DO Dermatology

[SirCuneus]

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If anyone has any questions about applying to DO dermatology programs, you can PM me. I matched this year.

 

[FixItUp Chappie]

Congrats! I hear there are only 17 spots this year, so it's a tough in.

I don't know much about the DO match, but I'm advising a few DO's this year on how to match on the MD side. Good for you that you don't have to go thru that side of things.

 

[comedone]

congrats! I hear there are only 17 spots this year, so it's a tough in.

+1 👍

 

[PistolPete]

Is it true you have to complete a rotating internship before even applying?

 

[JaggerPlate]

Thank you for sharing this; it should really help. I'm going to send you a PM with some questions soon when I have a bit more time.

 

[MLT2MT2DO]

How early before the DO Match do you find out if you have matched or not? 2 weeks seems like a lifetime, especially for those that didn't match.

 

[SirCuneus]

To answer a few of the above questions....

You have to match to an internship before you can even apply. Applications are submitted during the fall of your intern year. This is also the best time to rotate at the programs you'll be applying to. It's a stressful process as you find yourself going through the whole ERAS thing again when all of your non-derm friends have secured their residencies through the match the first time.

 

[MJB]

I guess I don't understand how you can do aways when you are in the fall of your intern year.

 

[JaggerPlate]

I guess I don't understand how you can do aways when you are in the fall of your intern year.

Yeah, I've actually wondered this too. Unless you are doing an internship at the program where the residency is located, how do you audition, interview, etc?

 

[Doctor4Life1769]

Most do their TRI or IM residency at a program with a derm program. I interviewed with a guy who was pursuing DO Derm, and he told me that's what he and others in similar situations do.

 

[Sharpie1]

So there is no way that you can match intern year/derm or fp/derm in the same year? (DO match, that is..) I was talking to someone at my school who said they matched FP/derm...

 

[MLT2MT2DO]

Seems brutal, if you don't match then I'm guessing you either play the "year off for research" card or try to scramble into another specialty probably AOA so you can at least get credit for your Intern year?

 

[tripleJ]

you should do dermatology because if you are not interested to handle as a emergency cases.

Thats exactly why I went into dermatology after 2 years of internal medicine; to make 5 times as much working 9 to 3 without handling "as a emergency cases"
In fact, after handling "as a emergency cases" admissions from the er without mercy for 2 years, I was done with medicine in general.
good luck

 

[tripleJ]

Thats actually like a lot of admission calls i used to get; i got a as emergency admission for you.
what?
admission.
exam?
what?
labs?
who to the what now?
have you done anything?
click.

 

[polkadoctor]

Are there stats on how many DOs apply to the DO residency programs each year?

 

[SirCuneus]

You can view the stats of the "independant applicants" from the NBME matching website from previous years. DO's are grouped in this heading with foreign medical graduates, so you can't view them independantly. The AOA doesn't track specialty applications and matching trends for dermatology. If they publish any report in regards to the match, I'm unaware of it.

 

[lmu2015]

Sorry I thought this post was for a person email

 

[tphdrum]

Finally a DO that matched derm is available for advice! It seems those who have completed the process are few and far between.

I was wondering if it is a good strategy to rotate and multiple programs late in my 4th year then plan on NOT doing away rotations as an intern seeing as how the hospital I am interested in doing my internship doesn't allow out-of-state rotations.

Furthermore, could you rank the importance of: class rank, research, COMLEX level 1, and audition rotation in the selection process?