Anesthesia for DO's

[Doc34]

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Someone told me that it is next to impossible to get a Anesthesia resiency without taking the USMLE's as a DO. Is this true?

Thanks

 

[Non-Trad DO]

🙁 I've never heard that before. I hope that isn't true. I'm almost certain that there are Osteopathic hospitals that have gas residencies.

 

[9lives]

Old Man Dave on Old Premeds web page is in the gas program at Dartmoth,and a DO.Don't know whether or not he took USMLE.

 

[ecf1975do]

hey there.. i am a 4th yr Do student applying for anesthesiology now.. it is not impossible to get anesthesia interviews without the USMLE... i had 19 interviews.

PM me if u have any questions

peace

 

[DrQuinn]

Definately false. Several of my classmates matched into anesthesia without doing the USMLE.

Q, DO

 

[JP2005]

usmle is not needed....although you may want to consider it if you are applying to top 10 programs bc it will open up more doors......

i am a 3rd yr and am most likely leaning twds gas....this is what i have been told by various grads of NYCOM that have landed top 10 spots.....

 

[mmapcpro]

If you finish an anesthesia residency as a DO, do you become DOA? 😛

 

[Fermata]

Originally posted by mmapcpro
If you finish an anesthesia residency as a DO, do you become DOA? 😛

Hehe. I'm such a nerd for laughing at that. Very witty, mmapcpro.

 

[Heeed!]

ecf1975do I PMed you.

 

[doc3341]

But would a DO wanting to do Anesthesia, or EM, still need to do that whole transitional year thing before starting the residency?/ Also, I heard that you needed your USMLE's as a DO to get an MD residency, is this true tooo??

 

[DireWolf]

Originally posted by doc3341
Also, I heard that you needed your USMLE's as a DO to get an MD residency, is this true tooo??

I hope this isn't a serious question- but the answer is no. USMLE helps but is not necessary.

 

[fabiolablake]

Originally posted by doc3341
But would a DO wanting to do Anesthesia, or EM, still need to do that whole transitional year thing before starting the residency?/ Also, I heard that you needed your USMLE's as a DO to get an MD residency, is this true tooo??

From my understanding, it depends on the program. Some allopathic programs accept COMLEX scores without the USMLE.

 

[VentdependenT]

Originally posted by doc3341
But would a DO wanting to do Anesthesia, or EM, still need to do that whole transitional year thing before starting the residency?/ Also, I heard that you needed your USMLE's as a DO to get an MD residency, is this true tooo??

1) You only need that traditional year if you wanna practice in the 5 states as far as anesthesiology is concerned. However, you can petition out as Quin did. It is a risk however.

2)False. USMLE is beneficial if you would like the opportunity to have interviews at more competitive programs. It is NOT needed to attain an allopathic residency.

 

[osteo emt]

The thing with the transitional year really doesnt matter because as far as i can see u have to do 1 year of graduate med education somewhere anyway just to start a 3year gas residency. Most of the time this is done as a trans or prelim year anyway, now whether or not this is incorporated in some programs and done at the same program is up to the program. But from what i can see u have to do 1 year before actually starting gas residency, so might as well do an aoa approved trans year. most gas is 4 years total, including the 1 year of trans or prelim.