DO licensing requirements

[jf]

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I have a question regarding the state licensing requirements for DOs. I am a fourth year in the process of applying for EM residencies. I am going to apply to all three types of programs (ie 1,2,3/2,3,4/1,2,3,4). I am not applying to any osteopathic programs since my preferred programs are not osteopathic and I don't want to be shut out of them by participating in the osteopathic match. If I match at a 1,2,3 or 1,2,3,4 program, I will not have an opportunity to do a osteopathic rotating internship. As such, I will not be allowed to practice in a few states, namely Florida (where I may be interested to move to in the future). My question is, how strict is this rule or are there ways around it?

Thanks

 

[DrMom]

You can get out of it...Quinn is the man you need to talk to 😀

 

[DrQuinn]

Just got back from dinner at Maggiano's with about 10 of the hottest ER nurses you've ever seen. Time to go bask in the glory of never being able to touch any of them. I'll respond tomorrow on my day off.

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[bgreet]

Just got back from dinner at Maggiano's with about 10 of the hottest ER nurses you've ever seen. Time to go bask in the glory of never being able to touch any of them. I'll respond tomorrow on my day off.

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And why again can you never touch them? Aren't fellow employees fair game?

 

[DrQuinn]

And why again can you never touch them? Aren't fellow employees fair game?

Had my wifey sitting between me and the "Jennifer Aniston" of the ER.

 

[DrQuinn]

I have a question regarding the state licensing requirements for DOs. I am a fourth year in the process of applying for EM residencies. I am going to apply to all three types of programs (ie 1,2,3/2,3,4/1,2,3,4). I am not applying to any osteopathic programs since my preferred programs are not osteopathic and I don't want to be shut out of them by participating in the osteopathic match. If I match at a 1,2,3 or 1,2,3,4 program, I will not have an opportunity to do a osteopathic rotating internship. As such, I will not be allowed to practice in a few states, namely Florida (where I may be interested to move to in the future). My question is, how strict is this rule or are there ways around it?

Thanks

First off, don't ever ever ever ever do the DO internship. Its a waste of time. Trust me. I've talked to ten people who have done it and subsequently went on to anesthesia, allopathic IM, neurology, whatever. They all said it was the biggest joke and they were NOT up to par with their MD PGY-2 counterparts. It appears you are sane and have decided not to do it.

They are not strict at all about the rule. You just need to send in a reason why you did not do it. I gave about 7 reasons and got it waived. If you want, PM me with your email address and I'll send you what i sent the AOA.

Anywho, I got it waived, but I had to do one month of Family Practice (got that done... uh, yeah, well, got it signed by an FP attending), go to any DO convention, and continue to be an AOA member.

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[raptor5]

Quinn, did they require anything in the realm of OMM.

 

[Docgeorge]

What are some accepctable reasons to want to get it waved. I'd love to some of the allo GS residency in OH and PA with out having to do that stupid Intern year.

 

[DrQuinn]

Quinn, did they require anything in the realm of OMM.

Besides practicing the "doming of the pelvic diaphragm" on the nurses in the ED, no.

Just had to do a month of family medicine, since I have no outpatient rotations as an EM resident.

 

[DrQuinn]

What are some accepctable reasons to want to get it waved. I'd love to some of the allo GS residency in OH and PA with out having to do that stupid Intern year.

The website has a good list of them. Not sure of it exactly but do what I always did.

Go to google and type up "resolution 42" and AOA

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[Midwest Medic]

To be a devil's advocate.....
i am doing a DO internship right now, and am getting a great education. There are A LOT of places that the internsip year is a waste, but not everyone is like that. So far from talking to a few friends at some nice places (one at Cleveland Clinic doing medicine, a few in the ER programs in Chicago), I feel like I am at least on par with them if not above them, at least after the first month on internship. On the other hand, I have some friends who have done a DO internship and their first year was a total waste. They were easy, but they were WAY behind the basic clinical knowledge to advance tot he second year in most programs. So there are diamonds in the rough out there, you just need to be really selective.

 

[aliraja]

Just got back from dinner at Maggiano's with about 10 of the hottest ER nurses you've ever seen. Time to go bask in the glory of never being able to touch any of them. I'll respond tomorrow on my day off.

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They really need to have either ACEP or SAEM in Tampa ASAP. I'm tired of salivating over your posts...