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Drexel University College of Medicine
Allopathic Medical School
Philadelphia, PA

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General Info

What graduating class are you in?

Response	# Responders
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	0
2011	0
2012	1
2013	0
2014	0
2015	0
2016	1
2017	0
2018	0
2019	1
2020	0
2021	0
2022	0
2023	0
2024	0

Are you pursuing any joint degrees (MD/PhD, MD/MPH, etc.)?

Response	# Responders
No	3
BA/DO	0
BS/DO	0
DO/JD	0
DO/MA	0
DO/MBA	0
DO/MPH	0
DO/MS	0
DO/PhD	0
MD/JD	0
MD/MBA	0
MD/MPH	0
MD/MS	0
MD/PhD	0

Are you considered in-state or out-of-state for tuition purposes?

Response	# Responders
in-state	0
out-of-state	2
international	0
Not applicable	1

What is your race/ethnic background?

Response	# Responders
Caucasian	3
African American	0
Hispanic	0
Asian or Pacific Islander	0
Native American/ Native Alaskan	0
Other/Multiracial	0

Overall, how would you rate this medical program?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.33	3

0 = terrible, 10 = world class

What is the reputation of the school in the medical community?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.67	3

0 = really bad, 10 = top tier

What is the reputation of the research that goes on at this school?

Response Avg	# Responders
4.67	3

0 = really bad, 10 = top tier

What was your MCAT score?

Response Average	# Responders
511	3

What was your undergrad GPA?

Response Average	# Responders
3.66	3

What was your undergrad science GPA?

Response Average	# Responders
3.51	3

What was the zip code of your residence in high school?

95818

18704

22152

What do you like most about this school?

"P/F with no mandatory attendance and everything is recorded. Scheduling is also great with exams typically scheduled on Fridays allowing us to take full weekends off and we're given 9 weeks for dedicated period this year." | Report Response

"Giving me a medical degree." | Report Response

"The cooperative environment." | Report Response

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What do you like least about this school?

"The amount of TBL type exercises which are being mandated by the LCME. They dropped off a lot second year and its gotten much better" | Report Response

"Bare bones program. Enormous class size leads to lottery system in rotations. Poorly run business class. Adversarial relationship at times between faculty and students." | Report Response

"The cafeteria food." | Report Response

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Please provide any other general comments on your school

"Underrated program with a very unique curriculum, accessible faculty, and a great atmosphere." | Report Response

Curriculum

How is the curriculum structured?

Response	# Responders
Systems-based	2
Traditional	1

How many courses are taken at a given time?

Response	# Responders
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	1
5	2
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0

How long are you typically in class per day?

Response	# Responders
<1 hour	1
1-2 hours	0
2-3 hours	0
3-4 hours	0
4-5 hours	0
5-6 hours	1
6> hours	1

Are courses recorded for medical students?

Response	# Responders
Video recording	3
Free note taking service	0
Fee-based note taking service	0
Powerpoint slides provided only	0
None	0

How many days per week is anatomy lab?

Response	# Responders
1	0
2	3
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0

How many students per cadaver?

Response	# Responders
Prosections only	0
1-2	0
3-4	1
5-6	2
7-8	0
>8	0

How long (in months) do you have anatomy?

Response	# Responders
3 months	0
6 months	0
9 months	2
12 months	1
24 months	0

Is the curriculum lecture-centric or small-group centric?

Response Avg	# Responders
3.33	3

0 = 100% lecture, 10 = 100% small group

Are standardized patients used?

Response	# Responders
yes	3
no	0

How much patient interaction is there in the pre-clinical years?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.33	3

0 = none, 10 = extensive

Are syllabi provided for the student?

Response	# Responders
yes	3
no	0

How frequently do pre-clinical medical school activities have mandatory attendance?

"about 1 to 2x a week" | Report Response

"Occasional." | Report Response

"Usually anywhere from a few times a week to a few times a month." | Report Response

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What books are necessary?

"None, use whatever you want, most books are free digitally in the library." | Report Response

"No absolutely required books, but a few courses have items on exams that come from the text (Nutrition, Behavioral Science). Netter's for anatomy is also a big help." | Report Response

What books are unnecessary?

"None, use whatever you want, most books are free digitally in the library." | Report Response

"Most books are unnecessary. The syllabus has everything you need." | Report Response

Is the curriculum designed to promote a specialty? If so, which specialty?

"No" | Report Response

"Heavily internal medicine based, and geared towards specialties. Clueless about family medicine and primary care fields." | Report Response

"No." | Report Response

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Location & Housing

How do you feel about the location of the school?

Response Avg	# Responders
6.67	3

0 = Uncomfortable, 10 = Desirable

Do you feel safe on campus?

Response Avg	# Responders
7.00	3

0 = Not safe, 10 = Very safe

How available and convenient is public transportation?

Response Avg	# Responders
8.00	3

0 = Non-existent, 10 = Extensive & convenient

Is a car necessary at any point during your education here?

Response	# Responders
Pre-clinical years	0
Clinical years	3
All years	0
No	0

If a car is required for education, how available and convenient is the parking provided to students?

Response Avg	# Responders
7.33	3

0 = Almost impossible, 10 = Available & convenient

Is on-campus housing available?

Response	# Responders
yes	0
no	3

What is the quality of available on-campus housing?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.00	3

0 = terrible, 10 = great

What percentage of your medical school classmates would you estimate live on campus, if on-campus housing is available?

Response Avg	# Responders
1.67	3

0 = 0%, 10 = 100%

Is couples housing available?

Response	# Responders
yes	0
no	3

Is nearby off-campus housing available?

Response	# Responders
yes	3
no	0

How expensive is nearby off-campus housing?

