<p>I’m a GW med alum and I didn’t know about the probation thing until coming across your post. Interesting… they send me lots of Med Center news in all of the mailings requesting money… surprising that they didn’t even alert alums to the problem. Sounds like they will solve the problems, but certainly I can understand the concerns. </p>
<p>In any case, I was going to say how great GW was when I attended, but I just had my 25th reunion, so that’s a while ago.</p>
<p>I did match for residency at one of the top academic NYC hospitals (there are four big ones, and it was one of those), and then fellowship at one of the top programs in the country in my subspecialty. </p>
<p>So I was going to say how GW would not be limiting as far as choice of residency… wherever you go if you want a top program you have to be at the top of your class…i.e. if you are at the bottom at Harvard Med, you won’t get a better residency than someone at the top of their class at GW or Tulane.</p>
<p>Anyway, don’t know that much about Tulane. Going to med school in DC was absolutely fabulous. The different hospitals we rotated through provided excellent clinical training and much variety… Those included (and I don’t think it’s changed)… the Washington V.A., University Hospital, Holy Cross, Washington Hospital Center, and Children’s Hospital (one of the best Peds hospitals in the country). I did Psych rotation at the St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, the largest inpatient Psych hospital in the country. </p>
<p>In any case, either school will provide you with a great medical education.
Good luck!</p>