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Best DO school
Started by jennkhoho
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OSUdoc08 said:
Please let's not toy with them; you know that the search function is down! 👎 Not cool.
Jennkhoho: Of course every student of every school will say that theirs is the best. Are you asking which has the highest board passing rates? Which has the highest admissions standards? Which has the best nightlife? Help us narrow down the search a little.
www.aacom.org is a good place to start, if you're looking for pared-down admission stats, class size, location, etc.. Hope that helps get you started. Hopefully once the search function is back up, you can search previous threads on this very topic.
Define Best! And are we talking best for you? Best as far as premed grades and MCATs, Best Board scores, Best price, Best weather, Best OMM, Best Profs. I hate to inflate OSUdoc08s ego (at least I am showing you some love)but I would have to put OSU at the top followed by TCOM, then PCOM/KCOM/CCOM. Last 3 tied for 3rd. By the way I go to PCOM.
raptor5 said:
what about msucom? they're consistently ranked around 10 or 11 in usnews's primary care rankings. i'd be all over that school if the oos tuition weren't so high. also, i'd place dmu in with pcom/kcom/ccom.
docbill said:
of course, mine is best. whatever school i wind up at next year must be the best do school ever. 🙂
actually, i do agree with your rankings. i mean, are dmu/pcom/kcom/ccom really substantively better in terms of quality or residencies than unecom, comp, nsucom, tucom, azcom, etc? probably not. schools like pcsom and wvsom place a strong emphasis on rural primary care, so they're not the best school for lots of applicants because of that, but they're still good schools.
exlawgrrl said:
Mine would be better!
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OSUdoc08 said:
everybody just shutup right now it is msucom ok so stop asking this rhetorical question alright.
OSUdoc08 said:
Maybe in TX in OK but in PA the state med schools (Temple and Penn State) are not that much cheaper or any better than PCOM. Otherwise I agree with you. Plus state subsidies also mean some oversight which some of the other DO schools need.
I don't think there is a "harvard" of DO schools like there is among allo schools. When you have so few schools most are about the same I think; although there are some that are better and some that are worse for sure.
Look at things that matter to YOU; location, cost, match list, curriculum, clinical clerkships etc on school websites then decide what the best school for you is.
My personal vote is AZCOM b/c I love phoenix (and a few other reasons 🙂)
Look at things that matter to YOU; location, cost, match list, curriculum, clinical clerkships etc on school websites then decide what the best school for you is.
My personal vote is AZCOM b/c I love phoenix (and a few other reasons 🙂)
crys20 said:
when are you ignorant people going to realize msucom is the best? tomorrow? come on
OSUdoc08 said:
Your post said the best schools are the ones that are tax-supported. I thought you meant in general. Therein lies its relevance.
exlawgrrl said:
Maybe in your ranking but not mine. Too expensive for out of staters. It falls to dead last for being so damn greedy. Like I said my ranking. It may be on the top of yours for other reasons. Since not one person can agree which school is the best you will never hear someone say "Oh you went to that Osteopathic school!!!" Frankly I don't care if I go to the worst Osteopathic School as long as I am the best physician I can be. So now I think I will change my rankings. PCOM is the worst Medical School in the World....
None. There are some DO schools that may give you a BETTER medical education than Harvard.
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motorhead said:
Asking which DO school is best is like asking what type of diarrhea is best. They're all ****ty, and you wouldn't want to have any of them.
I swear this troll is the same one that has been constantly being banned and reincarnated with a new SN... Dude, find something useful to do with your life!
Anyway, it should'nt be long before this guy is banned again 😎
Shodddy18 said:
it's pathetic, isn't it? anyway, that guy probably works at mcdonalds.
jennkhoho said:
hollaaa...msucom, no bias here
Wow, I almost never hear anyone talk about MSUCOM on this forum except when it's regarding the secondary or the out-of-state fees. 😀
no....... Western COMP all the way..... highest MCAT in 2005
Shodddy18 said:
It didnt take long for that guy to be banned again...
Its kind of like that game in video arcades where you have a soft hammer and have to hit the goffer every time he pokes his head out of the hole. This guy keeps comming back and we keep knocking him back out...
