LMU-DCOM heightened monitoring

[FutureDoctor5000]

So a couple things, mainly your comments on DCOM students marching into competitive residencies. Sure it happens, but at a much lower proportion than say MSUCOM or an MD program. Just because we had 1 student match neurosurgery in 2016 doesn’t mean we have a stellar match list every year with tons of people going into varied competitive specialties. The reality is we have <15 people per year matching into ortho+ tier residencies Out of a class or 225 (425 now I guess).

if 2/3 of your students are matching into IM/FM/Peds then it is NOT a competitive match list. Period.

you go to DCOM odds are you’re probably going to end up doing outpatient family med or hospitalist work. That is your reality. like I said earlier, when you make the conscious decision to attend this school you need to temper your expectations. This is not a surgeon/sub specialist factory. We mass produce FM/IM docs, and that’s okay.

I get what your saying this is also the reality of DO schools in general but it also has to do with DO students not pursuing those specialties, that definetly has a role in it. Like I said, if you want to do something competitive you can do it from any DO school and the match list proves it. It might only be 15 out of 225, I wouldn’t say 425 cause the Knoxville class hasn’t even graduated a single student yet if I am correct? Also people who do IM and Peds do end up sub specializing...

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[futurebostondoc227]

I get what your saying this is also the reality of DO schools in general but it also has to do with DO students not pursuing those specialties, that definetly has a role in it. Like I said, if you want to do something competitive you can do it from any DO school and the match list proves it. It might only be 15 out of 225, I wouldn’t say 425 cause the Knoxville class hasn’t even graduated a single student yet if I am correct? Also people who do IM and Peds do end up sub specializing...

Correct, we have not graduated a class. Our first class will be 2023.

 

[NorthEastDO]

So a couple things, mainly your comments on DCOM students marching into competitive residencies. Sure it happens, but at a much lower proportion than say MSUCOM or an MD program. Just because we had 1 student match neurosurgery in 2016 doesn’t mean we have a stellar match list every year with tons of people going into varied competitive specialties. The reality is we have <15 people per year matching into ortho+ tier residencies Out of a class or 225 (425 now I guess).

if 2/3 of your students are matching into IM/FM/Peds then it is NOT a competitive match list. Period.

you go to DCOM odds are you’re probably going to end up doing outpatient family med or hospitalist work. That is your reality. like I said earlier, when you make the conscious decision to attend this school you need to temper your expectations. This is not a surgeon/sub specialist factory. We mass produce FM/IM docs, and that’s okay.

Also, the people that match into things other than FM/IM/peds do so in spite of DCOM.

 

[hallowmann]

You guys are kinda scaring me, this was my only acceptance at the new campus. Do you guys truly believe that the school is not good? I know the rotations are bad, and the board prep is not the best, do the other campus faculty barely help the new since its a skeleton crew? But do you guys really not recommend going? I saw that a couple ppl placed derm and other specialties, but with step 1 do you think its impossible to go into derm or on the west coast with this school.

If it is your only option, it's your only option. Go. You certainly could do worse.

As for Derm, as a DO you very much should expect NOT to match Derm. That's a pipe dream for 99.9% of DOs. Fortunately >95% probably never want to or plan to do Derm. You also should not bank on ending up in a specific region. Sure, as a DO you're not blocked out of any region in particular, but you should be prepared to not get what you want. You try your best, minimize any redflags, and apply broadly.

...if 2/3 of your students are matching into IM/FM/Peds then it is NOT a competitive match list. Period...

To echo Goro, you're talking about the average DO match list here. That's not unique to DCOM.

 

[YeOleBoneWiz]

KEEP this post alive, the school is an awful place and probably one of the MOST corrupt universities labeled as non profit.

Keep the pressure on them, they need to be labeled as FOR PROFIT since the student's are not of the highest priority.

I am totally not against profit industry and/or capitalism, but those entities should be labeled as for profit, not non profit as this cesspool of industry is currently labeled.