๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐จ-๐๐๐ข๐ !
I am writing this to inform others and help prevent them from potentially wasting $65,000+ attending this school. I have gained nothing from my time here and am now questioning if medicine is the right path for me. Nearly all of my friends have left LMU-DCOM due to its toxic environment and unethical practices.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐: ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ ๐จ-๐๐๐ข๐
๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ This document outlines serious concerns raised by students and observers regarding Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM). These concerns include unethical academic practices, financial coercion, and threats to student well-being.
๐จ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ โข Policies frequently change without adequate notice, leading to confusion and a lack of support. โข Leadership has allegedly shifted blame onto students rather than accepting responsibility for institutional issues. โข Students have been reprimanded simply for expressing concerns, including the disruptive impact of major curriculum changes. โข Faculty behavior has, at times, been unprofessional โ including use of profanity, belittling students, and discouraging those seeking help. โข Some students report receiving inaccurate academic guidance or being unfairly penalized, with no effective appeals process.
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป & ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ โข Students who fail a semester lose federal aid eligibility immediately, often leading to housing insecurity or eviction. โข LMU-DCOM requires some students to enroll in an unrelated masterโs program to regain financial aid and reapply for med school. โข Even students with existing graduate degrees are pushed into this program, which serves primarily as a mechanism to access federal loans. โข Many cannot afford the added debt load and must choose between financial hardship or leaving the program entirely.
๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ & ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โข Only 40% of students in the Spring 2025 masterโs program met the 3.6 GPA required for reentry to the DO program. โข In one cohort, 70 students were no longer enrolled after fall: 50 were repeating, and 20 were required to join the masterโs program. โข The prior year, 60 students had to repeat their first year. โข There are growing concerns that failure rates are artificially inflated to increase tuition revenue. โข Shifting students to internal grad programs may help the school avoid reporting these as medical attrition cases, preserving accreditation statistics.
๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ โข Significant faculty turnover has occurred in the last 1โ2 years. โข Two long-standing administrators known to advocate for students were terminated without notice mid-semester. โข This has resulted in loss of academic mentorship and further uncertainty for students.
๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โข Students report being afraid to speak up for fear of hurting reentry chances or med school transfers. โข This creates a culture of silence that allows these issues to persist unchecked.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป The volume and consistency of these reports suggest potential systemic mismanagement and financial exploitation. These patterns warrant further external review to protect student rights, financial welfare, and...
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