DO letter?

[NigerianMD/DO]

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Hello fellow SDNers,

I have a question for the majority population. Is it possible to apply to DO school without an DO Letter? As I am very interested in the practice of OMM and the ideology of DO physicians.

Thank you

 

[yoohooDO]

Let the SDN rage commence.

 

[el_duderino]

Most schools, yes. Many require a DO letter. Look a the the individual school's admissions requirements.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Yes, see the FAQ.

Also make notice that not having shadowed a DO will do you no favors and make plenty of ADCOMs doubt your interest in DO.

 

[orangeman25]

I have a DO letter but I don't really think the physician really talked about OMM. She just wrote a normal letter talking about our experiences and what she thinks about me. Is that okay?

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

I have a DO letter but I don't really think the physician really talked about OMM. She just wrote a normal letter talking about our experiences and what she thinks about me. Is that okay?

Nope, that's bad. You needed a DO Lor with at least 5 prayers of At Still....

 

[radian313]

I have a DO letter but I don't really think the physician really talked about OMM. She just wrote a normal letter talking about our experiences and what she thinks about me. Is that okay?

Its fine, OMM or not, this is something you can express on your secondaries....in how you were able to discuss elements of OMM and how its a viable option for a certain patient. Im getting mine from a Urologist (DO), and he's told me he doesnt practice OMM much anymore, if anything he will recommend kegal exercises for urinary incontinence....but thats about it...

 

[turnitblue&blue92]

I have DO shadowing experience, but no letter. (DO I shadowed last summer said she would write one, but since attempting to get in touch with her in April she has yet to reply . Would this hurt me at all in the application process? Would adcoms ask me why she didn't writer a letter?

 

[JeBrAs]

I was not able to shadow a DO, but I was able to have a 1 hour long interview a DO in his office to learn more about osteopathic medicine. He also wrote me a letter of recommendation for this application cycle. Will this be satisfactory for DO schools?

 

[ortnakas]

I have DO shadowing experience, but no letter. (DO I shadowed last summer said she would write one, but since attempting to get in touch with her in April she has yet to reply . Would this hurt me at all in the application process? Would adcoms ask me why she didn't writer a letter?

Do you have a DO letter? Some schools are okay without it, but some require it (like LECOM).

 

[turnitblue&blue92]

No I don't have a DO letter

 

[Shinobiz11]

Since everyone else is derailing this train, I might as well loot it while I can.

I have a DO letter, but it is very bad. The FM I shadowed has been practicing forever and he basically wrote 3 sentences about me. The whole letter is less than a paragraph. I have an MD letter that is much better, should I just roll with the MD letter and send in the DO one if I have to?

 

[Radon XP]

I have a question that I might as well ask here.

When applying to DO schools, should we include shadowing experience from MD physicians as well?

 

[yankees527]

Since everyone else is derailing this train, I might as well loot it while I can.

I have a DO letter, but it is very bad. The FM I shadowed has been practicing forever and he basically wrote 3 sentences about me. The whole letter is less than a paragraph. I have an MD letter that is much better, should I just roll with the MD letter and send in the DO one if I have to?

I had the same problem. He said "Yankees527 shadowed me in my office. I found him to have the capacity to be an excellent physician"
The end. Then he ended up bailing on letting me shadow him.m
So I went out and found another one, one who does OMM and is writing a letter! I say keep looking

 

[Shinobiz11]

I had the same problem. He said "Yankees527 shadowed me in my office. I found him to have the capacity to be an excellent physician"
The end. Then he ended up bailing on letting me shadow him.m
So I went out and found another one, one who does OMM and is writing a letter! I say keep looking

Haha i was still able to shadow, but i think he just wasn't up to date with LOR guidelines. I could get another letter from a DO, but Idk if I'll have it in time.

 

[yankees527]

Haha i was still able to shadow, but i think he just wasn't up to date with LOR guidelines. I could get another letter from a DO, but Idk if I'll have it in time.

It should really be considered +10000000 when you have do shadowing because there are SO MUCH less of them. Should show kudos for 1. actually finding a do
2. Finding one willing to let you shadow