Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine (NEOMED) School Feedback (2024)

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All Questions & Responses What graduating class are you in? Are you pursuing any joint degrees (MD/PhD, MD/MPH, etc.)? Are you considered in-state or out-of-state for tuition purposes? What is your race/ethnic background? Overall, how would you rate this medical program? What is the reputation of the school in the medical community? What is the reputation of the research that goes on at this school? What was your undergrad GPA? What was your undergrad science GPA? What was the zip code of your residence in high school? What do you like most about this school? What do you like least about this school? Please provide any other general comments on your school What was your MCAT score? How is the curriculum structured? How many courses are taken at a given time? How long are you typically in class per day? Are courses recorded for medical students? How many days per week is anatomy lab? How many students per cadaver? How long (in months) do you have anatomy? Is the curriculum lecture-centric or small-group centric? Are standardized patients used? How much patient interaction is there in the pre-clinical years? Are syllabi provided for the student? How frequently do pre-clinical medical school activities have mandatory attendance? What books are necessary? What books are unnecessary? Is the curriculum designed to promote a specialty? If so, which specialty? How do you feel about the location of the school? Do you feel safe on campus? How available and convenient is public transportation? Is a car necessary at any point during your education here? If a car is required for education, how available and convenient is the parking provided to students? Is on-campus housing available? What is the quality of available on-campus housing? What percentage of your medical school classmates would you estimate live on campus, if on-campus housing is available? Is couples housing available? Is nearby off-campus housing available? How expensive is nearby off-campus housing? Please describe the on-campus housing if available (i.e., cost, type - studios, 1-br, 2-br, etc.)? Are fees/tuition expensive? How is the cost of living (rent, food, bills, etc.)? Are many institutional scholarships/grants available? Is institutional aid need-based or merit-based? Are faculty members very open to students during office hours? Are faculty members very available to students via email/message board? Are there many opportunities to shadow/work with clinical faculty? Are the faculty willing to mentor students in regards to career guidance? Is the class ranked? How is the instructional faculty during pre-clinical years? How is the instructional faculty during clinical years? What is the grading scale used during pre-clinical years? What is the grading scale used during clinical years? Are the desired rotation sites easy to obtain? Is desired rotation order easy to obtain? Are the elective rotations easy to obtain? Is there substantial hands-on experience for medical students? Are the rotation sites conveniently accessible for medical students? How far are the clinical sites from the main campus? How are clinical rotations scheduled? What are the required rotations? What responsibility do med students have on the wards? What is the status/condition of the affiliated hospital(s)? What is the typical patient population medical students work with? Do students do a lot of activities outside of school together? How would you rank student involvement in extracurricular clubs? What is the range of extracurricular clubs available? Is the student body cooperative or competitive? Is the environment supportive for underrepresented minorities? Is the environment supportive for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual students? Is the environment supportive for students with disabilities? Is the environment supportive for married students? Is the environment supportive for older/non-traditional students? What do the students typically like to do in the area? How do graduates from this school fare in residency and clinical practice? Is this school known for producing physicians strong in a certain area? If so, which area? What do you believe residency directors think about graduates from this program? FAQs

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  • Rootstown, OH

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What graduating class are you in?

Response#Responders
20070
20080
20090
20100
20110
20120
20131
20140
20150
20160
20170
20181
20190
20200
20210
20220
20230
20240

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

Response#Responders
No2
BA/DO0
BS/DO0
DO/JD0
DO/MA0
DO/MBA0
DO/MPH0
DO/MS0
DO/PhD0
MD/JD0
MD/MBA0
MD/MPH0
MD/MS0
MD/PhD0

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

Response#Responders
in-state2
out-of-state0
international0
Not applicable0

What is your race/ethnic background?

Response#Responders
Caucasian2
African American0
Hispanic0
Asian or Pacific Islander0
Native American/ Native Alaskan0
Other/Multiracial0

Overall, how would you rate this medical program?

ResponseAvg#Responders
3.002

0 = terrible, 10 = world class

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
2.502

0 = really bad, 10 = top tier

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
1.502

0 = really bad, 10 = top tier

What was your undergrad GPA?

Response Average# Responders
3.852

What was your undergrad science GPA?

Response Average# Responders
3.802

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

44718

44060

What do you like most about this school?

"The cost of living isn't terrible in the area"| Report Response

"Close-knit atmosphere, interprofessional learning environment"| Report Response

What do you like least about this school?

"Absolutely everything. Tuition going up every single year while services to students decline, we closed our physical fitness center last year, they took away our student lounge, and they also took away several parking lots. Somehow this means tuition should go up. Go figure."| Report Response

"BS/MD program"| Report Response

Please provide any other general comments on your school

No responses

What was your MCAT score?

Response Average# Responders
5052

Curriculum

How is the curriculum structured?

Response#Responders
Systems-based1
Traditional1

How many courses are taken at a given time?

Response#Responders
10
21
30
40
51
60
70
80
90
100

How long are you typically in class per day?

Response#Responders
<1 hour0
1-2 hours0
2-3 hours0
3-4 hours0
4-5 hours1
5-6 hours0
6> hours1

Are courses recorded for medical students?

