Midwestern University

As I’m nearing the last leg of graduate school and looking into professional schools, I am weighing all my options before applications are sent out on June 1^st. A doctor friend of mine did a post-​bacc program here, and he recommended I come and check out the campus and speak with the staff members.
This campus is pretty big, and their facilities are very modern. When my friend came to school here, it was before all the construction took place. Now the brand new facilities house students in their DO, PA, DVM, and post-​bacc programs.
I sat down with some of the faculty member here and inquired about their admissions criteria, their match rates, and where my application stood. So I have a good application thus far, but the MCAT will determine it all. There are good post-​bacc options: the 1-​year MA program, and the 2-​year program with an emphasis on research. They are good feeder programs to the professional school on this campus. A good option to keep in mind.
The environment itself is good for studying, as there are no distractions and the students are very focused.
Will I end up here in the next step of schooling? Time will tell. But I am impressed by their school, and it’s only a 6-​hour drive from LA.

Never met students who were so smart and knowledgeable!!! They act very professional and are very friendly. I love going to the clinics here. They have a dental clinic, vet clinic, and eye care clinic.

Jas in suite E is amazing ! Her and Jennifer have made the going to the debris trip as pleasant as possible. I had all kind of dental procedure: root canal, implant, extraction etc. my daughter also had her wisdom teeth removed. No complaints whatsoever. The reason I managed to get them all done was affordability. The faculty is amazing, welcoming and pleasant.

STAY AWAY FROM THIS HOUSE OF HORRORS!!! The Dental Clinic definitely needs better supervision. I had a root canal by students (4^th year Alez Zusin & 3^rd year Yev). They did NOT schedule a follow up for the crown. [Instead they scheduled another root canal six (6) weeks away for a good filling that Yev displaced while doing investigative work on my #5 tooth,]
Alex Zusin did NOT fill in a complete temporary on tooth #19 molar where he did a root canal to protect the tooth until I would have a crown placed (for which — also — there was NO appointment made for a crown). Doctors Johns and Greenway supervised. I did NOT know this until I got home and SAW a huge hole (cavity) in the #19 tooth where they did the Root Canal. The next day I called their Emergency phone line. (I had been previously warned by an «insider» that they do NOT get you in for immediate help IF you have an emergency … I did NOT believe this could be true but found out the hard way.)
I finally received a call back from Dr. Bowman and explained to him the situation to him: 1. NO temporary filling; and, 2. NO appointment for a crown. And, that only the periphery of the tooth was intact which could cause a breakdown of the existing structure. NOTE: I have had several root canals and NEVER was there NOT a «cap» or temporary filling done to protect the subject tooth until a crown would be placed there.
I finally received a call from 4^th Year student Alex Zusin who did NOT set me an appointment until 12 days away. As a result, the tooth above surface (periphery that was NOT sealed) fractured. When I came for the appointment both the students (Alex Zusin and Yev) denied my account to one of the investigating (supervisory) Doctors (dentist) to whom I complained. As a result of the tooth fracturing with NO filling protecting it, they had to extract my tooth. Therefore I ended up with NO TOOTH in the #19 molar position.
I understand that students are learning at the clinic; however, this is NO excuse for NOT using or having «common sense» with actions such as: 1. Not placing a temporary filling or cap in the subject area; and, 2. Not even making an appointment for a crown to be placed in the subject tooth.
Also, the school needs BETTER OVERSIGHT by the supervisory doctors … AND … better response to valid emergency situations (especially in response).
I hold three (3) LIFETIME CREDENTIALS to teach in higher education [college] and this institution (dba: Midwestern University Dental Institute) definitely is lacking in proper instruction as well as oversight. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND STAY AWAY!!!

