University of Nebraska, Medical Center Admission
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The Facts

The University of Nebraska is a rather large, public institution located in the city of Omaha, Nebraska, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 18,000 students. The university's Medical Center, however, is significantly smaller, and is home to about 480 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 24, and it is fairly rare for any of the students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its fantastic research facilities and programs, as well as for its emphasis on early patient contact. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school also offers a joint MD/PhD degree in the areas of cell biology, anatomy, biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, biophysics, pathology, microbiology, as well as pharmacology.

Admission to the University of Nebraska's Medical Center is extremely competitive among the relatively few students who apply; last year, over 800 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 150 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 120 of the admitted students actually enroll for the coming semester. The admitted students have average MCAT scores of about 9.8 in Biology, 9.5 in Physics, and 9.5 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.7. Students are notified of their admissions status on a rolling basis, and are able to take advantage of the school's early application program if they so choose.

The university's Medical Center has about 600 faculty members, all of whom come from relatively diverse medical and academic backgrounds. The school also boasts a very manageable student to faculty ratio of about 1:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of interaction between students and their professors.

Graduates of the Medical Center often go on to be accepted to some of the most prestigious and competitive residency programs in the nation, and most frequently specialize in the areas of primary care, family medicine, pediatrics, surgery, neurology, ob/gyn, orthopedics, as well as psychiatry.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to complete extensive clinical training including 12 weeks of internal medicine, 6 weeks of ob/gyn, 8 weeks of pediatrics, 10 weeks of surgery, 6 weeks of psychiatry, 8 weeks of community preceptorship, as well as 4 weeks of a basic science selective. Students complete their clinical clerkships at affiliated facilities including Nebraska Health System, University Medical Associates, Meyer Rehabilitation Institute, Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Children's Hospital, Immanuel Hospital, as well as the Methodist Hospital.

What's Good

"There are plenty of opportunities to get hands-on experience and really work with patients."

"The faculty are obviously very passionate about what they do, and know how to make class interesting."

"The administration actually takes very good care of us."

What's Bad

"If you an out of state student, tuition is very high, and don't expect to get much help."

"There are some students who are very competitive with one another."

"There are some teachers who assume that their class is the only one you have."

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