I am curious about the difficulty of getting a CA residency (e.g. IM, FP, etc.). My family is in CA but I am currently attending a DO school in the east coast. I plan to do my residency either in Bay area or LA area (maybe San Diego as well).
Should I take USMLE just in case? I heard that most CA programs require it.
I know there are two DO schools in CA (TUCOM and Western). What residencies do their grad usually go into? Osteo or allopa? I want to hear from members from these two schools. It seems like they might not have that many residency slots from their own schools systems.
Any information is much appreciated.
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gas-x
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you'll notice that the DO's who did not take the USMLE probably did not receive the same number of interview invites as those who did...especially in california where it's really tough to break into.
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Should I take USMLE just in case? I heard that most CA programs require it.
I know there are two DO schools in CA (TUCOM and Western). What residencies do their grad usually go into? Osteo or allopa? I want to hear from members from these two schools. It seems like they might not have that many residency slots from their own schools systems.
Any information is much appreciated.
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gas-x
Member
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you'll notice that the DO's who did not take the USMLE probably did not receive the same number of interview invites as those who did...especially in california where it's really tough to break into.
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