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Prospective applicant here with a strong interest in neurology. Assuming someone gets average complex/step scores, is neurology at reach?
Very friendly!Prospective applicant here with a strong interest in neurology. Assuming someone gets average complex/step scores, is neurology at reach?
True, but it's very hard to know which ones are completely anti-DO though. Therefore, I would advise OP not to count himself out for any programs besides maybe the top 10. I had a top 30 interview last year with Step 1 of 204, no step 2, and Level 1 and 2 at 425 and 435 respectively. Granted I didn't match there, but they were still willing to give me a chance.Very friendly overall. But the top programs, as with any other specialty, will be anti-DO.
True, but it's very hard to know which ones are completely anti-DO though. Therefore, I would advise OP not to count himself out for any programs besides maybe the top 10. I had a top 30 interview last year with Step 1 of 204, no step 2, and Level 1 and 2 at 425 and 435 respectively. Granted I didn't match there, but they were still willing to give me a chance.
That’s really reassuring; do you think that neurology match rates for DO’s will hover at 90% over the next few years? It’ll be quite some time before I would apply to match and am curious to see what the trend is for DO’s matching neurologyTrue, but it's very hard to know which ones are completely anti-DO though. Therefore, I would advise OP not to count himself out for any programs besides maybe the top 10. I had a top 30 interview last year with Step 1 of 204, no step 2, and Level 1 and 2 at 425 and 435 respectively. Granted I didn't match there, but they were still willing to give me a chance.
That’s really reassuring; do you think that neurology match rates for DO’s will hover at 90% over the next few years? It’ll be quite some time before I would apply to match and am curious to see what the trend is for DO’s matching neurology
Thanks for the reply! Those are some of the cons I’ve heard, in addition to an intense residency. With all that said, what got you into neurology?Hey current M4 applying Neuro this fall
There's no way of knowing for sure. Neuro has never been that competitive nor interesting to most MD students. Not a lot of procedures or high ceiling for pay and lack of reimbursement on top of very difficult Pathophysiology with lots of difficult elderly patients. I doubt it gets much more competitive in the near future if ever
This year there were 155 DO matches (187 total applying) with 1005 available first year spots. In 2021 there were 134 DO matches (157 total applying) with 969 available first year spots. That's a 15% increase in matches for a 3.7% increase in total spots. The field used to be and probably still is very IMG/FMG friendly as well with them still filling a big portion of neurology spots, but those numbers have been on a decline lately with more interest in the field from both the USMD and DO side. This proves that DOs are preferred for those spots. So unless the number of DO applicants increases dramatically, like doubled or tripled, in the next few years, or a massive surge of USMD applicants happens, I don't foresee it becoming extremely competitive for DOs.That’s really reassuring; do you think that neurology match rates for DO’s will hover at 90% over the next few years? It’ll be quite some time before I would apply to match and am curious to see what the trend is for DO’s matching neurology
True, but it's very hard to know which ones are completely anti-DO though. Therefore, I would advise OP not to count himself out for any programs besides maybe the top 10. I had a top 30 interview last year with Step 1 of 204, no step 2, and Level 1 and 2 at 425 and 435 respectively. Granted I didn't match there, but they were still willing to give me a chance.
People usually use the doximity ranking. And that's the ranking I used as well.As someone that is interested in neurology how would you find program rankings?
Doximity residency navigatorAs someone that is interested in neurology how would you find program rankings?