Do I have to shadow a DO?

[vin5cent0]

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I've been trying to find a DO to shadow for the past 2 months now and no one is really getting back to me. I have one doctor who said he'd be willing to let me come in, but he couldn't commit to a date yet and said it might not be until the end of summer. I have a decent amount of shadowing experience of a few MD's, but the few schools I've looked at have specifically wanted a letter of rec from a DO you shadowed/DO shadowing experience.

 

[asdf123g]

No you dont. its just better.

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[DoctorKrieger]

There are a handful of schools that won't budge on the DO letter requirement, but most are fine with an MD letter instead.

 

[keels99]

If anything you should at least shadow a DO so you can be prepared to answer questions like "Why DO" during your interview. It's good to have an idea of the differences between DO/MD (albeit small.) Also it shows initiative on your part when you actually take time to shadow an osteopathic physician

 

[Goro]

It won't hurt, but always helps.

I've been trying to find a DO to shadow for the past 2 months now and no one is really getting back to me. I have one doctor who said he'd be willing to let me come in, but he couldn't commit to a date yet and said it might not be until the end of summer. I have a decent amount of shadowing experience of a few MD's, but the few schools I've looked at have specifically wanted a letter of rec from a DO you shadowed/DO shadowing experience.