Failed out of DO program, trying to get back in

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Originally Posted by DocEspana

Forgot to post this yesterday:

EDIT: WOW!!!! you can't post a link to any sites that compete with SDN. thats crazy. monopoly!!! Okay lets do this a different way. REMOVE THE RED "&" SIGN BETWEEN CLINICAL AND REVIEW



http://clinical&review.com/ClinicalReview/resources/usmle-score-calculator.html

haha well played sir, thanks!

We don't block sites of competitors. We do block sites that spam the forums.

Originally Posted by DrMom

We don't block sites of competitors. We do block sites that spam the forums.

Totally fair. Thanks for the clarification DrMom.

If anyone is wondering, I only took COMLEX and hit the national average almost exactly. Was hoping to do better but I'll live. Loving rotations and want to thank SDN again for being the source of a great deal of good information when I was reapplying to school :-)

Congratulations!

bones...

we're wondering. And thanks for the updates.

Originally Posted by Bones DO

If anyone is wondering, I only took COMLEX and hit the national average almost exactly. Was hoping to do better but I'll live. Loving rotations and want to thank SDN again for being the source of a great deal of good information when I was reapplying to school :-)

Good to hear. Congrats!

Woot way to go!

I am sorry to hear your situation. Thanks for sharing your agony. It helps other to learn more about how to deal with similar situations.

Originally Posted by SO2B

I am sorry to hear your situation. Thanks for sharing your agony. It helps other to learn more about how to deal with similar situations.

i dont think he gets it

congratulations Bones! Keep up the good work.

Congrats Bones. Very happy to hear that you've been successful.

Bones,

Glad to see you are doing well and we all appreciate your tale of perseverance. Keep your nose in the books and let us know from time to time how your journey is progressing. Just remember to give back when you graduate from residency someday and imbue another soul with your "Never give up" mentality.

-Rich

Originally Posted by Richie Truxillo

Bones,

Glad to see you are doing well and we all appreciate your tale of perseverance. Keep your nose in the books and let us know from time to time how your journey is progressing. Just remember to give back when you graduate from residency someday and imbue another soul with your "Never give up" mentality.

-Rich

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8GPTAAjC18

this has GOT TO BE YOU, and DON'T YOU DENY IT.

Originally Posted by Deceptacon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8GPTAAjC18

this has GOT TO BE YOU, and DON'T YOU DENY IT.

I salute you good sir on your Google skills. I would never deny my gaming heritage. Ah, the glory days of being a teenager without the stress of medicine

But please, let's not derail this awesome thread. Bones DO deserves much props.

By the way Bones, use Boards and Wards for Step 2 and 3. That book is golden and I still keep a copy close by today. USMLE step 2 and 3 secrets wasn't bad either.

Hi All,

I'm finishing up my 2nd month of IM and setting up my away rotations for next school year. I am wondering if anyone knows COMLEX I cutoffs for interviews at AOA EM programs in PA, OH, NY or anywhere else in the northeast? I keep asking in my initial email to program coordinators and medical ed directors but they continue to ignore the question.

I was recently in touch with an intern at St. Luke's and she was telling me that several of the PA AOA EM programs have an interview cutoff of 500. I was somewhat confused by this since the overall average of DO EM Interns for 2012 was just about 500... can anyone shed further light on this subject? Is PA just a more competitive area for AOA EM? I just want to make sure my audition rotations are at programs that will actually consider interviewing me w/my lackluster 490 step I! Obviously, I am aiming to better on step II...

Thanks everyone!

Originally Posted by Bones DO

Hi All,

I'm finishing up my 2nd month of IM and setting up my away rotations for next school year. I am wondering if anyone knows COMLEX I cutoffs for interviews at AOA EM programs in PA, OH, NY or anywhere else in the northeast? I keep asking in my initial email to program coordinators and medical ed directors but they continue to ignore the question.

