DO Interview Tomorrow...Please Help!

[Southern Gentleman]

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I know this is goin to sound like a typical "I have this friend story"....but it truly is so please humor me!!!

My friend is new to SDN (doesn't even have a screen name yet). He has an interview at the DO school in Texas tomorrow. I know this comes off as ignorant and the last thing I want is to be rude....If anyone would be willing he needs basic info on the major differences between osteopathic and allopathic...and if you have the time maybe just a short and basic overview of the beliefs that osteopathic doctors adhere to so as to make some sort of justified conclusion on why he would consider osteopathic medicine.

Thanks so much for your help!

 

[tkim]

Try here: http://www.aacom.org/om.html

It's a good start.

- Tae

 

[Clemson Doc]

I'm surprised that your friend has waited so long to research this topic. Why did he even apply to D.O. schools if he weren't even aware of the philsophical differences between D.O. and M.D. schools?

His first task should be to check out the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) website: http://www.aacom.org/. There are some links there discussing osteopathic medicine, how the philosophy differs from allopathic medicine, etc.

His second task would be to decide how his views align with the osteopathic philosophy. After all, the fit between school and student better be a good fit considering the amount of money and time invested.

Obviously, D.O. schools want candidates in their matriculating class to appreciate what osteopathy is all about. They will do their best to determine in the interview whether or not your friend subscribes to that philosophy.

 

[pboothe]

😕
I don't want this to come off as patronizing, but your "friend" really really should've looked into this previously, and if your "friend" isn't able to find this info by other means then I'm really concerned as to the intellegence level of your "friend" and I am really concerned as to what kind of doctor your "friend" might make.


If you try those links and still don't know enough, then maybe your "friend" should just not show up to his interview.

I'm really not trying to be harsh, but this just raises serious questions for me. Is it just me?
😱

 

[Megalofyia]

Didn't your friend write a why DO essay in his secondary to TCOM? He should review that and go over the information that he got to write that essay.

 

[DireWolf]

It's very easy to do a few minutes of research and fake your way through the personal statement and interview. It happens all the time. Personally, I'm not against it at all. Whatever it takes to get you in. That's why a lot of prospective students lie about wanting to become primary care physicians.

(BTW, I'm not one of those. My doc for the last 14 years is a D.O.)

 

[Idiopathic]

Wow...gotta give props on the planning ahead.

 

[NDESTRUKT]

so how did your "friend" 's interview go? Stellar I assume =)

 

[turkdlit]

Jeeze, give the guy a break...if he's applying to all allopath schools and just TCOM, maybe he didn't even need to address why he wasnts to become an osteopath in his essays or anything. Most likely, he's got good numbers (which is why hes mostly doing allopath), and TCOM invited him based mostly on that. Shouldn't we give him the benefit of the doubt?

Anyways, how did the interview go? Everyone wants to know, Gentleman.

 

[NDESTRUKT]

"stellar, I assume =)" is giving benefit of the doubt. anyone that shows concern and wants to learn about osteopathy can learn the basic principles and concepts...i think that a lot of doctors MD or not are starting to have a holistic approach anyway, and most family doctors care about the patient too, it's just not explicitly stressed perhaps.

 

[Megalofyia]

TCOM asks to explain in your secondaries your interest in osteopathic medicine.

 

[Dr Sum Day]

When I lived in TX, I knew people who applied to all of the TX schools for the sake of applying only to TX schools.....which I think is silly if you are not familiar with Osteopathy. 😉