BC from Dually Accredited Program

[joeDO2]

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I have a few questions about dually accredited programs...

If you attend a residency that holds dual accreditation are you able to apply for board certification on either the DO or MD side or are you restricted depending on which match you participated in? Also, if you attend one of these programs does it make a difference to future employers how you matched into the program / what board certification you hold?

Thanks in advance for clarifying this.

 

[RustedFox]

Pretty sure that you gotta stick with the letters behind your name. I could be wrong, but I don't think I am.

 

[EM_Rebuilder]

I have a few questions about dually accredited programs...

If you attend a residency that holds dual accreditation are you able to apply for board certification on either the DO or MD side or are you restricted depending on which match you participated in? Also, if you attend one of these programs does it make a difference to future employers how you matched into the program / what board certification you hold?

Thanks in advance for clarifying this.

90%+ of the community jobs you will apply for care about one thing: BE or BC in EM. Some very popular places might have more concern on 3 vs 4, MD vs DO, Moonlighting vs not, etc... espically as new grads.

Academic wise, again probably not a huge deal, but there will probably be some limitations to DO students just given the same limitations you see when applying to residency.

I think with each passing year, we are seeing many more folks who agree that MD=DO, however certainly some 'elders' do not feel that way and often they are the decision makers. I think our new generation does not care so much and does not feel there is a difference.

My random .02 where I really have zero true experience about...

 

[tkim]

Pretty sure that you gotta stick with the letters behind your name. I could be wrong, but I don't think I am.

http://www.jaoa.org/content/109/3/146.long



" Dual program—An AOA program in which an osteopathic trainee is registered in a residency program that is accredited by both the AOA and ACGME. The osteopathic trainee receives both AOA and ACGME credit.

Parallel program—An AOA-approved program which is conducted side-by-side with an ACGME program in the same specialty and institution, but both programs and trainees in each are separately approved and registered by the AOA or ACGME; osteopathic trainees only receive AOA credit.

A key difference between dual and parallel residency programs is that trainees who complete dual programs have the option to become board certified by the AOA, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), or both, while trainees who complete parallel programs are eligible to become AOA board certified only.

[...]

"Osteopathic trainees who complete residency training in dual programs have the following four options for board certification:

do not obtain certification

obtain AOA certification

obtain ABMS certification

obtain AOA and ABMS certification"

 

[joeDO2]

http://www.jaoa.org/content/109/3/146.long



" Dual program—An AOA program in which an osteopathic trainee is registered in a residency program that is accredited by both the AOA and ACGME. The osteopathic trainee receives both AOA and ACGME credit.

Parallel program—An AOA-approved program which is conducted side-by-side with an ACGME program in the same specialty and institution, but both programs and trainees in each are separately approved and registered by the AOA or ACGME; osteopathic trainees only receive AOA credit.

A key difference between dual and parallel residency programs is that trainees who complete dual programs have the option to become board certified by the AOA, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), or both, while trainees who complete parallel programs are eligible to become AOA board certified only.

[...]

"Osteopathic trainees who complete residency training in dual programs have the following four options for board certification:

do not obtain certification

obtain AOA certification

obtain ABMS certification

obtain AOA and ABMS certification"

Exactly what I was looking for. 👍 Thanks.

 

[EMPD]

Being board certified by either ABEM or AOBEM is the same thing. Most people who go through a dual program prefer to stick with ABEM as it is a simpler recert process and you don't have to retake oral boards.

 

[MSmentor018]

there was something I got from the AOA the other day saying they have opened the DO boards for those that completed a MD residency. don't know if it makes a diff to be boarded in both allopathic and osteopathic. maybe for academics but either way, it's possible now regardless of where you end up going for training

 

[tkim]

there was something I got from the AOA the other day saying they have opened the DO boards for those that completed a MD residency. don't know if it makes a diff to be boarded in both allopathic and osteopathic. maybe for academics but either way, it's possible now regardless of where you end up going for training

In order to be AOA boarded, you have to pay for a yearly AOA membership. No thanks.