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Ratings & Reviews
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10 reviews collected from current residents and alumni.
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Preceptorship
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Clinical Prep
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Exam Prep
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Job Placement
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Class Workload
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Value for $$$
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Good medical prep but not "real world"
In general, very pleased with the program. One caveat: I was ill-prepared for the atmosphere of primary care. No discussion of billing, coding, dealing with insurance companies, 10-minute visits, dealing with drug seekers--basically all the things that are causing PCP's to quit with burnout. Unreal that one prof had us preparing multiple page care plans. I laugh now, when I look back on it.
Professors should be working themselves, in real gnarly situations that their students will soon be facing, so their students are better prepared.
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Rigorous
I was in an accelerated program, which meant that the workload was heavy and the expectations increased. USM found and arranged preceptorships for me, which I have since learned is a rarity in grad programs.
- Alum
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Strong focus on psychodynamic psychotherapy
My program had a focus on psychodynamic psychotherapy, which I appreciated at the time, but in retrospect, psychopharmacology and other modalities such as CBT were neglected. There was a steep learning curve in my first job in terms of psychopharmacology. At the time, we were placed with preceptors, but I understand that is no longer the case.
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Limited specialties for nurse practitioners
I am a graduate of University of Maryland which offered 25 area of specialties as a nurse practitioner. USM offered 3 . Some required courses were outdated and not state of art . We were required to obtain our own preceptor without help from the school .
Learning was done on my own while in school . But tuition was cheaper than other schools and I could get what I needed to pass my exams .
- Alum
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I loved the program!
I had a very positive experience at USM. The faculty members were supportive and the workload although very heavy at times, allowed me to keep up with a full- time job as a CCU RN while finishing my degree.
- Alum
