Michigan State's College of Osteopathic Medicine provides an innovative patient-centered curriculum with multiple specialties and multiple opportunities for clinical exposure. In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, Accepted Founder Linda Abraham speaks with the senior associate dean of admissions at MSUCOM, Dr. Katherine Ruger.
In this episode:
0:00 Introducing Dr. Katherine Ruger
1:54 Overview of MSU's DO program, focusing on its more distinctive elements
3:43 How do both the ability to study on three different campuses and the osteopathic nature of the program affect the educational experience for MSU students?
7:07 Does MSUCOM give preference to Michigan state residents?
8:02 Does MSUCOM screen applications before sending out secondaries?
8:30 What do you hope to glean from the secondaries that you don't get from the primary?
10:25 Impact of ChatGPT on the essay component of the application process, either the primary or the secondary
13:31 How do you think the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action and admissions or race conscious admissions will affect MSUCOM? Should applicants do anything differently in light of the decision?
16:11 Common mistake that you see applicants making either in the primary or secondary applications
17:24 Interviews
19:39 How do you whittle down from 7,000+ applications to around 300?
21:38 Your website encourages applicants to have not just clinical exposure and community service, but exposure to osteopathic medicine specifically. Is that experience a deal breaker?
23:16 Common mistakes that you see in the interview
25:19 When do you stop sending out interview invitations?
28:16 How do you view prerequisites taken at a community college as opposed to a four-year university or college?
29:05 Let's talk about in-person shadowing. Is that something you really like to see?
30:35 What would you have liked me to ask you?
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