DO Match List Thread 2020

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  • The most competitive DO match year of all time

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Dwan said:
Hopkins' PMR match was 100% DOs this year: PM&R Residency | Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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That's amazing! Go DOs!

For DOs who want to match into top academic hospitals, is PM&R a good specialty to go after? Any other specialties/programs are like that DO friendly? Maybe Anesthesia? Psych?

Any reasons why DOs have a better chance in specialties like PM&R compared to FM and IM? Seems like many FM and IM top academic programs do not have DOs in their roster.
 
DameJulie said:
That's amazing! Go DOs!

For DOs who want to match into top academic hospitals, is PM&R a good specialty to go after? Any other specialties/programs are like that DO friendly? Maybe Anesthesia? Psych?

Any reasons why DOs have a better chance in specialties like PM&R compared to FM and IM? Seems like many FM and IM top academic programs do not have DOs in their roster.
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Top academic IM might be the most prestige focused field out there, hence why no DO's.
 
DameJulie said:
That's amazing! Go DOs!

For DOs who want to match into top academic hospitals, is PM&R a good specialty to go after? Any other specialties/programs are like that DO friendly? Maybe Anesthesia? Psych?

Any reasons why DOs have a better chance in specialties like PM&R compared to FM and IM? Seems like many FM and IM top academic programs do not have DOs in their roster.
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Many of the top places are open to DOs in FM and anesthesia.

MSK is a big part of PMR and programs know that DOs receive more training in it. Also PMR is one of the least prestige focused fields.
 
I received my school's match list today and it's overall pretty standard. I am a little annoyed though that they don't differentiate branch campuses. It just says the affiliated university name which I feel like is being a little bit sneaky.
 
I think the merger definitely benefitted DOs overall. Obviously some exceptions are there as everyone's case is different.

1) not having to play duel matching game with NMS and NRMP is huge
2) ACGME accredited for all programs now so no licensing issue down the line


DO Senior 90.7% match rate is still pretty good. I figure placement rate is probably at close to ~99%

Not that far behind MD Senior 93.7% match rate.
 
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I know at KYCOM there was an Ortho match at St. Vincent's in Ohio, GS at University of Kentucky, Prelim into DR at UCincy and Psych at Rosalind Franklin University/Chicago. Unfortunately don't have a list but will be on the lookout for more.
 
blendermd said:
I think the merger definitely benefitted DOs overall. Obviously some exceptions are there as everyone's case is different.

1) not having to play duel game with NMS and NRMP is huge
2) ACGME accredited for all programs now so no licensing issue down the line


90.7% match rate is still pretty good. I figure placement rate is probably at close to ~99%

Not that far behind MD's 93.7% match rate
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I think it'll benefit those of us not going into the competitive specialties, but I don't know what it will do for those gunning for things like derm. I didn't have any in my class so I didn't get to see that first time. But for us normies it'll definitely help. There's no way I would have matched where I did without the merger because as a borderline applicant I would have thrown myself into the AOA match.
Tgfu34 said:
I know at KYCOM there was an Ortho match at St. Vincent's in Ohio, GS at the University of Kentucky, Prelim into DR at UCincy and Psych at Rosalind Franklin University/Chicago. Unfortunately don't have a list but will be on the lookout for more.
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I am KYCOM and do have the list. We match a lot of different things at UK, they're pretty open. The UC kid is awesome. Rosalind Franklin is a D.O/IMG friendly psych program. I just wish they'd be a little more upfront about branch campuses than what's on the sheet, if you know the town you know it's a branch campus but if you don't it looks like they matched at the actual site. It was overall a pretty average match for us from where I'm standing.
Oh, but it is awesome it's our second Ortho match in 2 years with candidates that don't fit the "ortho mold" I'm proud of both of them.
 
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DMU this year has 8 students unmatched, highest in the past five years, those are probably gunners aiming for uber competitive specialties.
 
zNoodlez said:
DMU this year has 8 students unmatched, highest in the past five years, those are probably gunners aiming for uber competitive specialties.
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Unmatched on unplaced? 96% match rate is the lowest of the past 5 years?
 
zNoodlez said:
DMU this year has 8 students unmatched, highest in the past five years, those are probably gunners aiming for uber competitive specialties.
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Not all doom and gloom though. Me and a friend of mine were unmatched last year from DMU. We both matched ortho this year and they didn’t add us in their match data.

Edit: DMU calls everything a match including placements in SOAP. So 5 people this year are still not placed. I know one of them that’s doing ortho research.
 
