cons:
Hella expensive COL, especially for our 3 small dogs and 2 birds
Will likely have very small living space
Service requirement
Large class (around 200)
Dartmouth
Pros:
Smaller class (90ish)
Layman prestige/residency options?
Small college town
Location (I have outdoorsy hobbies)
Clerkship options all over country
Research options
Only major medical center in area
Cons:
Rural (limited patient exposure?)
Likely more expensive COA (200+)
5K "earning exception" when entering M1
Weather, a little isolated.
Unfortunately I missed half of my interview day because of travel craziness, so I might fly up to NH to check out the campus and tour it.
Thanks for the help!
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