Competitive Residency Chances

[WindyCityDoctor]

Hi all!

I have been accepted to a couple of DO schools and I was just wondering what that would mean in terms of me getting competitive residencies such as otolaryngology, ortho, plastic etc.

I'm addition is there a significant difference between DO and MD residencies?

 

[RLU1223]

 

[WindyCityDoctor]

Nevermind please delete this thread/how do I delete. Found the answer in some additional searches

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

Thread Translation: "I applied, interviewed and was accepted at DO school but at no point in time I did the basic task of searching something that is important for me."

 

[jacksweeds]

I think, ultimately, what kind of field you get into is largely up to you. I applied MD and DO. I have one MD acceptance and one DO acceptance. While the MD school may give me a slight leg up, it's not going to help me land ortho if I pull a 200 on the USMLE. Conversely, a 240+ while attending a DO school is going to open up a lot of doors.

At the end of the day, if you score very well on the USMLE/COMLEX, you're going to likely get into the field you want to. Maybe with the exception of derm/plastic (from what I've read). If you are only going to be content with a super competitive field, just do whatever it takes to score well. Regardless of where you go to school, all of this is largely under your control; put in the study time and good things will probably follow.

 

[JimmyB123]

I think you should find out more about the "less competitive specialties, i.e IM, EM, radiology, anesthesiology, etc. Those people make some good money, do some pretty cool things, and ultimately lead comfortable and less stressful lives!

Edit - of course it's all relative

 

[Seth Joo]

Hi all!

I have been accepted to a couple of DO schools and I was just wondering what that would mean in terms of me getting competitive residencies such as otolaryngology, ortho, plastic etc.

I'm addition is there a significant difference between DO and MD residencies?

Those types of residencies are challenging for MDs to get, they are even harder for DOs. A lot of DOs I know who did ENT and Orthopedics went to AOA programs, even the AOA programs are very competitive.

 

[medickdb]

Thread Translation: "I applied, interviewed and was accepted at DO school but at no point in time I did the basic task of searching something that is important for me."

Well, to be fair, a lot of people do that. Obviously, it's stupid, but yeah... I always find it funny when people choose to be ignorant about what supposedly matters to them.