Applying General Surgery as a DO- signals?

[ChocolateChip>Oreos]

Hello all,

I'm at a DO program and currently preparing for applying for general surgery residency. I would like to pursue a residency at an academic program. I am from the Midwest

I scored in the lower 250's on STEP 2 and have honored 4 rotations- psych, peds, surgery, and IM. I am ranked in the top 20% of my class and am in GHS. I have >30 research outcomes with 13 of those being publications. I also have various volunteering activities.

Just wondering- when thinking about signaling should I primarily signal DO programs? Split it even 50/50 academic vs community? How would you go about doing this.

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[DOVinciRobot]

Hello all,

I'm at a DO program and currently preparing for applying for general surgery residency. I would like to pursue a residency at an academic program. I am from the Midwest

I scored in the lower 250's on STEP 2 and have honored 4 rotations- psych, peds, surgery, and IM. I am ranked in the top 20% of my class and am in GHS. I have >30 research outcomes with 13 of those being publications. I also have various volunteering activities.

Just wondering- when thinking about signaling should I primarily signal DO programs? Split it even 50/50 academic vs community? How would you go about doing this.

Split 50/50.

Apply broadly. See my AMA that’s posted somewhere in the DO student forum.

 

[lacrossegirl420]

Gen surg isn’t that competitive you’ll be fine

 

[Just D.O. it]

Gen surg isn’t that competitive you’ll be fine

It is actually quite competitive for DOs.

 

[LucidSplash]

Gen surg isn’t that competitive you’ll be fine

This assertion is not supported by the data. https://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Main-Match-Results-and-Data-Final.pdf

 

[tansky]

This assertion is not supported by the data. https://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Main-Match-Results-and-Data-Final.pdf

If I am reading that right, the match rate for DOs is 60% in gen surg? Surely OP is a competitive applicant?

Ortho match 45 % 😳

 

[DOVinciRobot]

If I am reading that right, the match rate for DOs is 60% in gen surg? Surely OP is a competitive applicant?

Ortho match 45 % 😳

You are correct.

 

[amoxicillin_resistant]

whats gen surg match rate for MD?

 

[LucidSplash]

whats gen surg match rate for MD?

You can find the answer on the link above.

 

[voxveritatisetlucis]

whats gen surg match rate for MD?

80ish for proffered specialty

 

[voxveritatisetlucis]

Make sure you apply to a lot of community programs as a backup. Good applicants from my low tier MD school have a hard time matching academic surgery and usually end up community. Not saying that would be you but just apply broadly

 

[Some_one]

Make sure you apply to a lot of community programs as a backup. Good applicants from my low tier MD school have a hard time matching academic surgery and usually end up community. Not saying that would be you but just apply broadly

do you think it is doable for IMGs to match in community programs?

 

[DOVinciRobot]

do you think it is doable for IMGs to match in community programs?

It happens. Surgery of any kind is extremely competitive for IMGs however. I have a coresident who had a 260/260, top Decile in his class, research and excellent letters who applied to 180 places and only got 5 invites.

There is a charting outcomes for IMGs.

Even a DO with the same app profile is getting 30+ invites from that many applications