Conflicting Advice?

[garrettp]

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I've been receiving two pieces of advice from people about the DO interview process.

#1: that DO applicants have to be completely honest when they're being interviewed - that adcoms have godly BS detectors

#2: that you have to make sure to tell adcoms about how DO is so unique and special and more neatly aligned with your interests than allopathic medicine

If I were truly honest at my interviews, I would say that I'm picking DO because my stats are too bad for MD but I still want to be a doctor. No other reasons compel me to go for DO. Saying this, however, would conflict with advice #2.

Or I could tell the interviewers about how wonderful and life-changing OMM is, how I love the holistic approach that is oh-so-unique to DOs, blah blah blah. This would be a total lie, and it would therefore conflict with advice #1. DO is a backup for me (just like it probably is for most DO applicants, honestly). I couldn't care less about the charlatan A.T. Still and his minions from the days of yore. My goal is to be a great physician, and I'm willing to deal with the burdens of the DO school curriculum (OMM classes, COMLEX, etc.) to make that happen.

How am I supposed to reconcile advice #1 and advice #2 when approaching DO school interviews?

Thanks,
Garrett

 

[workaholic181]

Find something that is legit about the school or being a DO that appeals to you... Pretty much every DO school has treating a local undeserved population as part of their mission statement. This is what I said at my three DO schools And my solo MD interview and I got into all of them. If you say you're applying cause you're a less than stellar applicant you got no chance. But you don't need to lie about loving OMM or anything either. Do your homework about the school and pick something. Feel free to take mine if it's a genuine thing for you. Good luck. Don't feel bad about possibly going DO.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

If I were truly honest at my interviews, I would say that I'm picking DO because my stats are too bad for MD but I still want to be a doctor. No other reasons compel me to go for DO. Saying this, however, would conflict with advice #2.

Or I could tell the interviewers about how wonderful and life-changing OMM is, how I love the holistic approach that is oh-so-unique to DOs, blah blah blah. This would be a total lie, and it would therefore conflict with advice #1. DO is a backup for me (just like it probably is for most DO applicants, honestly). I couldn't care less about the charlatan A.T. Still and his minions from the days of yore. My goal is to be a great physician, and I'm willing to deal with the burdens of the DO school curriculum (OMM classes, COMLEX, etc.) to make that happen.

How am I supposed to reconcile advice #1 and advice #2 when approaching DO school interviews?

 

[Goro]

I've been receiving two pieces of advice from people about the DO interview process.

#1: that DO applicants have to be completely honest when they're being interviewed - that adcoms have godly BS detectors

#2: that you have to make sure to tell adcoms about how DO is so unique and special and more neatly aligned with your interests than allopathic medicine

If I were truly honest at my interviews, I would say that I'm picking DO because my stats are too bad for MD but I still want to be a doctor. No other reasons compel me to go for DO. Saying this, however, would conflict with advice #2.

Or I could tell the interviewers about how wonderful and life-changing OMM is, how I love the holistic approach that is oh-so-unique to DOs, blah blah blah. This would be a total lie, and it would therefore conflict with advice #1. DO is a backup for me (just like it probably is for most DO applicants, honestly). I couldn't care less about the charlatan A.T. Still and his minions from the days of yore. My goal is to be a great physician, and I'm willing to deal with the burdens of the DO school curriculum (OMM classes, COMLEX, etc.) to make that happen.

How am I supposed to reconcile advice #1 and advice #2 when approaching DO school interviews?

Thanks,
Garrett

If asked about osteopathy, just answer the question with something that doesn't involved vomiting up what you learned from Wiki, OK? No one will be expecting you to believe that AT Still was The Messiah, even the True Believers.

 

[DrStephenStrange]

LMAO. The Charlatan AT Still!!! The dude merely introduced an idea and never even published any books on any of his techniques because he believed there was no right or wrong way of practicing osteopathy. I'm not even a true believer, or someone who's just been chugging the cool aid.

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[Angus Avagadro]

That's excellent. LOL!

 

[Angus Avagadro]

I've been receiving two pieces of advice from people about the DO interview process.

#1: that DO applicants have to be completely honest when they're being interviewed - that adcoms have godly BS detectors

#2: that you have to make sure to tell adcoms about how DO is so unique and special and more neatly aligned with your interests than allopathic medicine

If I were truly honest at my interviews, I would say that I'm picking DO because my stats are too bad for MD but I still want to be a doctor. No other reasons compel me to go for DO. Saying this, however, would conflict with advice #2.

Or I could tell the interviewers about how wonderful and life-changing OMM is, how I love the holistic approach that is oh-so-unique to DOs, blah blah blah. This would be a total lie, and it would therefore conflict with advice #1. DO is a backup for me (just like it probably is for most DO applicants, honestly). I couldn't care less about the charlatan A.T. Still and his minions from the days of yore. My goal is to be a great physician, and I'm willing to deal with the burdens of the DO school curriculum (OMM classes, COMLEX, etc.) to make that happen.

How am I supposed to reconcile advice #1 and advice #2 when approaching DO school interviews?

Thanks,
Garrett

Dont use approach #1 or2 with respect to being a back up or how life hanging omm is. Bad idea. From the tone of your post, I get the sense you are not going to be happy with Garrettp, D.O. sewn on your lab coat and explaining to every 3rd patient what DO means for the next 35 years. Either embrace your choice of profession and the challenges awaiting you, or do a post bac, smp program and apply MD. There are lots of opportunities for DOs, and lots of challenges too. Whichever you chose, do it with your eyes wide open. Good luck and best wishes.

 

[TheRealCookieMonster]

Take an acting class.

 

[garrettp]

Find something that is legit about the school or being a DO that appeals to you... Pretty much every DO school has treating a local undeserved population as part of their mission statement. This is what I said at my three DO schools And my solo MD interview and I got into all of them. If you say you're applying cause you're a less than stellar applicant you got no chance. But you don't need to lie about loving OMM or anything either. Do your homework about the school and pick something. Feel free to take mine if it's a genuine thing for you. Good luck. Don't feel bad about possibly going DO.

Thanks! This is good advice, much appreciated