Response#Responders
Video recording2
Free note taking service0
Fee-based note taking service0
Powerpoint slides provided only0
None0

How many days per week is anatomy lab?

Response#Responders
10
20
31
40
51
60
70

How many students per cadaver?

Response#Responders
Prosections only0
1-20
3-41
5-61
7-80
>80

How long (in months) do you have anatomy?

Response#Responders
3 months1
6 months1
9 months0
12 months0
24 months0

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
3.502

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

Are standardized patients used?

Response# Responders
yes2
no0

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
4.502

0 = none, 10 = extensive

Are syllabi provided for the student?

Response# Responders
yes1
no1

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

"4 or more times per month. Some semesters, every single day."| Report Response

"3-4 times per month"| Report Response

What books are necessary?

"none"| Report Response

What books are unnecessary?

"all"| Report Response

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

"Family medicine"| Report Response

"Primary Care"| Report Response

Location & Housing

How do you feel about the location of the school?

ResponseAvg#Responders
4.502

0 = Uncomfortable, 10 = Desirable

Do you feel safe on campus?

ResponseAvg#Responders
8.002

0 = Not safe, 10 = Very safe

How available and convenient is public transportation?

ResponseAvg#Responders
0.502

0 = Non-existent, 10 = Extensive & convenient

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

Response#Responders
Pre-clinical years0
Clinical years0
All years2
No0

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
6.502

0 = Almost impossible, 10 = Available & convenient

Is on-campus housing available?

Response# Responders
yes1
no1

What is the quality of available on-campus housing?

ResponseAvg#Responders
2.502

0 = terrible, 10 = great

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
4.502

0 = 0%, 10 = 100%

Is couples housing available?

Response# Responders
yes0
no2

Is nearby off-campus housing available?

Response# Responders
yes2
no0

How expensive is nearby off-campus housing?

ResponseAvg#Responders
7.002

0 = exorbitant, 10 = reasonable

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

"studios, 1 bedroom, and 2 bedroom apartments are available within walking distance of campus and are considered on-campus for in-state residency purposes. Cost is 2-3x what you would be paying for a comparable apartment in the area. Major design flaws. Pipes have burst resulting in flooding the past three years in a row (and the buildings are 3 years old). All utilities frequently go out. Heat rarely stays on longer than 18 hours without needing a circuit breaker flip. Very miserable in the subzero winters in Rootstown."| Report Response

Cost/Financial Aid

Are fees/tuition expensive?

ResponseAvg#Responders
6.502

0 = exorbitant, 10 = reasonable

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
6.002

0 = exorbitant, 10 = reasonable

Are many institutional scholarships/grants available?

ResponseAvg#Responders
3.502

0 = none, 10 = many

Is institutional aid need-based or merit-based?

Response#Responders
Need-based1
Merit-based0
Both1

Faculty/Grades

Are faculty members very open to students during office hours?

ResponseAvg#Responders
5.002

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very open

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
5.002

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very available

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
4.502

0 = none, 10 = lots

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
5.502

0 = no, 10 = very

Is the class ranked?

Response# Responders
yes2
no0

How is the instructional faculty during pre-clinical years?

"Terrible. Each lecture is given by a visiting physician who has no background for what we have been taught, what we will be tested on, or what the scope of the course is. Frequently they start off their lecture by asking what year we are, then frowning when they realize we are pre-clinical students and their lecture pre-supposed we had already spent at least one year on clerkships."| Report Response

"Excellent"| Report Response

How is the instructional faculty during clinical years?

No responses

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

"Fail / Pass / Honors. Of course, some courses are only Pass / Fail, so even then it is challenging to explain "yes, I honored only one course this semester, but only one had the opportunity to honor""| Report Response

"Honors/Pass/Fail"| Report Response

What is the grading scale used during clinical years?

"Fail / Pass / Honors"| Report Response

"Honors/Pass/Fail"| Report Response

Clinical Rotations

Are the desired rotation sites easy to obtain?

ResponseAvg#Responders
2.002

0 = difficult, 10 = easy

Is desired rotation order easy to obtain?

ResponseAvg#Responders
3.002

0 = difficult, 10 = easy

Are the elective rotations easy to obtain?

ResponseAvg#Responders
2.502

0 = difficult, 10 = easy

Is there substantial hands-on experience for medical students?

ResponseAvg#Responders
4.502

0 = none, 10 = substantial

Are the rotation sites conveniently accessible for medical students?

ResponseAvg#Responders
3.502

0 = difficult, 10 = accessible

How far are the clinical sites from the main campus?

ResponseAvg#Responders
3.002

0 = far away, 10 = close

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

"Scheduled by a computer. You will be sent to various hospitals across the state (some as far as Toledo, which is a 4 hour drive each way) for 6 weeks at a time. You have no say in where. Required rotations include: Internal medicine (6 weeks), surgery (6 weeks), family medicine (6 weeks), OB/GYN (6 weeks), psychiatry (6 weeks), pediatrics (6 weeks), neurology (2 weeks), Emergency medicine (3 weeks). The remaining 1 week is a professionalism course."| Report Response

What responsibility do med students have on the wards?

