Not all people are made the same, some do well in school, others play the "game" of education well. The reason I am saying this is because I know there are many people out there that are from Asian and Subcontinental communities whose parents expect them to be the best. Realize that sometimes school is hard and not everyone can achieve stellar grades. You become a Physician because your motive is to help people not to score a wife or bear bragging rights to your parents.
Whatever stigma there was about D.O schools is now mostly gone, except from people that I mentioned above. Let me give you an example of successful physicians, I personally know two Indian doctors who graduated almost 13 years ago from D.O schools. One is a Bariatric surgeon and the other is a G.I doctor. Both are HIGHLY respected in the community and are some of the best doctors. Note they graduated when people had more concerns about D.O schools.
Moving on, I myself am not the best student, I am a Finance major wanting to do medicine. I do not necessarily achieve the best scores or stellar grades. Am I going to run to the Carib because I have to have a MD beside my name? Hell no! Not only are match rates falling but you probably won't get matched into the residency you want.
Because my parents come from a medical background as well they understand what a D.O is. Your duty is to educate your parents on what a D.O is and what they do. Because D.O's do study Anatomy and don't dick around for 4 years. They don't take the USMLE for ****s and giggles, they take it because they want to. They don't practice 2 days a week in State parks.
Even though I am in undergrad I have met people that are in allopathic programs that are the nicest and smartest people that I have ever met. Then there are those people that should be replaced by P.A's who do a better job. Whether they will become Orthopedic surgeons or do EP cardiology, they will lack class.
Note: Mods can you post this in the Allopathic section as well, many of the people that I am talking about here do not hang out here and they might as well read this.
Whatever stigma there was about D.O schools is now mostly gone, except from people that I mentioned above. Let me give you an example of successful physicians, I personally know two Indian doctors who graduated almost 13 years ago from D.O schools. One is a Bariatric surgeon and the other is a G.I doctor. Both are HIGHLY respected in the community and are some of the best doctors. Note they graduated when people had more concerns about D.O schools.
Moving on, I myself am not the best student, I am a Finance major wanting to do medicine. I do not necessarily achieve the best scores or stellar grades. Am I going to run to the Carib because I have to have a MD beside my name? Hell no! Not only are match rates falling but you probably won't get matched into the residency you want.
Because my parents come from a medical background as well they understand what a D.O is. Your duty is to educate your parents on what a D.O is and what they do. Because D.O's do study Anatomy and don't dick around for 4 years. They don't take the USMLE for ****s and giggles, they take it because they want to. They don't practice 2 days a week in State parks.
Even though I am in undergrad I have met people that are in allopathic programs that are the nicest and smartest people that I have ever met. Then there are those people that should be replaced by P.A's who do a better job. Whether they will become Orthopedic surgeons or do EP cardiology, they will lack class.
Note: Mods can you post this in the Allopathic section as well, many of the people that I am talking about here do not hang out here and they might as well read this.