Gen3ricDO said:
Not all doom and gloom though. Me and a friend of mine were unmatched last year from DMU. We both matched ortho this year and they didn’t add us in their match data.

Edit: DMU calls everything a match including placements in SOAP. So 5 people this year are still not placed. I know one of them that’s doing ortho research.
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You both were unmatched and unplaced last year?
 
My son was just accepted off waitlist OSUCOM At Talequah. OOS but lives 5 miles from Oklahoma, about an hour from Talequah and has very strong ties to OSUCOM
 
You shall know the Truth said:
PMnR at hopkins
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Hopkins PM&R is not as prestigious as other specialties. It’s a malignant hospital (which is especially unattractive to PM&R applicants) and they have had a few residents transfer out in recent years, another warning sign when your class size is small.
 
katiemaude said:
Hopkins PM&R is not as prestigious as other specialties. It’s a malignant hospital (which is especially unattractive to PM&R applicants) and they have had a few residents transfer out in recent years, another warning sign when your class size is small.
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the whole hospital?
 
Medscigirl said:
Still waiting on final results but our Dean updated us that we had a 96.9% match rate. Don’t have the list of specialties/locations yet
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I do have a list of specialties and locations. We're just not allowed to distribute it. As I said earlier, a pretty normal match for us. A couple of awesome matches, a fair amount of internal/family medicine/peds, some specialties. I don't see anything jaw-dropping.
 
mathnerd88 said:
Here is the full match list from RowanSOM.

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Great list! Some standouts to me (purely subjective):

Radiation Oncology - TJU
Vascular Surgery - Rutger's
EM - NYP (idk why it says Columbia & Cornell), Albert Einstein (PA)
IM/EM - Christiana Care
IM - UPenn/Penn Hospital (I think I know who this person is, might've met on interview trail), Cleveland Clinic, Georgetown, George Washington University, Temple
 
AlteredScale said:
Great list! Some standouts to me (purely subjective):

Radiation Oncology - TJU
Vascular Surgery - Rutger's
EM - NYP (idk why it says Columbia & Cornell), Albert Einstein (PA)
IM/EM - Christiana Care
IM - UPenn/Penn Hospital (I think I know who this person is, might've met on interview trail), Cleveland Clinic, Georgetown, George Washington University, Temple
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We have two in our class going into Pennsy. Everything else is just one haha.

We also have one BUMC for psych and FM. That’s pretty dope too especially considering Boston hates DOs. Also Yale for child neuro and NYU for path and neuro.
 
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Hey guys, any word on a final NSU KPCOM match list? I’ve come across some partial ones but none that show the complete list
 
mathnerd88 said:
We have two in our class going into Pennsy. Everything else is just one haha.

We also have one BUMC for psych and FM. That’s pretty dope too especially considering Boston hates DOs. Also Yale for child neuro and NYU for path and neuro.
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Awesome! Glad to hear it!

Do you know what the back story is to calling Pennsy btw? I always thought that was kinda funny haha


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AlteredScale said:
Awesome! Glad to hear it!

Do you know what the back story is to calling Pennsy btw? I always thought that was kinda funny haha


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Honestly, no idea. I only know that because the students who go interview there call it that haha. I assumed it was just short for "Pennsylvania Hospital."
 
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AlteredScale said:
Great list! Some standouts to me (purely subjective):

Radiation Oncology - TJU
Vascular Surgery - Rutger's
EM - NYP (idk why it says Columbia & Cornell), Albert Einstein (PA)
IM/EM - Christiana Care
IM - UPenn/Penn Hospital (I think I know who this person is, might've met on interview trail), Cleveland Clinic, Georgetown, George Washington University, Temple
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Great matches I agree! IR at Georgetown I think wins for best match on that list. unreal
 
Deecee2DO said:
Great matches I agree! IR at Georgetown I think wins for best match on that list. unreal
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The guy who got Georgetown IR did all that he could. He made so many connections, started/was president of radiology clubs, gave talks, attended conferences, etc.
 
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AlteredScale said:
Awesome! Glad to hear it!