No responses

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

"Varies by hospital. Some are nice and new (Cleveland Clinic), some are old and dilapidated. Some were old and dilapidated 20 years ago."| Report Response

What is the typical patient population medical students work with?

No responses

Social Environment

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
4.002

0 = none, 10 = lots

How would you rank student involvement in extracurricular clubs?

ResponseAvg#Responders
5.502

0 = none, 10 = lots

What is the range of extracurricular clubs available?

ResponseAvg#Responders
5.002

0 = almost none, 10 = wide range

Is the student body cooperative or competitive?

ResponseAvg#Responders
4.502

0 = competitive, 10 = cooperative

Is the environment supportive for underrepresented minorities?

ResponseAvg#Responders
4.502

0 = no, 10 = very

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
6.502

0 = no, 10 = very

Is the environment supportive for students with disabilities?

ResponseAvg#Responders
5.002

0 = no, 10 = very

Is the environment supportive for married students?

ResponseAvg#Responders
6.002

0 = no, 10 = very

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

ResponseAvg#Responders
5.002

0 = no, 10 = very

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

"there are a plethora of bars the next town over, Kent, which is a college town."| Report Response

Post Graduation

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

"They do just fine. Every year a handful make their way into competitive subspecialties. About half end up in internal medicine."| Report Response

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

"not really."| Report Response

"Primary Care"| Report Response

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

"They might think of them highly so long as they know they are not BS/MD students."| Report Response

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Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine (NEOMED) School Feedback (2024)

FAQs

How good is NEOMED? ›

Northeast Ohio Medical University 2023-2024 Rankings

Northeast Ohio Medical University is ranked No. 106 (tie) in Best Medical Schools: Research and No. 112-123 in Best Medical Schools: Primary Care.

What is the average MCAT score at NEOMED? ›

MCAT score: 505 – 515 (middle 50%)

Is NEOMED hard to get into? ›

The NEOMED acceptance rate is estimated to be approximately 3% by various sources.

What is special about NEOMED? ›

Patient centered, world class health care

The University trains students in a team-based, interprofessional environment and offers Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) degrees, in addition to master's and doctoral degrees and research opportunities in other medical areas.

What hospitals is NEOMED affiliated with? ›

Members of NEOMED's clinical network include Akron Children's Hospital, Aultman Hospital in Canton, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Mercy Health — St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, MetroHealth Medical Center and Summa Health System.

Is NEOMED accredited? ›

Northeast Ohio Medical University is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

How much does it cost to go to Neomed medical school? ›

M1 — Class of 2028
DescriptionTotalPayment Period 3
Credentialing$272$134
Testing$934$462
M1 Curriculum Fee$278$138
Total Tuition and Fees$51,746$25,389
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How big is Neomed med school class? ›

The class size has grown to around 160 medical and 80 pharmacy students.

What med school has the highest MCAT average? ›

Harvard Medical School

What is the easiest medical school to get into in Ohio? ›

University of Toledo has the lowest GPA among accepted students, but Northeast Ohio and Wright State were close. Sometimes, how to get into medical school with a low GPA is a question of just knowing the odds.

Does NEOMED have dorms? ›

Housing & Dining

The Village at NEOMED, the University's independently operated, on-campus residential apartment community, is only steps away from the main campus.

Does NEOMED offer scholarships? ›

Through the generosity of donors, NEOMED offers several scholarship opportunities to its students. Scholarships are considered a source of “gift-aid” because they are a source of free money — financial aid that doesn't need to be paid back.

What is the average GPA for NEOMED? ›

An applicant's overall GPA should fall between 3.51 and 3.86 (middle 50%) with an average GPA score of 3.68. Northeast Ohio Medical University also includes the GPA stats for college BCPM (biology, chemistry, physics, and math) which should fall in the range of 3.40 to 3.82 (middle 50%) with an overall average of 3.59.

Is NEOMED a medical school? ›

Our MISSION

The College of Medicine at NEOMED, through education, research and public service inspires medical students to become exemplary patient care centered physicians. We seek to improve the health and quality of life of the communities of Ohio and beyond, including those both diverse and underserved.

What is the old name for NEOMED? ›

On April 29, 2011, House Bill 139 was signed into law, officially changing the name of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) to Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED).

What is the number 1 best medical school? ›

With free admission to med students, it's no wonder the program is competitive. What is the #1 medical school in the US? Harvard Medical School is the highest ranked in the US.

What GPA do you need for NEOMED pharmacy school? ›

Pharmacy School GPA Requirement

Candidates must present a science GPA of at least 2.5 (as determined by PharmCAS calculations) and a minimum 2.5 overall GPA required by NEOMED. *While the minimum to apply is a 2.5 GPA, the average overall PharmCAS GPA is a 3.2 GPA for NEOMED.

What are the demographics of NEOMED? ›

The enrolled student population at Northeast Ohio Medical University is 53.3% White, 21.8% Asian, 9.89% Hispanic or Latino, 7.49% Black or African American, and 3.1% Two or More Races. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates.

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