I do get the point. What is your argument for the LCME accredited private MD schools? Somehow, they were able to make it past these "onerous" expectations.
If, in the distant future, the LCME were to accredit all medical degree granting institutions in the US, some of their requirements would need to be adjusted. If this were to happen, I'm sure most DO schools would survive while maintaining these higher standards. Is this the worst thing that could happen?
My real point is that many in the pro-DO world are hell bent on maintaining the status quo at the expense of our training and reputation.
As a minor point, I disagree that rotation quality is only a problem at lower tier schools. Without the privilege of attending all DO schools in the nation, my anecdotal experience with MD and DO friends is that the MD students generally (but not always) have had more organized didactics and more invested attendings than their DO counterparts. I had no formal didactics at my core site - this isn't the worst thing in the world, but it does illustrate the difference between the two.