DO and cardiology

[mprover]

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I am applying to DO and MD schools this summer. With everything else being equal , is it possible for a DO to get into a cardiology speciality. Im not necessarily considering surgery. Ive looked at a couple of residency match lists, and I dont see cardiology on any of them. Is it possible for a DO to get into a MD residency?

Thanks !

 

[Taus]

You will never see cardiology on any match list of any MD or DO school. That is because cardiology is a fellowship that you apply to after matching into and completing an Internal Medicine Residency. That being said....it is very doable as a DO.

 

[MikeyLu2010]

OP is a noob...cardiology is a subspecialty of IM...

 

[n0chi]

OP is a noob...cardiology is a subspecialty of IM...

now now.. its not like we all didn't have to learn that ourselves 😛

and to answer your question, its very D.O.-able mate 😉

 

[mprover]

Sorry everyone. I probably should have done more research before posting. I am feeling a tad bit overwhelmed with this whole process at this point. With that being said, I see a number of matches to IM. Thanks!

 

[Rxbound]

I work at a heart hospital, and one of the cardiologists on staff is a DO. One of the nicest staff members we have.

 

[OnMyWayThere]

http://www.galichia.com/faq21.htm

 

[DOctorJay]

http://www.sjhg.org/

almost entirely DO cardiologists running this practice, plus they teach our Cardiology module at SOM, and they are GREAT!

 

[Dotsero]

I am applying to DO and MD schools this summer. With everything else being equal , is it possible for a DO to get into a cardiology speciality. Im not necessarily considering surgery. Ive looked at a couple of residency match lists, and I dont see cardiology on any of them. Is it possible for a DO to get into a MD residency?

Of course it is! One of the top cardiologists in Colorado is a DO, Dr Blonder of Colorado Springs (he went to CCOM). No specialty is out of reach to a DO. You just need to have the grades, board scores, LORs and the "drive" to acheive your dreams.

 

[theunc31]

I had a teacher who was applying for cardio fellowships this year and he seemed like he was getting a decent amount of interviews. Keep in mind that Cardiology is getting to be a very competitive sub-specialty so it's going to be hard for anyone trying to obtain a fellowship.

 

[MossPoh]

In my old town every cardiologist but one was/is a DO...I think because I was in a town that ranges 20 to 30k and then maybe 40k for the entire county.

 

[xTinaBna]

my roomate's dad is a cardiologist and administrator..he went to DMU for med school

 

[jbone]

my roomate's dad is a cardiologist and administrator..he went to DMU for med school

Oh yea baby! 👍

 

[OSUdoc08]

I am applying to DO and MD schools this summer. With everything else being equal , is it possible for a DO to get into a cardiology speciality. Im not necessarily considering surgery. Ive looked at a couple of residency match lists, and I dont see cardiology on any of them. Is it possible for a DO to get into a MD residency?

Thanks !

Cardiology is a fellowship after internal medicine.

You can apply to both DO (AOA) and MD (ACGME) fellowship.

We had someone at our school who wanted to go into cardiology, and was not admitted to any fellowships, so he started his own. Thanks to him we now have a cardiology fellowship at our school.

 

[Fusion]

I am applying to DO and MD schools this summer. With everything else being equal , is it possible for a DO to get into a cardiology speciality. Im not necessarily considering surgery. Ive looked at a couple of residency match lists, and I dont see cardiology on any of them. Is it possible for a DO to get into a MD residency?

Thanks !

It is possible for a DO to get into any specialty. One of the busiest and most successful interventional cardiologists in my hometown is a DO. Don't believe all the disadvatages you may hear about osteopathic medicine or physicians with a DO after their name. Although an MD may have it a little easier at certain points in his/her career, the opportunities for a DO are essentially the same as an MD as long as the determination and work ethic are there.

 

[Vox Animo]

now now.. its not like we all didn't have to learn that ourselves 😛

and to answer your question, its very D.O.-able mate 😉

Since I was born with the knowledge of all things is it then ok for me to be a jerk?

Or shouldn't i know the answer.

 

[Lady Tokimi]

so are you guys sayin that if i want to specialize in anythin, i have to do IM first? or is that just for cardiologists?

 

[USArmyDoc]

so are you guys sayin that if i want to specialize in anythin, i have to do IM first? or is that just for cardiologists?

Depends on the specialty. You can look at the IM forum and they list all the subspecialties, but I think the largest are gas and cards?? Correct me if I am wrong. I am sure OSUdoc will jump on it. 🙂

 

[DrMom]

so are you guys sayin that if i want to specialize in anythin, i have to do IM first? or is that just for cardiologists?

This gives you an idea of where to start to get to various subspecialties. It only lists the board-certifiable subspecialties, though, so it doesn't have absolutely everything you can fellowship in. (and while this is a listing of the MD boards, it works the same way in the DO world except that we don't have programs in everything on this list)

http://www.abms.org/approved.asp

 

[Idiopathic]

Depends on the specialty. You can look at the IM forum and they list all the subspecialties, but I think the largest are gas and cards?? Correct me if I am wrong. I am sure OSUdoc will jump on it. 🙂

Gosh, so I guess all it takes is 'drive' and sticktoitiveness, right? And Ill get whatever I want? Sorry guys, doesnt work that way. If you want a fellowship, ESPECIALLY if you are a DO, and ESPECIALLY in cardiology, your first priority should be going to a residency program that has a cards fellowship in place, because it is very difficult when you are on the outside, trying to get in a program for fellowship, especially if you dont have any connections to that program. Not that it cant be done, but it is harder.

Im not sure why you think gas is a subspecialty of IM, was that a mistake?

Regardless, you need to research fellowship opportunities when applying for residency as that really will help you decide where to go for residency.

 

[MossPoh]

Im not sure why you think gas is a subspecialty of IM, was that a mistake?

Think gastro was ment..which is IM I thought? I don't know the abbreviations that great but gas is anesthesia and gastro is IM right?

 

[Idiopathic]

Think gastro was ment..which is IM I thought? I don't know the abbreviations that great but gas is anesthesia and gastro is IM right?

GI = gastroenterology/gastrointestinal
gas = anesthesia

 

[GregsAnatomy]

Once you complete an internal medicine (IM) residency, you can basically specialize in "any organ system": cardiology (heart), pulmonology (lungs), nephrology (kidney), gastroenterology (GI tract), etc. etc. After these you can even further sub-specialize: invasive cardiology (after cardiology), critical care (after pulmonology), hepatology (after gastroenterology), etc.

Some fellowships (e.g. cardiology) have a match similar to the residency match which you participate in following your IM residency, while others (e.g. nephrology) have no match and you basically just have to get an interview for the program and hope they like you.

Specialities like neurology and anesthesiology are all completely separate from IM.

 

[mprover]

If I did do a IM residency, can I do an allopathic residency instead of an osteopathic residency?

 

[Taus]

If I did do a IM residency, can I do an allopathic residency instead of an osteopathic residency?

sure

 

[USArmyDoc]

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[USArmyDoc]

GI = gastroenterology/gastrointestinal
gas = anesthesia

Sorry this is what I meant. I apologize for the confusion, but I did say I wasn't sure.