I agree that without some crazy 6 month "purchased" MD this isn't really possible unless something else like California in the 60s happens. This is doubtful. You should note, however, that most is not all allopathic schools will now accept transfers from U.S osteopathic medical schools after year ll. This might be something for those " I really really don't want a D.O " people. Everyone in this position must remember... You need a really good reason to transfer medical schools.. It is not something that is frequent, and isn't like transferring undergraduate schools. So you better have a huge tie to the school/area you would want to transfer to. According to the 15 allo school sites I looked at when reading this thread, there is no discrimination between transfers from allo or osteo schools. (Finally representing the shiny, new idea that us osteopaths are just as competent
) Remember also though that one would need several letters of recommendation from faculty at their own school. This means you better have a really, really good reason for going to people when asking to transfer to that MD school... A simple " I really don't want to be a D.O" or " I love the letters M and D" Probably won't get you anything worth while.
All and all, this goes back to the really silly argument about the degrees and if DOs are as good as MDs and so on....
However, one interesting thing is seeing how the allo schools accept osteo transfers now (which BTW was not the practice a few years ago) combined with the fact that several osteo schools are ranked in the top 50 medical schools, (including MSUCOM at #4) kind of shows a switch in trend for medical professionals and allopathic schools administration beliefs...