<p>jeb90,
<a href="http://bms.brown.edu/plme/handbook/PLME_Handbook_Class_of_2011.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://bms.brown.edu/plme/handbook/PLME_Handbook_Class_of_2011.pdf</a>
This link tells you the specifics of the PLME (pp 6-11 are probably most relevant).</p>
<p>or are you asking about requirements for applying to PLME?</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for all your advice! I have one more day till the final decisions and I haven't finalized it yet. </p>
<p>Rochester REMS - the double-helix curriculum of their medical school allows me to have much more clinical experience (four years) than the traditional two year clinical experience at the PLME. </p>
<ul>
<li><p>UofR bumped up my scholarship to half tuition</p></li>
<li><p>REMS seems to have a much more personal advising team - with Dr.Nobay and her team - perhaps more opportunities?</p></li>
<li><p>great residency matchings</p></li>
<li><p>MD/MBA program - 5 years of grad school (1 yr simon school of business, 4 yrs at the URMC med school)</p></li>
</ul>
<p>BROWN PLME: - More well-known than UofR</p>
<ul>
<li><p>great residency matchings</p></li>
<li><p>more relaxed undergrad (no GPA requirement except for a few classes of A and B)</p></li>
<li><p>a more carefree undergraduate life</p></li>
<li><p>more accessible campus than UofR (with malls, buses, trains, thayer street within walking distance)</p></li>
</ul>
<p>it's really a tough decision! Sometimes I really want to pick REMS because of the double-helix curriculum, but then I think about Brown, and I know I will look back (if i pick REMS) and think - Wow. I cannot believe i gave up that more relaxed, carefree undergrad life. </p>
<p>if i went to Brown, I'd think - Wow.. Dom, you gave up on a really good med school, good advisors, and great opportunities.. </p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about opportunities at PLME?</p>
<p>I would pick PLME in a heartbeat. Having talked to numerous college students both in programs and otherwise along with medical students, one of the things I heard over and over again was how important the undergraduate experience is. Brown provides a much more diverse and well-rounded undergraduate environment than University of Rochester. When I visited UR this winter, the students seemed cold, stressed, and depressed. The weather was horrible as well!! Brown on the other hand (I haven't visited, but I presume you have) seems to put great effort into selecting students who are intellectually curious, diverse and laid-back. Providence is also a nice little city that has the best of both worlds (small town feel, yet lots of entertaining activities). With that said, good luck in making your decision!</p>
<p>Btw, Brown Med School is comparable (if not better) than UR's med school. Brown Med School is actually ranked higher (31) than UR School of Medicine (36).</p>
<p>jeb, i'm attending UoR as a premed in the fall... what is this double-helix program you speak of?</p>