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Hey guys, Need thoughts. I only took COMLEX 1 (~600), no step 1. I really loved child psych, peds, and FM rotations. -FM: Love that you can build relationships with adults and kids over time. Don't want to do many procedures or manage HTN and DM all day though...Long hours/exhausting? Some...

Outcome of the lawsuit could have major implications... or not. I know one of the points of the residency merger was to allow DO’s into ACGME fellowships. It’ll be interesting if the outcome of this case affects other ABMS...

1st year DO student. I was well aware that DO students are at a disadvantage but I did not realize how profound the stigma against DO was in competitive IM residencies and fellowship. I've seen post where DO students scored 240-260 USMLE Step1, but still had trouble matching into MD...

How would the 2020 merger change the chances of matching for DOs and IMGs ?

Hi all, OMS1 here. I just wanted to get some clarification on ACGME vs AOA residency in regard to current trends and post-merger changes. 1) What are the specific differences between ACGME vs AOA residencies besides the fact that AOA residencies accept DO’s. How is training different, etc...

I have a lot of questions about the TRI, pre and post merger. I did a quick search and could not find all the answers so I hope you guys will be generous enough to answer some of the questions. Pre-merger I noticed a lot of students from my school scrambling into TRI after failing their initial...

I was wondering if there are any updates on how the merger will be affecting the applicants and the pre clinical students taking examinations. I understand that traditionally osteopathic students have always traditionally took both USMLE and COMLEX to stay competitive. But is there any talk of...

Which specialty boards should I take? Will there be some kind of accommodation before I have to make this decision? A little background: I graduated an osteopathic IM residency, and they were given initial ACGME accreditation the next day, or very close there abouts. As such, I happily took...

I know this is another one of those threads that gets asked alot, but with the recent changes to accredidtation and the merger coming and no consistent answers in the past about Step 2 I figured I would ask again. I took COMLEX Level 1 and did above a 660, and took USMLE Step 1 and did above...

I there any chart or website that shows Programs that will participate in the 2019 AOA match since its the last match before the merger ?

This merger, to me, seems like an absolute awful idea. What I am basically grasping from this merger is DOs had specialty residencies that only DOs could attend. Now, MDs can attend these same residencies, and on average MDs have better stats than DOs. I am also not making out how the complex...

Anyone able to direct me to any information for how Res. 42 is affected by this merger. My situation. Current PGY-1 wanting to have full license in FL and PA. I am applying for my advanced program this coming season and want to to know where is the best place for find information about any...

Will AOA programs with current pre-ACGME-accreditation status be inspected and issued an initial accreditation status before the deadline to rank AOA programs via NMS? Thanks so much!