According to US News and World Report the best DO school is MSU, hands down.
Can you trust their ranking methods? Here's the current perspective:
You SHOULD NOT trust their rankings if they gave a poor ranking to your prospective or current medical school. (I mean, c'mon--Harvard, Mayo, Johns Hopkins?! Great schools?? Who's even heard of these places??)
You SHOULD trust them if they happened to rank your school very high.
Personally, I think their ranking system is reliable. And don't worry about my bias, I'm hoping to go to DMU. Wait---DMU isn't ranked??? Nevermind...US News magazine is clearly directed by Skeletor....
Can you trust their ranking methods? Here's the current perspective:
You SHOULD NOT trust their rankings if they gave a poor ranking to your prospective or current medical school. (I mean, c'mon--Harvard, Mayo, Johns Hopkins?! Great schools?? Who's even heard of these places??)
You SHOULD trust them if they happened to rank your school very high.
Personally, I think their ranking system is reliable. And don't worry about my bias, I'm hoping to go to DMU. Wait---DMU isn't ranked??? Nevermind...US News magazine is clearly directed by Skeletor....
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LusuR said:
are you guys jealous about msucom, usnews knows everything there is to know about ranking schools. so we really need to stop having this discussion.
This is the official battle of "Who Gives A ****"
If you're choosing your med school based on prestige or to impress people, go to Harvard/Hopkins/Mayo/etc.
If you want to be a good, competant doctor, go to whatever school you feel comfortable at (DO or MD) and work your a$s off.
If you're choosing your med school based on prestige or to impress people, go to Harvard/Hopkins/Mayo/etc.
If you want to be a good, competant doctor, go to whatever school you feel comfortable at (DO or MD) and work your a$s off.
Can't argue here, comfort level is the most important factor. Go where you think will fit you best. If you're not comfortable at the school how well will you perform. Whether that includes financial situation or location due to family/friends your stress level will be high, so go choose a school that won't raise your stress even higher. 👍Taus said:
Best of luck!
Amen to that!!! 😀Shodddy18 said:
Ben Folds rocks! Have you heard his newer stuff? Not the same, but still genius! 👍
Taus said:
👍
motorhead said:
Asking which DO school is best is like asking what type of diarrhea is best. They're all ****ty, and you wouldn't want to have any of them.
Honestly, this is actually a pretty funny joke. The template can be used for many topics. But, this may just be a bad place to post it, heh. =P
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jennkhoho said:
There really is not Harvard of DO schools. As we can see from this thread rankings are all based on personal perceptions. From that point of view you could say that Harvard is what it is because the great majority if not all students accepted at Harvard are ecstatic to be accepted to their first choice school. No DO school in the nation (except maybe the state schools) can say that all of their students are attending because the school was their first choice.
PCOM. Yes, I'm biased. 😉
in tulsa, we're proud of our cows....
J/K
seriously though, you should pick your school based upon fit for you as a student and not based upon pure numbers, the fit might be wrong.... Some schools have insane amounts of OMT labs every week, I love OMM but would not want more than four total hours per week, there is so much to be concerned with outside of basic OMM that I would be leary of a place that pushed it so much. BUT then again, what do I know, I go to a fantastic school that has 3hrs/week OMM total.... I love my school and think it is great, I hope that you who are looking find a great one in the choice you make.
Best Wishes
DrDad
J/K
seriously though, you should pick your school based upon fit for you as a student and not based upon pure numbers, the fit might be wrong.... Some schools have insane amounts of OMT labs every week, I love OMM but would not want more than four total hours per week, there is so much to be concerned with outside of basic OMM that I would be leary of a place that pushed it so much. BUT then again, what do I know, I go to a fantastic school that has 3hrs/week OMM total.... I love my school and think it is great, I hope that you who are looking find a great one in the choice you make.
Best Wishes
DrDad
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Redneck
This is part of the beauty of the DO world. I've determined there is no best school. Every school has a pinch of something different that makes it right for different people. As cheesy as it sounds the best is the one that fits for you. It's not a pi$$ing contest here and few are in a rat race.