Great Education. Great faculty. OVER PRICED!!! It is the heads of the departments who seem to be the rude people. The actual professors are great though. I have always felt education shouldn’t be a for profit industry. This school proves me right. No one should have to spend $ 50k-​$ 90K a year for education.
Also, this school has a habit of accepting what I call losers. I see a lot of people who would rather go pub crawling, smoking weed, and just out right be unfit to be medical professionals. Hell these students can’t even take trash to trash cans on on school housing. They throw it by the dumpster, or in the common areas and leave it. Just selfish students who I can’t figure out for the life of me how they got accepted.
This school needs a drug testing policy. Mandatory!!! They probably won’t do it though because they would have to kick ¾ of their students.
I would rather see them do a drug testing policy for all students! Every year, over adjusting the tuition rates. That is how bad it is. The school has a lot of loser students.
It would also help if you stopped accepting so many foreign students as well. It would be nice to see you offer more seats to actual U.S. citizens. This school should only have 5% foreign students, but i feel like it is up 60%. Maybe this accounts for the attitudes and behavior I see of the students. They are from cultures where their behavior is acceptable.
Oh and a final topic. STOP SMOKING ON CAMPUS. For gods sake this is a medical school. Bunch of hypocrites. So many people staff/​student smoke everywhere. It is gross. I can’t walk around school without being assaulted on campus by the smoke.

A FIRST CLASS University from Dr. Kathleen Goeppinger Pres&CEO, Dr. Karen Johnson Vice Pres. and Dean Jacquelyn Smith and all thanks to the staff. Honorable mention to the Cardiovascular Science Program Professors Ed Evans, Harry Hoerr, Julie Steele-​Pruett and Chris Yann all are gifted teachers, mentors and outstanding role models !!

I have been bringing my daughter here since last year for orthodontic work. I had been referred by several people.
Even though it is taking longer to get the treatment here than at another dental office, it is worth it!
We were quoted over $ 8000 for her dental work through several dentists. At Midwestern, we paid a fraction of that cost. My daughter had no dental insurance at the time, so the cost was a very big factor in my decision to have her treated here.
The doctors are top notch and the students we’ve dealt with have all been eager, caring, and have gone above and beyond to make both my daughter (Who was 8 when we started her treatment plan) and I comfortable.
It can take a while to get an appointment, but it is worth the wait!
The campus is clean, as is the clinic. I recommend Midwestern to just about everyone I know.
Hey, if they can tell my child they have to pull teeth in such a way that she’s actually OK with it… they win major brownie points with me! She actually looks forward to seeing «her» student doctor!

Beautiful campus with great academic programs and a professional student body, my home for the past year :)

Safe & very clean campus. My friend goes here so what can I say? They take good care of their students. Student apartments are next door and they have security outside of their library & actually check for student ids — safe!
Parking looks small, but I guess theres enough? You pass by security before getting through the gate he opens for you at night. Pretty campus still.

Going to Midwestern University for treatment is like taking your dog to the vet for a hair cut.
There is a 75 percent chance you will not see a doctor. Instead, you will see a «student doctor», who will poke and prod you too hard, read a bunch of items off of a checklist, and then hurriedly and nervously leave the room to fetch the real doctor when they run out of things to ask you.
After fifteen minutes or so of waiting, the real doctor will come in and sit down with you (while the eager student taking notes or something), briefly explain to you why you’re feeling what it is that you’re feeling, write some prescription in handwriting not even the pharmacist can read, and then leave you to your fate.
I once went in to have blood work done, as I was experiencing intense mood swings that coincided with constant hunger pangs. Although my test results indicated I had «high liver function» (the kind that you get when you have an alcohol or tylenol problem, which I didn’t have), I was given anti-​depressants on the sole basis that I had admitted to the doctor that my parents were in the middle of a divorce.
Oh, and as he handed me the prescription of anti-​depressants, he mentioned that there was a good chance I would experience night terrors and noticeable weight loss as a result of taking them.
Who the hell gives a drug that will instill weight loss to someone complaining of hunger pangs?
If you must go here, avoid making an appointment on Thursday. It’s admittedly their busiest day of the week.
One of their former Board of Directors was just released due to an impending malpractice suit.
And their choice of magazines suck.