With Saba, you only spend 20 months on the island learning basic science from teachers before doing US rotations. Many of Saba's graduates go into competitive specialties like surgery, radiology, etc.
You are correct about RVU. Their mission is prepare students to do primary care in rural areas.
LECOM is essentially a for-profit school. You are expected to learn basic science from the other students for $30K/year.
Apparently you're misinformed. (Unless you were being sarcastic
)
From LECOM-E's Student Handbook. Here is the
Lecture Discussion Pathway, you know, the one that contains ~75% of the students.(The other 25% preferred the other pathways) Yes, this would be the one where you are in class from 8-5, learning from, you know,
professors. (Yes, I know that this is only in reference to LECOM-E. The point still stands)
LECOM Learning Pathways
The Lecture Discussion Pathway
Program Description
Lecture presentations and group tutorials are the heart of the Lecture/Discussion Pathway. Students usually spend the morning in lecture sessions and the afternoon in a combination of lectures, laboratories, tutorials, group discussions, and independent study where they have ample access to faculty members in the basic and clinical sciences. The Lecture/Discussion Pathway is ideal for those students who learn from a combination of presentations and readings and who are more comfortable in a teacher-directed environment.
The Lecture/Discussion Pathway is composed of the Core Curriculum (Phase I) and the Systems Curriculum (Phase II).
Core Curriculum – Phase I
The following courses are taught as part of the core curriculum:
Clinical Human Gross Anatomy – first 12 weeks of the first year
Embryology
Cell Biology/Histology
Microbiology/Immunology
Physiology
Pharmacology
Pathology
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
Medical Genetics
Introduction to Clinical Medicine (Doc Talk)
Health Care Management
Biochemistry
Systems Curriculum - Phase II
Phase II begins in the second semester of the first year and continues through the second year. An understanding of the etiology, pathophysiological ramifications, current diagnostic capabilities, and treatments of disease is fundamental to the development of the complete osteopathic primary care physician, as well as to the systems approach of medical education. With this premise, the basic and clinical science components of the LECOM Systems Curriculum concerned with each particular organ system of the body are integrated in classroom and group instruction/discussion.
Instructional materials presented within each particular system expand upon basic principles mastered during the Core Curriculum – Phase I. Preclinical topics consider each respective system from viewpoints of the basic science disciplines. As a complement, clinical perspectives
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are offered from the point of view of both the primary care physician as well as the respective specialist. This format of presentation not only promotes a better learning environment due to extensive integration/correlation of course material, but also provides a "real life" view of contemporary healthcare. Physicians must be acutely aware of the interrelationships between the practice of medicine and the business of medicine. The areas where these cross over are identified within the Health Care Management course, where emphasis is also placed on understanding managed care treatment protocols.
Other instructional modalities, proceeding concurrently within each respective system, are designed to reinforce, complement, and expand upon the actual coursework comprising each system. These modalities include, but are not limited to: Geriatric Medicine, Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Ethics, Medical Jurisprudence, Emergency Medicine, Radiology and Pediatrics. Important aspects of Family Medicine and other presentations are introduced throughout the Systems as appropriate.
The osteopathic approach to patient care is continually emphasized, both philosophically and in practice, from the first day of class through graduation by means of lectures and laboratory demonstrations of manipulative techniques. Concepts of osteopathic philosophy and practice are included in all aspects of LECOM's educational programs whenever possible.
