A 6:1 ratio is unusually small for a Caribbean medical school. This thread explores whether that translates into better access to faculty, more personalized feedback, and stronger academic support during the high-pressure basic sciences years.
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so XUSOM lists a 6 to 1 student to faculty ratio on their website and honestly it stood out to me compared to other Caribbean schools I’ve been looking at. but I’ve been burned before by schools advertising things that sound great on paper. does this ratio actually play out in real life? like can you walk into a professor’s office and get help, do they know your name, does it change how the class is structured? anyone who actually attended please share your experience because I’m trying to make a real decision here.
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current ms2 at xusom here. the ratio is real in the sense that class sizes are genuinely small. my anatomy cohort had around 30 students total and we had dedicated faculty for each subject who you could actually approach before or after class without it being a whole production. my anatomy professor knew every student by name by the second week. that sounds like a small thing but when you’re struggling with something embarrassing to admit in a big lecture hall, being able to just walk up and ask without an audience genuinely matters. i’ve had professors reply to emails within a few hours which i’ve heard is not the norm at bigger caribbean schools.
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That email response time thing is actually a big deal to me. i’ve read so many posts about students at other schools sending questions and hearing nothing back for days. does this hold up even during exam season when faculty must be swamped too?