Applying with no physician letter?

[Catsfordays]

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Hey everyone, I recently decided to throw my hat into the DO ring. As I was looking up DO requirements for schools, I noticed a trend that required a physician letter. Long story short, I am unable to secure such a letter at this time. I cannot seem to find a list of schools that require no physician letter and was wondering if someone can help me out?

So far I have: MSUCOM, Des Moine University (confirmed that a volunteer coordinator letter suffices by phone), RowanSOM, PCOM , and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Thank you.

 

[DameJulie]

The majority of DO schools have a physician letter requirement. Some accept either MD or DO, some accept DO only. You can find the information on schools' LOR requirements webpage.

 

[Angus Avagadro]

I personally like to see letters from a D.O.. obviously, there are some areas with few DO's, and I realize that. I frankly would rather take a student who is only interested in DO schools. People apply to both are just hedging their bets. The greatest challenge DO's face today are getting DO's to act like DO's. They have have more to offer, but dont want to or can't take the time

 

[Cardboard101]

Do you have 2 science and 1 non science letter?

 

[Catsfordays]

Do you have 2 science and 1 non science letter?

2 science, 1 volunteer coordinator, and1 PI. So I do not have a non science faculty letter. I'm kicking myself for not doing my research before hand to build those relationships.

 

[Cardboard101]

If you have no non science and no physician LOR, there are exactly 5 DO schools you can apply to.
MSU - If you are out of state tuition is 80-90k
Rowan - In state bias.
UNE
TCOM - High in state bias.
OU-HCOM - High in state bias.

 

[BurntFlower]

If you have no non science and no physician LOR, there are exactly 5 DO schools you can apply to.
MSU - If you are out of state tuition is 80-90k
Rowan - In state bias.
UNE
TCOM - High in state bias.
OU-HCOM - High in state bias.

You forgot to add NYITCOM, LECOM and PCOM.

 

[Catsfordays]

Thanks guys. I might as well try!

 

[Cardboard101]

You forgot to add NYITCOM, LECOM and PCOM.

Whops, I mixed up LUCOM with LECOM.
NYITCOM requires 2 science and 1 nonscience. PCOM also requires 3 academic letters but they can be 3 science or 2 science and 1 nonscience.

 

[Magus5454]

Hey everyone, I recently decided to throw my hat into the DO ring. As I was looking up DO requirements for schools, I noticed a trend that required a physician letter. Long story short, I am unable to secure such a letter at this time. I cannot seem to find a list of schools that require no physician letter and was wondering if someone can help me out?

So far I have: MSUCOM, Des Moine University (confirmed that a volunteer coordinator letter suffices by phone), RowanSOM, PCOM , and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Thank you.

You can't get a letter from any physician in the next 3 months?

 

[Catsfordays]

You can't get a letter from any physician in the next 3 months?

Unfortunately, I do not think that will be feasible. 🙁

 

[Magus5454]

Unfortunately, I do not think that will be feasible. 🙁

That severely limits your options in applying to DO schools then.

 

[SergeantBuzzKill]

Be aware of OUCOMs 5-year service commitment in OH