Maybe he was so good that KCOM gave him an MD degree.
Actually he had to take an extra course in biochemistry and applied pathophysiology at an outside institution, DO schools just flake over on those subjects.
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Maybe he was so good that KCOM gave him an MD degree.
CCOM Please!
Not finalized yet. I can tell you that it was VERY VERY HEAVY FP/IM
20% FP, about 25% IM, then quite a bit of PM&R, OB, and Peds. My class wasn't very surgically oriented.
4 DO Urology
1 MD Urology
3 Gen Sx - 2 DO, one Military
3 DO Neurosurgery
2 DO Ortho
1 DO ENT
2 Derm
Nice. What program?
Somewhere in IL. I don't have his permission to say ;-)
No urologist could ever possibly live up to the standard set by this guy:
http://www.urologyteam.com/our-doctors/dr-richard-chopp.htm
I could go on to be the best urologist in the world, and design all kinds of new innovations to make penises better, and I would still feel inadequate because of my name. By the way, some of the docs I used to work with know him, and apparently, he makes it very clear that he goes by "Dick".
Not finalized yet. I can tell you that it was VERY VERY HEAVY FP/IM
20% FP, about 25% IM, then quite a bit of PM&R, OB, and Peds. My class wasn't very surgically oriented.
4 DO Urology
1 MD Urology
3 Gen Sx - 2 DO, one Military
3 DO Neurosurgery
2 DO Ortho
1 DO ENT
2 Derm
Haha.... yea, he pretty much HAD to go into Urology. You can't waste a good ongoing joke like that.
I thought there was also an MD Ortho somewhere in Florida, isn't that the case?
No urologist could ever possibly live up to the standard set by this guy:
http://www.urologyteam.com/our-doctors/dr-richard-chopp.htm
I could go on to be the best urologist in the world, and design all kinds of new innovations to make penises better, and I would still feel inadequate because of my name. By the way, some of the docs I used to work with know him, and apparently, he makes it very clear that he goes by "Dick".
Dick Chopp.No, I was commenting about a friend of mine from LECOM-B. Hes the one doing MD ortho.
Self-reported, I'm not posting names, and locations go along with names, so here are the numbers who matched in each specialty:
Family Practice 21
Internal Medicine 17
Pediatrics 12
Emergency Medicine 11
OB/GYN 9
Traditional/Rotating 9
Orthopedic Surgery 7
Anesthesiology 7
Radiology 5
Psychiatry 5
Neurology 4
Pathology 4
PM&R 4
General Surgery 3
ENT 3
Neurosurgery 2
OMM/NMM 2
Med/Peds 2
Urology 1
Dermatology 1
😀
Thats very impressive, we were told yesterday by one of our own from LECOM-Erie who matched in Neurosurgery that there were to D.O. students nationwide that matched into M.D. Ortho residencies. Are you at liberty to say where your friend matched??
Touro-NV anyone ???
How common is it that Hawaii will take DOs for an internship year in the civilian world? I understand the few Hawaii spots that were matched into by the above students were likely military.
Neurosurgery Northshore-LIJ Manhasset, NY
Nice. What program?
Is that a good program? I don't even know where Manhasset, NY is.MD Neurosurgery!? Hot.
I wonder how many DOs matched ACGME for neurosurg
Congrats on your match Travis... I'm going rads too! Find me on AM 😎
Not finalized yet. I can tell you that it was VERY VERY HEAVY FP/IM
20% FP, about 25% IM, then quite a bit of PM&R, OB, and Peds. My class wasn't very surgically oriented.
4 DO Urology
1 MD Urology
3 Gen Sx - 2 DO, one Military
3 DO Neurosurgery
2 DO Ortho
1 DO ENT
2 Derm
Is that a good program? I don't even know where Manhasset, NY is.

the North Shore/LIJ neurosurgery program is Osteopathic.
This is correct. That's a DO program. I've heard previously that maybe 3-5 DOs match allopathic neurosurgery most years.
Nevertheless, I've read previously it's a solid DO program, so congrats to them.
My bad! Kudos to them nonetheless. Wonder why they have DO Neurosurgery when the rest of the training programs at North Shore are MD.
Why where you most impressed with the MD residency? I am just curious.
Because I want to match at a place that hasn't accepted a DO into their program, yet. I have worked closely with the urologists in the OR and have a good relationship with them, but their is still politics at play. So, the more DOs that match allo URO lowers the stigma.
Just jump in with both feet! Apply where you want to go and see what happens! Good luck man!
Thank you, I plan on it. It is just encouraging to see my peers breaking down pre-conceived notions and excelling in their endeavors.
Good Luck certainly not easy. My buddy that matched is #1 in the class with a 263 on the USMLE. He doesn't even have to study. Ass.
Any chance of seeing a 2009 LECOM-B list? Nlax, digitl? I know you guys must be incredibly busy but it would be great if this humble Class o' 2013er could see how the sophomore grads did.
Yeah...I'm a *****. We had our "admin hour" yesterday. We have these about 3 times a year. They tell us how we're doing, and how we could do better...
Anyways, I totally forgot to ask. I'll try and track down some info. I'm curious too.
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