Response Avg	# Responders
6.33	3

0 = exorbitant, 10 = reasonable

Please describe the on-campus housing if available (i.e., cost, type - studios, 1-br, 2-br, etc.)?

"None available" | Report Response

"N/A" | Report Response

Cost/Financial Aid

Are fees/tuition expensive?

Response Avg	# Responders
2.00	3

0 = exorbitant, 10 = reasonable

How is the cost of living (rent, food, bills, etc.)?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.00	3

0 = exorbitant, 10 = reasonable

Are many institutional scholarships/grants available?

Response Avg	# Responders
3.33	3

0 = none, 10 = many

Is institutional aid need-based or merit-based?

Response	# Responders
Need-based	1
Merit-based	0
Both	2

Faculty/Grades

Are faculty members very open to students during office hours?

Response Avg	# Responders
8.00	3

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very open

Are faculty members very available to students via email/message board?

Response Avg	# Responders
8.00	3

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very available

Are there many opportunities to shadow/work with clinical faculty?

Response Avg	# Responders
6.33	3

0 = none, 10 = lots

Are the faculty willing to mentor students in regards to career guidance?

Response Avg	# Responders
7.33	3

0 = no, 10 = very

Is the class ranked?

Response	# Responders
yes	3
no	0

How is the instructional faculty during pre-clinical years?

"Amazing micro, gross, pharm, path and immuno, some guest lecturers are okay, but lots of MDs do lectures which makes it much nicer." | Report Response

"Mediocre except for a few." | Report Response

"Very good for the most part. There are a few weak lecturers each year, but the committee overseeing the curriculum does a great job weeding them out for subsequent years." | Report Response

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How is the instructional faculty during clinical years?

"Good" | Report Response

"Great." | Report Response

What is the grading scale used during pre-clinical years?

"Pass/Fail" | Report Response

"H/HP/P/F" | Report Response

What is the grading scale used during clinical years?

"Honors, High pass, pass fail" | Report Response

"H/HP/P/F" | Report Response

Clinical Rotations

Are the desired rotation sites easy to obtain?

Response Avg	# Responders
4.67	3

0 = difficult, 10 = easy

Is desired rotation order easy to obtain?

Response Avg	# Responders
4.00	3

0 = difficult, 10 = easy

Are the elective rotations easy to obtain?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.00	3

0 = difficult, 10 = easy

Is there substantial hands-on experience for medical students?

Response Avg	# Responders
7.00	3

0 = none, 10 = substantial

Are the rotation sites conveniently accessible for medical students?

Response Avg	# Responders
4.33	3

0 = difficult, 10 = accessible

How far are the clinical sites from the main campus?

Response Avg	# Responders
3.67	3

0 = far away, 10 = close

How are clinical rotations scheduled? What are the required rotations?

"Lottery: Gen Surg, psych, medicine, ob/gyn, neuro, peds, family" | Report Response

"Rotations are scheduled via a lottery process where students rank their choices (location and order) and are matched by a computer. Required third-year rotations are Medicine (12 wks), Surgery (12 wks), Pediatrics (6 wks), OB/Gyn (6 wks), Psychiatry (6 wks), and Family Medicine (6 wks). Everyone is also required to do a rotation in neurology during your fourth-year." | Report Response

What responsibility do med students have on the wards?

"Notes and histories/exams with minor procedures depending on the preceptor" | Report Response

"Typical responsibilities." | Report Response

What is the status/condition of the affiliated hospital(s)?

"mixed" | Report Response

"Most of the affiliated hospitals are great, while a few leave something to be desired." | Report Response

What is the typical patient population medical students work with?

"Depends on the site. Have urban poor to wealthy suburbs and everything in between depending on the site." | Report Response

"Highly variable." | Report Response

Social Environment

Do students do a lot of activities outside of school together?

Response Avg	# Responders
7.33	3

0 = none, 10 = lots

How would you rank student involvement in extracurricular clubs?

Response Avg	# Responders
6.67	3

0 = none, 10 = lots

What is the range of extracurricular clubs available?

Response Avg	# Responders
7.33	3

0 = almost none, 10 = wide range

Is the student body cooperative or competitive?

Response Avg	# Responders
8.33	3

0 = competitive, 10 = cooperative

Is the environment supportive for underrepresented minorities?

Response Avg	# Responders
8.67	3

0 = no, 10 = very

Is the environment supportive for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual students?

Response Avg	# Responders
8.67	3

0 = no, 10 = very

Is the environment supportive for married students?

Response Avg	# Responders
6.00	3

0 = no, 10 = very

Is the environment supportive for students with disabilities?

Response Avg	# Responders
6.00	3

0 = no, 10 = very

Is the environment supportive for older/non-traditional students?

Response Avg	# Responders
6.33	3

0 = no, 10 = very

What do the students typically like to do in the area?

"Socialize at bars and food places, movies, hiking, biking, museums, galleries" | Report Response

"Bars, nightlife, concerts, skiing, hiking, jogging, etc." | Report Response

Post Graduation

How do graduates from this school fare in residency and clinical practice?

"Great!" | Report Response

"Very well. Graduates consistently match into many top programs throughout the country." | Report Response

What do you believe residency directors think about graduates from this program?

"Great things for people that know the program. Can be a little less well known back on the west coast areas depending on the specialty, but some amazing faculty here in things like rad onc." | Report Response

"They view graduates favorably." | Report Response

Is this school known for producing physicians strong in a certain area? If so, which area?

"Lots of optho, ortho, ent, rads, em and internal medicine. Big on anesthesiology too with people at Stanford and UCSD last year alone." | Report Response

"IM" | Report Response

"No." | Report Response

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