really bad compared to other schools.
Here are the main issues compared to other schools
1) Not enough clinicals, they aren't connected with a hospital, so they struggle with getting clinical sites and they dont have enough spots for more than 1 day a week the 1st year.
2) Bad clinicals- 1st yr sites are mainly pediatric traveling dentistry, pain management and surgery centers. I hear none are really teaching institutions, so the students get no real experience except for a few that get into a hospital. But event the hospital docs dont all want students.
3) Hardly any local 2nd yr rotations. Students are expected to be ready to be placed anywhere month to month and pay the travel and lodging costs.
I talked to some profs and they all said that that is a really bad way to set up a program and may do harm to the professions rep in the future. Some say that they have heard of no other school or other medical programs that do not have enough clinical spots for their students. Travel and experience outside is good for learning, but programs are obligated to have enough local spots bc that's what students are paying for. I'd be ticked if I'd spent thousands and had to go travel and look bad because my program doesn't have clinical sites.
4) No academic feedback. They wont show you your tests to know what you get wrong and some prof wont review after wards. Again, I'm going to be spending a lot of money and want good feedback (Not all though)
5) Disorganized- Constant schedule changes- my friend says they never their course or clinical schedules, they change or are cancelled all the time.
I know this is going to start a lot of bad talking, but I really want to give others a heads up about what I know. Other Tampa students may have dffrent views. This is just one side, so check things out if you really think you want to apply there. Check out about the other schools, they may have a similar situations, but I have not heard anything like this.