Acronyms

[EvolutionaryRevolutionary]

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Okay stupid question I am a newbie here and I am so lost with all these acronyms. Can someone please tell me what they mean?

 

[IslandStyle808]

Okay which ones?

 

[costales]

Start with this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_abbreviations:_0-9

 

[HotandCold]

D.O. = Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

 

[DrEnderW]

Which ones?

II - interview invite
COM - college osteo medicine
AOA - American Osteopathic Association, accredits DO residencies
AOA - Alpha Omega Alpha, MD honor society
COCA - accredits DO med schools
LCME - accredits MD schools
ACGME - accredits MD residencies
FA - First Aid for the USMLE
FC - Firecracker
BRS - Boaed Review Series Books
SSP - Sigma Sigma Phi - DO honor society
ROAD - rads, optho, anesth, derm
MSTP - MD/PhD students
EK - ExamKrackers
PR - Princeton Review
COMLEX - DO board exam
USMLE - MD board exam
AAMC - MD med schools/ app
AACOMAS - DO med schools/ app
ADCOM - admission committee member
ERAS - Residency application
FAFSA - mad loan $$$
WMAC - what are my chances (prob not good if you're asking)
MSAR - facts about MD school admissions, no DO equivalent
IMG/FMG - international/foreign medical grad
LOR - letter of recommendation
MD/PhD - waste of time
PD - residency program director
IMO - in my opinion
FWIW - for what it's worth
YMMV - your mileage may vary
CoL - cost of living
COA - cost of attendance
Gas - anesthesia
RR - Goljan rapid review pathology
Rx - USMLE Rx qbank
Qbank - board review question bank
DO vs MD - close thread/troll
PRS - integrated plastics residency

There's probably a billion others

 

[IslandStyle808]

Which ones?

FAFSA - mad loan $$$
MD/PhD - waste of time
DO vs MD - close thread/troll

There's probably a billion others

I'd like to thank DrEnderW for the time and effort he has put in...

...Plus I could not stop laughing at these three 🤣😆

 

[EvolutionaryRevolutionary]

Which ones?

II - interview invite
COM - college osteo medicine
AOA - American Osteopathic Association, accredits DO residencies
AOA - Alpha Omega Alpha, MD honor society
COCA - accredits DO med schools
LCME - accredits MD schools
ACGME - accredits MD residencies
FA - First Aid for the USMLE
FC - Firecracker
BRS - Boaed Review Series Books
SSP - Sigma Sigma Phi - DO honor society
ROAD - rads, optho, anesth, derm
MSTP - MD/PhD students
EK - ExamKrackers
PR - Princeton Review
COMLEX - DO board exam
USMLE - MD board exam
AAMC - MD med schools/ app
AACOMAS - DO med schools/ app
ADCOM - admission committee member
ERAS - Residency application
FAFSA - mad loan $$$
WMAC - what are my chances (prob not good if you're asking)
MSAR - facts about MD school admissions, no DO equivalent
IMG/FMG - international/foreign medical grad
LOR - letter of recommendation
MD/PhD - waste of time
PD - residency program director
IMO - in my opinion
FWIW - for what it's worth
YMMV - your mileage may vary
CoL - cost of living
COA - cost of attendance
Gas - anesthesia
RR - Goljan rapid review pathology
Rx - USMLE Rx qbank
Qbank - board review question bank
DO vs MD - close thread/troll
PRS - integrated plastics residency

There's probably a billion others

Goodness!!! Thank you!

 

[EvolutionaryRevolutionary]

I'd like to thank DrEnderW for the time and effort he has put in...

...Plus I could not stop laughing at these three 🤣😆

I cannnnnnnnt