People & mission
Whom a program prepares physicians to serve, and whether that purpose invites sustained commitment.
73 programs · 59 MD · 14 DO
Explore the search
Search or select a program to read the family, vocational, or service rationale that put it on the map.
Inclusion is not a ranking, endorsement, or application decision.
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Method, criteria, and AI disclosure How the tool was built and how the decisions stayed human
We defined the human constraints first—service, clinical training, community, cost, support, and two-career sustainability—then used the map to make tradeoffs visible.
AI helped organize the dataset, surface comparisons, prototype the interface, and reconstruct first-draft rationales from my notes and prior conversations. I reviewed every rationale for accuracy and kept only language I could personally defend.
This public version omits private scores, rankings, tactical notes, and final decisions. The notes do not say whether I applied, how I ranked a program, or what another applicant should do.
Medicine & systems
Clinical exposure, mentorship, and whether engineering habits could become useful at the bedside.
Two-career fit
Whether my wife could sustain a serious aerospace and automotive engineering career while I trained.
Family sustainability
Community, support, cost, housing, travel, and the ordinary logistics that make a plan livable.
- FrameWrite down human criteria and family constraints.
- OrganizeUse AI to normalize the list and make patterns visible.
- QuestionTreat output as a prompt for examination, not authority.
- DecideReturn tradeoffs to conversation and responsibility.
The tool did not eliminate uncertainty. It made the uncertainty discussable.