Samuel Merritt University Rankings by Salary Score™

For anyone looking into the podiatry program at CSPM, please do whatever you can to avoid this school. The dean (stamps) only cares about profits, he works part time at kaiser, teaches a 1st year class, a 2nd year class, a 2nd year rotation, a 3rd year class, and a 3rd year rotation, all while allegedly “running” the podiatry program. You will he expected to attend mandatory courses taught by professors that don’t care. U will be responsible to learn everything on your own without any guidance or resources.... Read More The school will try to sell you on early clinical experience, which is the only advantage they can talk about, but they don’t tell you, you’ll also be required to take up to 6 classes during those rotations. The administrators are incompetent and will lose paperwork and prevent you from getting into your clerkships. All of the grading is completely subjective and you will not be given any chances for a rebuttal. The clinic experience will solely be nail trimming patients as fast as possible. There is no diversity of cases. You will leave the program with no clue on how to practice medicine, but you’ll be great at trimming nails. AVOID THIS PROGRAM and go literally anywhere else. Don’t believe me? Look at board scores/pass rates for part 1 and 2. This school is failing it’s students and charging more than any other podiatry school in the US

I currently attend Samuel Merritt University (SMU) at their Sacramento campus in their Entry Level Masters of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner program. I chose SMU because of their great reputation of providing their students with the tools and knowledge to successfully graduate, find a job and start their career. While attending SMU, Ive had the pleasure of working with some of the most caring and intelligent professors and clinical instructors who really make sure you understand the material,... Read More feel comfortable with your patients and want you to do well not only in the program but afterwards in your career. The Sacramento campus in particular is such a small and close knit community that it allows you to form lasting relationships with professors, staff and students. The program is fast paced, especially in the first 16 months during pre-licensure. I would recommend this program to anyone who is self motivated and ready to make the sacrifices needed to complete an accelerated program.