<p>If you go to a medical school in America, and you plan to practice rather than go into academia, how much does your med school matter?</p>
<p>What is a “bad” med school?</p>
<p>Is it difficult to get internship, residency, a job, etc. if you don’t go to the best med school?</p>
<p>I’m interested in, among others, Loma Linda. But it’s hardly even mentioned when talking about California med schools…why? Is it “bad”?</p>
<p>Because it’s a very religious school that most people would be uncomfortable at. So, most Californians are not going to apply to it and it doesn’t get mentioned with the UC’s, USC, and Stanford.</p>
<p>If you’re Adventist, or you just don’t mind it, is it a good school academically?
Is it easy enough to get residency and job with an MD from there?</p>
<p>I’m not Adventist but I’ve spent a lot of time in the area and I really don’t mind it at all.</p>
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<p>Virtually none.</p>
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<p>If you want to be an MD and plan to practice in the US, a good medical school is any of the 125 or so medical schools in the US accredited by the AAMC. (I hesitate to define a “bad medical school.”)</p>
<p>What makes the “best” schools stand out?
(for people who want to practice rather than stay in academia)</p>
<p>Same question for dental school, if anyone knows.
Are they all relatively equal in terms of getting a job, or are there “bad” ones?</p>