if i plan on going to an ACGME residency from a DO school will that limit my job opportunities vs. coming from an MD school? not worried about residency, as i know its very DO friendly.
like for private practice, do affluent patients with cash tend to go for the MD vs. the DO title? thank ya!!
Not that I've ever heard of.
I'm sure that there are some snotty/narcissistic patients who will only want "the best," but they are only going to happy with the Yale/Harvard crowd of MDs. Most of them would see very little difference between an EVMS MD & a DO...
From what I've seen, and this is in a state with not-that-many DO's, we have zero problems finding jobs.
If you want your own office, most referrals come by word of mouth and by recommendation from their PCP. If your reputation is that you treat your patients well, or have a high success rate, or have a certain area of expertise, then the PCPs or the general public (i.e your patients) are going to funnel the appropriate patients to you...DO or not.
Keep in mind the severe shortage of psychiatric providers. ~55% of practicing psychiatrists are over age 55. It's one of the slowest growing fields. One of the highest % of female docs (who, statistically, tend to work slightly less hours to do family stuff, time off for babies, raising them, etc...not trying to be anti-grrrl, but those are the stats, and it's been a BIG problem for the dental field, who saw a similar shift in their demographics a few years back...).
Anyways, people are lucky if they get to see ANY psychiatrist. Beggars can't be choosers, and people in most areas are begging.