Haha. Great answers. Man, you guys are harsh!
This is the type of
specific question that doesn't get Skip's standard cross-link answer.
I'm assuming that, when you say Des Moines University, you mean their osteopathic medicine program. Right?
If that's the case, then I think you have to ask yourself why you were dismissed. I mean, seriously address why - not just that you were "academically dismissed". There are no shortcuts to becoming a doctor. You have to sit through the classes. You have to learn the material (I sometimes tell people, at this point in my career, that I've forgotten more things than they've ever learned... but occasionally I still draw on that body of knowledge).
I don't specifically know if Saba will give you a second chance. They might. It would never hurt to apply. And, I wholeheartedly disagree with the "slim chance" of matching into residency. Each hurdle you successfully navigate during this journey is essentially a "reset" button. An even better analogy is that it's like climbing a mountain. You have to push to achieve each milestone, and you can't really rest, until you reach the summit. But with each every and greater height, you can look back and see how far and high you've climbed. You just have to be careful not to fall.
And what is the summit? For me, being board-certified in Anesthesiology and currently pulling over $400K/year.
Good luck however it works out.
-Skip