Becoming discouraged about DOs

[dr.z]

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Unfortunately, there is no cure for troll infestations........

Maybe OMM can cure that!

 

[Slippery Pete]

I feel that DO schools are for ppl who couldn't make it into MD schools. My opinion

some peeps just fail to grasp the obvious... u know what i'm sayin Tex?

it's so fu-ckin humorous to see sdn'ers try and justify against this generality by a few personal accounts. 🙁 😛 🙄 👎

 

[medic170]

Hi,
I also work at CHOP...for better or worse...I am thinking about DO schools, but I want to work with Peds Onc. Not sure if it's possible, ok, anything's possible, but is it likely that I could do this? If I knew that it was, than the decision about DO schools would be a non-issue...

Who you know, how you act on clinicals, and who you network with has a lot more to do with getting a residency than where you went to school in most cases. There are plenty of DO's in Peds, and I believe that peds oncology is usually a fellowship done after a peds residency, so I do not see any reason why it would be a problem if you work hard for it.