Sorry I didn’t mean to belittle your chances at all. All I meant was that even as a DO applicant, you can do much better than OHSU.
And happiness depends upon a multitude of factors most important of which are the dynamics within the program. Being close to one's preferred location is probably not remotely as important.
Either way, I think it’s great that you are able to do a rotation at OHSU as you can now find out for yourself if it’ll be a good fit for you. Make particular note of things like residents’ schedules, calls and work details, and also try to attend the didactics to assess their quality. It might be an eye-opener.
StECT, this is getting old...
I don't know if a resident there spit in your coffee or if the PD subconsciously reminded you of a creepy relative or what, but you have long ago established that you did not like OHSU. You posted a review and several times chimed in about why you don't care for the program. Check. We've all got it.
At this point, your jumping in and making snide comments ("even as a DO, you can do better") aren't doing a service and just constitute bashing. If you have some inside information, feel free to share it. Because there are people who attend and have attended OHSU who are very open on SDN about the strengths and weaknesses of their program. Frequent bashing from someone who's total experience with the program appears to be a single interview? Not so much.
I interviewed at OHSU and many of the places I believe that showed up on your match list. And I found that several of your CA programs have what I would consider bigger problems and are much less desirable than OHSU. But I don't pop up on any thread that mentions UCLA-Harbor* and tell people to avoid it or that "even a DO" can do better.
Why? Because it's not helpful because I don't have any experience to justify it even if it was. Folks can read my review if they want to learn about my snap judgment of ANY program, but I don't issue dire warnings about a place because I didn't like the interview day.
I know there's a certain comfort in the steady hum of one grinding one's axe, but that should be weighed against the fact that many people will really, really want to go to this program and seek helpful advice. "You could do better" (whatever that means) certainly doesn't qualify. OHSU has a lot of faults. So does my program. So, I have a hunch, will yours. But many programs have an actual mission, and for many, you roll with the problems of a program and implement improvement within because you believe in the mission. For OHSU, aside from having some areas in which it's quite strong, it has the undisputed strength of being the ONLY program in the country specializing in providing mental health care to the people of Oregon. Some people believe in thing like that (even if it comes across as feeling too "community" to you).
So if you have some significant personal experience to share, please do so. Otherwise, the whole stECT-And-Her-No-Good-Very-Bad-Interview-Day thing is getting tired. Folks will likely have enough class to not bash your program, whenever it's name comes up. Please have the same.
