Program Flexibility

[jack2000]

In Contrast To Most Other Schools And Student
Preference For Accelerated Programs, I Prefer And Would Enjoy The Oppurtunity To Enroll In A School That Has A Decelerated Program To Be Precise.

Most Schools Paralell The Sames Overkill Programs
Over And Over Especially The Tons Of New Schools That
Are Starting To Proliferate. For Example, Med School Of America Boasts That Their Typical Day Is From 7 Am To 9 Pm At Nite
With Friday Off.

I Typically Seek A 3 Hour Day , 1 - 2 Classes Per Trimester
Set Up Like The Old Kigezi Program. I Know It Will Take Longer To Finish Basic Sci But I Feel More Comfortable And More Confident Making Med School A More Pleasurable And Productive
Experience.

I Noticed That Ross And Sgu Have Started Decel Prgrams And
Some Courses Are Split Into Semesters. Ex Anat 1 And 2 Or Pysio 1 And 2 Ect Ect

I Need Flexibility Due To Age And Family Issues.

Thanks

[jack2000]

where is everyone?
at the beach?

[stephew]

decel programs are only for students struggling and its only for a short period that they are on a decel schedule. and they certainly dont allow only a couple of classes a term. if you can't manage a typical medical school curriculum you should rethink your plans. this is a practical concern. you will likely find the medical boards a serious struggle and no residency program is likely to seriously consider you.

[jameslynton]

In Medical school - most are humping to get out due to loans. Also the model is to saturation bomb your brain with information hoping enough will stick to pass the USMLE exams along the way. If you are going into research a slow path would be OK. Am older also and would love to go slower - but that is not the educational model most schools use.

[jack2000]

In Medical school - most are humping to get out due to loans. Also the model is to saturation bomb your brain with information hoping enough will stick to pass the USMLE exams along the way. If you are going into research a slow path would be OK. Am older also and would love to go slower - but that is not the educational model most schools use.

not true. if you look at the new course loads for ross and sgu and even usa schools, courses are split and divided--- fr ex anat 1 and 2 ,phsio 1 and 2, biochem 1 and 2, ect.

my point is to subdivide further into anat 1 2 and 3.

basic sci should be longer, atleast 3 years not 1.5- 2 years

its an inordinate amount of material to absorb and everyone would benifit from it. school revenue would increase substantially

can u eat 25 hot dogs in 3.5 minutes??

[emt036]

At SGU, you need to finish the 2 years of basic sciences in a maximum of 3 years. This means you can decel twice - i.e. take two of the major terms slow, but the other two major terms you would have to do at regular speed.

[jack2000]

Well, Better Than Nothing I Guess

[student-2]

I disagree very much! I don't think learning something over a longer time will make you a better student or teach you the material better. From my experience lingering just leads to innefficiency.
Furthermore, I am glad to see that you are looking out for the interest of med school revenue. I think they are fine but thank you for the concern.
I believe that med students should work hard. I don't neccesarily think it will make them learn the game better but it will definitely make them better players.
This is of course not talking about those with all sorts of learning impairments.
Also I don't think the hot dog analogy had to do with anything. People have been studying medicine this way for years, so far it has been working very nicely.

[JLea]

Every residency director I spoke with concerning my decision to either attend Ross or Saba told me that they do not accept graduates who took breaks in their medical education or who took fewer classes at a time.

While I did not speak with every residency director in every residency program, I did speak with nearly 50 of them. Based on this information, I would not take more than the "accepted" 4 years to complete my education.

Take it or leave it... :p