DO friendly programs in Texas?

[frodohobo]

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I'm aware of Tech and UTSW not being very DO friendly in general, but which Texas programs are pretty open to DOs? I'm interested in UT Houston, Dell, Scott & White.

Also, would a COMLEX between 450-500 be good enough for allopathic peds?

 

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[Obnoxious Dad]

You might want to start looking at the 2016 "Charting Outcomes in the Match" for osteopathic applicants. Follow this link:
http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Charting-Outcomes-US-Osteopathic-2016.pdf
Go to page 102. A D.O. pediatrics applicant with a COMLEX between 451 and 500 U.S. had an 85% chance (53/62) of matching across the U.S. The mean COMLEX I score for matched applicants was 550.
You should also look at the composition of the resident classes at some of the Texas programs.
http://healthcare-professionals.sw.org/graduate-medical-education/residencies/pediatric/residents
https://med.uth.edu/pediatrics/files/2013/10/Pediatrics-Roster-16-17-Five-page-document.pdf
https://utexas.app.box.com/s/tv52bhp0h8xhzsw8lude3ra8omljnfmd
There are a fair number of D.O.s at all of these programs but I think you need to think about scoring higher than 550 on the COMLEX to get a slot at any of these places.