my med school decision: why I chose UChicago & considerations for medical school applicants 

thanks, juliet! congrats to you as well for starting both your medical and youtube journey! :)

thanks for subscribing, and best of luck in the application cycle!! :)

hey! you're absolutely right that Pritzker incorporates disparities and social medicine into the curriculum during the first two years. we take these courses concurrently with our organ-based science classes. for example, in the fall we took anatomy and health disparities class at the same time. i can't speak at all to the UCSD curriculum -- I'm not familiar with it and don't know anyone who goes there -- but i can say that i like the curriculum here at UChicago. i think it's great that we get exposure to disparities and the social issues that affect the day-to-day practice of medicine. i haven't struggled with balancing different classes -- i actually enjoy having multiple subjects to focus on (for example, in the spring, i often found my medical ethics class to be a nice break from my physiology class.) i definitely think we still learn about all of the organ systems and learn them well -- i know so much more now, at the end of M1, than i did at the beginning! and our step scores are also pretty high every year, so the curriculum must be doing its job :)

That’s amazing to hear! I loved the curriculum when I saw it and I wish more schools can follow. I hope to go there one day and I’m so glad to hear all of this!! Good luck with your journey

you got it! :)