San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

The interview (MMI format) was very well structured and it was followed by a tour led by two medical students.

By practicing MMI scenarios

I was very impressed with the school overall. The students seem to enjoy the small school environment and seem close to the faculty.

You have to pay for parking since you park in the hospital visitors parking area.

The library is not open 24 hours, but they have study rooms that you can use instead. Also, traffic was busy coming in and leaving the school, but remember that it's an urban area, so plan ahead and give yourself enough time.

From the outside it looks like a very humble building, but once you get to tour the facilities it is as hi-tech and up-to-date as other medical school I've seen.

Contacted some people who attended this school and asked for input and feedback. I also did a basic online search of the most common medical school interview questions and was able to anticipate and prepare for every question they asked, except the hypothetical scenario.

Don't like the group format. Makes you doubt if you should talk as much as the other interviewers.

That google maps and my iphone would fail me in getting around the island. Get a GPS if you can afford it, otherwise have phone #s on hand and be prepared to call people when you are lost. On the plus side, I saw parts of the island I wasn't planning on seeing lol

School facilities are basically ancient compared to other schools. And it is just a med school, meaning it's not attached to a big university. But that could also be a positive thing.

Admissions and Students and faculty are really nice. School is connected right next the hospital. Class size is small, 60 students per class. med students said they really feel like a family.

SDN interview Feedback and School Specific Discussions. Also Rosetta Stone to try and improve my Spanish.

Be yourself!!! If you really love medicine that is the only way of showing it. Also, your Spanish has to be pretty good. They informed me that most classes are in Spanish

The facilities are not the most impressive. It is a pretty small and humble campus

The enthusiasm and love for medicine that the student who gave me a tour of the facilities showed.

SJB SOM website, Mock interviews, newspapers, articles from undergrad health proffesions advising office, and last but not least by praying