<p>I am beginning to narrow down my medical school interest and was curious if anyone had any information comparing UPenn, UChicago, Northwestern, Cornell, and Yale medical schools. To me, I am mostly looking at how well it looks to get an MD from one of these schools, in addition to which will most likely allow me to choose where I do my residency. Any information would be great, especially if anyone has personal experience or knows anyone with personal experience in these medical schools.</p>
<p>I can’t really tell you any info comparing, but my father went to UPenn for medical school. He is crazy about Penn and his experience there. He had great mentors and today he is a very successful pediatric orthopedic surgeon. </p>
<p>Penn Medical school has a very strong program, especially because of the UPenn Hospital. I think you’ll get a great education at any of the above medical schools but I know from my dad’s experience how much he values his Penn education.</p>
<p>Thank you very much. In regards to the area around UPenn, is it a relatively safe and enjoyable college atmosphere? This will not make or break my decision, I have just heard that sometimes it is not the safest place to be around. If you know, I would appreciate it!</p>
<p>Speaking from experience penn is certainly the best school on the list, although it’s call it Perelman now since a wharton grad donated 200 mil. its consistently ranked in the top three medical schools in the nation right behind Harvard and often above Hopkins. My father graduated from medical school there and is still working there at HUP. Actually they asked him to be on the admissions committee for the medical school last year but he declined because of the extent of the work and lack of compensation, although he still does resident interviews. Speaking to the safety aspect he lived at Penn in west Philadelphia all throughout the late seventies and eighties in the heart of the crack epidemic and admittedly has some harrowing stories. As a resident surgeon he got plenty of practice stitching together gunshot victims on a daily basis while on duty. fortunately he never was harmed and the area is a lot better today. In fact the more dangerous medical schools in north Philadelphia near Temple and Einstein. As far as the prestige of the degree and ease of residency a penn degree will undoubtedly open doors but keep in mind your grade and board scores will usually be a determining factor. put it this way, if your looking to get an interview for a highly competitive residency, the penn name might get you a solid look whereas if your coming from a second-third tier medical school you better have scores within the 99th percentile. </p>
<p>What kind of program are you interested in? I know more about specific divisions.</p>
<p>Wow! This is some great information. Thank you. I am interested in the MD program. I would love to eventually go in to Orthopedic Surgery and then specialize in Sports Medicine. Is this the kind of information you meant?</p>
<p>Ah, in that case how much do you know about Richard Rothman?</p>
<p>Not too familiar with him. I know he is a well known MD at John Hopkins but do not know any extensive information about him.</p>
<p>The area immediately around Penn’s campus is supposedly safer than when my dad went there, but you definitely have to be heads up. When he went there undergrad, he lived in a row home just beyond Penn’s campus and he got broken into twice. Since then, Penn has actually come to own more land and those areas have been fixed up. still, be heads up, especially on the subway.</p>