DO Fellowship Bias

[meliora27]

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Assuming you do an IM residency at a mid-tier ACGME university based program, do well, involved in research, etc... Is there still a perceived DO bias when applying to fellowships or is it decreased? My sample size is small, but it seems that the DO residents at the ACGME programs I have had limited experience with have fared just fine in the fellowship match, GI and Cards, included.

 

[cliquesh]

Assuming you do an IM residency at a mid-tier ACGME university based program, do well, involved in research, etc... Is there still a perceived DO bias when applying to fellowships or is it decreased? My sample size is small, but it seems that the DO residents at the ACGME programs I have had limited experience with have fared just fine in the fellowship match, GI and Cards, included.

The DO acgme match rate for cards and hem/onc is like 66%, and 33% for GI. If you correct for DOs who are at university based IM programs then I'd imagine the match rates would be much higher.

 

[Textbookversion]

Assuming you do an IM residency at a mid-tier ACGME university based program, do well, involved in research, etc... Is there still a perceived DO bias when applying to fellowships or is it decreased? My sample size is small, but it seems that the DO residents at the ACGME programs I have had limited experience with have fared just fine in the fellowship match, GI and Cards, included.

Ya you'll be fine.

 

[DrWBD]

Assuming you do an IM residency at a mid-tier ACGME university based program, do well, involved in research, etc... Is there still a perceived DO bias when applying to fellowships or is it decreased? My sample size is small, but it seems that the DO residents at the ACGME programs I have had limited experience with have fared just fine in the fellowship match, GI and Cards, included.

There is somewhat less bias/outright discrimination but it is still present.

The more competitive fellowships in IM (Cardiology and gastroenterology) will be more difficult than heme/onc, Pulm/CC, etc. It also depends on the tier of program, much like residency. The top fellowship programs in any field tend to not take many DOs or FMGs.