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  • University of Utah School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Salt Lake City, UT
Individual Feedback 5 4 Responses
The Basics

Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?

Response Avg # Responders
6.00 4

0 = Terrible, 10 = World Class

What do you like least?

"Classes" | Report Response

"I'm amending my previous comments. For those who are considering coming here and don't know this already, this school recently changed their curriculum from the traditional 2 and 2 format (2 years preclinical/2 years clinical) to an accelerated format where there is 1 year preclinical and 3 years clinical. I think it may have been a response to Step 1 becoming pass/fail but I'm not completely sure. I would advise you to think very carefully about this before you decide to apply to this school. The 1 year preclinical format means you are learning all of the foundational knowledge twice as fast as you would normally learn it. This may or may not seem like a positive to you right now, but if you do come here you will learn very quickly what your gaps are. And you will have gaps. I have had to accept that there are many things I thought I would learn in medical school that I will never learn. The main example I would bring up is anatomy. The school basically hasn't taught us any anatomy. I think they might not realize how deficient we are in this area because most of my classmates took anatomy in undergrad and many were anatomy TA's, so I think it is giving our instructors the false impression that they are covering it adequately. We have been in anatomy lab two times total in the 6 months I have been in medical school. I legitimately have no idea what I'm going to do when I start surgery rotations in clinical years (which will start in ~8 months from now). I think the instructors may have legitimately been trying to create something good for us when they implemented this change, but I think it has become clear that they have no idea what they are doing. I think they would probably have been fine if we had stuck to a traditional format, but I think they are not prepared to teach an accelerated program. I think they should have done more research before they made such drastic change. I think they should have consulted with other schools that have done this type of change before but they didn't. I think they just didn't really care that much. I think this program could legitimately turn into something good when they have had at least ~5 years to iron out the kinks, but as of 2024 I would advise you to stay away from this school. The school is basically performing an experiment on us that wasn't really thought through and the cost is our medical education. I would not pay the 300k+ price tag knowing what I know now because this is not the value I am getting from this school." | Report Response

"Communication is sometimes lacking, but not often" | Report Response

"Paternalistic administration, lack of trust" | Report Response

The Details

Does the student body seem cooperative or competitive?

Response Avg # Responders
6.50 4

0 = Competitive, 10 = Cooperative

Does the environment seem supportive for underrepresented minorities?

Response Avg # Responders
7.25 4

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

Does the environment seem supportive for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual students?

Response Avg # Responders
7.00 4

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

Does the environment seem supportive for married students?

Response Avg # Responders
8.50 4

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

Does the environment seem supportive for students with disabilities?

Response Avg # Responders
7.50 4

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

Does the environment seem supportive for older/non-traditional students?

Response Avg # Responders
6.75 4

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

Do you/did you feel well prepared for your board exams?

Response Avg # Responders
5.00 2

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

How approachable are faculty members?

Response Avg # Responders
8.00 4

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

What are the facilities and clinics like (old/new, well maintained, etc.)?

"The facilities aren't new but they seem nice enough." | Report Response

How do students from this program do after graduation - are they adequately prepared for practice?

"N/A" | Report Response

How do students from this program do in the Match?

"N/A, not enough information to know yet" | Report Response

Any other information you want to share?

"I would just suggest that when you do apply to medical school and you interview with schools, make sure you take a good look at the curriculum and ask lots of questions. Make sure you understand what is in store for you and be wary of any schools that are trying these new "fad" curriculums out. Once you commit to the school you have very little power to advocate for yourself and the school can essentially treat you however they want." | Report Response

"Very pleased with my education" | Report Response

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