I was recently in touch with an intern at St. Luke's and she was telling me that several of the PA AOA EM programs have an interview cutoff of 500. I was somewhat confused by this since the overall average of DO EM Interns for 2012 was just about 500... can anyone shed further light on this subject? Is PA just a more competitive area for AOA EM? I just want to make sure my audition rotations are at programs that will actually consider interviewing me w/my lackluster 490 step I! Obviously, I am aiming to better on step II...

Thanks everyone!

I'd ask in the EM forum - you might have a more focused response there.

Originally Posted by Bones DO

Hi All,

I'm finishing up my 2nd month of IM and setting up my away rotations for next school year. I am wondering if anyone knows COMLEX I cutoffs for interviews at AOA EM programs in PA, OH, NY or anywhere else in the northeast? I keep asking in my initial email to program coordinators and medical ed directors but they continue to ignore the question.

I was recently in touch with an intern at St. Luke's and she was telling me that several of the PA AOA EM programs have an interview cutoff of 500. I was somewhat confused by this since the overall average of DO EM Interns for 2012 was just about 500... can anyone shed further light on this subject? Is PA just a more competitive area for AOA EM? I just want to make sure my audition rotations are at programs that will actually consider interviewing me w/my lackluster 490 step I! Obviously, I am aiming to better on step II...

Thanks everyone!

I heard Lehigh valley usually takes people with scores between 530-550. I think Lehigh valley and st. Luke's are suppose to some of the better AOA EM programs with Lehigh being better than st. Luke's. A lot of kids in my class failed to match emergency medicine this year. It's really competitive. You really need to improve on level 2 and, if you don't, then you should have a back up IM/fam/psych. Alternatively, you could take the usmle in the summer, which would open many doors if you do well on it and it won't close any doors if you do badly.

Originally Posted by Bones DO

Hi All,

I'm finishing up my 2nd month of IM and setting up my away rotations for next school year. I am wondering if anyone knows COMLEX I cutoffs for interviews at AOA EM programs in PA, OH, NY or anywhere else in the northeast? I keep asking in my initial email to program coordinators and medical ed directors but they continue to ignore the question.

I was recently in touch with an intern at St. Luke's and she was telling me that several of the PA AOA EM programs have an interview cutoff of 500. I was somewhat confused by this since the overall average of DO EM Interns for 2012 was just about 500... can anyone shed further light on this subject? Is PA just a more competitive area for AOA EM? I just want to make sure my audition rotations are at programs that will actually consider interviewing me w/my lackluster 490 step I! Obviously, I am aiming to better on step II...

Thanks everyone!

That would be correct about the 500 cutoff. The NJ/PA/IL *OH(I was told that they occasionally will look at someone with a score lower than 500 but you need to be an exceptional applicant whatever that means.) programs I emailed were saying 500 min. to be competitive. Also Bones with your history are they going to still consider you? I am not being mean but just curious. I would also assume maybe Botsford would be a good place for you to rotate with a couple of graduates from your school ending up there?

I have talked to some MD programs as well with a cut off of 600 which I kind of said wow too and thanks...(But some of these will take a 200-215 USMLE)

Originally Posted by Makati2008

That would be correct about the 500 cutoff. The NJ/PA/IL *OH(I was told that they occasionally will look at someone with a score lower than 500 but you need to be an exceptional applicant whatever that means.) programs I emailed were saying 500 min. to be competitive. Also Bones with your history are they going to still consider you? I am not being mean but just curious. I would also assume maybe Botsford would be a good place for you to rotate with a couple of graduates from your school ending up there?

I have talked to some MD programs as well with a cut off of 600 which I kind of said wow too and thanks...(But some of these will take a 200-215 USMLE)

Meh I'll just go elsewhere, the programs I'm rotating at care much more about my clinical grades (which are above average) and the audition. Averages are 520ish at my reach programs an 470 at my 'safe' ones. Not a single PD has given an ounce of a hoot about my failed start in 08. If anything they've expressed admiration for my perseverance.

As others have said it would probably be a good ideal to have a few true safe backups especially with the caliber of EM applicants PDs can pick.