PLME vs. Rice/Baylor

Rman3008
Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:29:18 +0000

Actually, the decision is pretty simple depending on who you are.

If you want to have a good undergrad experience and you are merely leaning towards medicine, then go PLME.

If you are certain you want to be a doctor and are willing to accept the fact that you will most likely not change your career, then go Baylor/Rice. (I know this one sounded a bit harsher, but I’m just saying this because someone going into BS/MD must be certain of their profession.)

And in terms of the primary care/research objective, it really doesn’t mean that much in terms of prestige. While I agree that primary care med schools probably give better clinical experience, the fact is that people go to med schools to get a good residency, and in terms of the more prestigious school, research is the most respected criterion. In terms of research (and thus indirectly in terms of prestige), Baylor is way higher than Brown.

Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention, environment is a huge factor. Baylor is in Texas (hot and humid) but surrounded by Houston medical center (largest in world.)

Brown is in Providence, Rhode Island which is a medium-size town that is rather cold.

Best of luck with your decision.