Do you know what the back story is to calling Pennsy btw? I always thought that was kinda funny haha


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Pennsy = Pennsylvania Hospital = Affiliated program with Penn (like NorthShore/UChicago)
HUP = Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania = Main teaching hospital for Penn

Pennsy =/= Penn

Pennsy residents can do some rotations at Penn I believe, but it's certainly not the same thing as being a resident at HUP.
 
meliora27 said:
Pennsy = Pennsylvania Hospital = Affiliated program with Penn (like NorthShore/UChicago)
HUP = Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania = Main teaching hospital for Penn

Pennsy =/= Penn

Pennsy residents can do some rotations at Penn I believe, but it's certainly not the same thing as being a resident at HUP.
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Oh yeah I knew that it was PennHospital! I’m just wondering where the actual name “pennsy” came from as it just seems like such a vague description. Has it always been called that? Where did the “-sy” come from?

These are just stupid wanderings of my mind during quarantine ha.


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mathnerd88 said:
We have two in our class going into Pennsy. Everything else is just one haha.

We also have one BUMC for psych and FM. That’s pretty dope too especially considering Boston hates DOs. Also Yale for child neuro and NYU for path and neuro.
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BU took 2 DOs for psych last year, and apparently at least 1 this year. I’m curious as to why this is, Boston is a notoriously DO-unfriendly city, and BU is a prestigious institution. At the risk of going full-on meat tornado, it makes me wonder if there’s something going on at their psych program which makes it undesirable.
 
AlteredScale said:
Oh yeah I knew that it was PennHospital! I’m just wondering where the actual name “pennsy” came from as it just seems like such a vague description. Has it always been called that? Where did the “-sy” come from?

These are just stupid wanderings of my mind during quarantine ha.


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Pennsy-lvania hospital
 
JennyLaw said:
BU took 2 DOs for psych last year, and apparently at least 1 this year. I’m curious as to why this is, Boston is a notoriously DO-unfriendly city, and BU is a prestigious institution. At the risk of going full-on meat tornado, it makes me wonder if there’s something going on at their psych program which makes it undesirable.
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I interviewed at the program this cycle and was very impressed. I definitely did not get the vibe that there was a problem with the program. I think they just really liked some of the DO applicants. Simple as that. I mean we don’t bite. DO’s do match in Boston.
 
meliora27 said:
Pennsy = Pennsylvania Hospital = Affiliated program with Penn (like NorthShore/UChicago)
HUP = Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania = Main teaching hospital for Penn

Pennsy =/= Penn

Pennsy residents can do some rotations at Penn I believe, but it's certainly not the same thing as being a resident at HUP.
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There’s also Presby lol
 
meliora27 said:
Pennsy = Pennsylvania Hospital = Affiliated program with Penn (like NorthShore/UChicago)
HUP = Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania = Main teaching hospital for Penn

Pennsy =/= Penn

Pennsy residents can do some rotations at Penn I believe, but it's certainly not the same thing as being a resident at HUP.
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Although it's not the same, Pennsylvania hospital has a very strong rep. There are attendings that go back and forth b/w HUP and Pennsy as well. For clinics, some patients actually prefer to go to Pennsy for certain things too (I've heard their Ob/Gyn is really good). The main difference is the boatload of research labs that are on HUP's campus. Some of HUP's residencies also go to Pennsy as part of their training (ex. Psychiatry).

Also, Pennsylvania hospital was the first hospital built in the U.S. and it's in the heart of Philly. Pretty cool.
 
I also have to add along with other's comments here that Pennsy Hospital is DO friendly, and no Step is required for interview and match. I know several RowanSOM students who interviewed there without any Step score. Pennsy is also ranked number 7 in PA in US News and lacks fellowships (only 2- foot/ankle and vasc surg) Still, like MADD!!! said, it does have a strong reputation and has the UPenn affiliation.

IMHO Pennsy isn't as competitive as TJ or UPMC Presby which most likely requires Step.
 
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mathnerd88 said:
I also have to add along with other's comments here that Pennsy Hospital is DO friendly, and no Step is required for interview and match. I know several RowanSOM students who interviewed there without any Step score. Pennsy is also ranked number 7 in PA in US News and lacks fellowships (only 2- foot/ankle and vasc surg) Still, like MADD!!! said, it does have a strong reputation and has the UPenn affiliation.

IMHO Pennsy isn't as competitive as TJ or UPMC Presby which most likely requires Step.
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Pennsy's fellowship match is also pretty lit. Def one of the strongest for an IM program with no in-house fellowships.
 
JennyLaw said:
BU took 2 DOs for psych last year, and apparently at least 1 this year. I’m curious as to why this is, Boston is a notoriously DO-unfriendly city, and BU is a prestigious institution. At the risk of going full-on meat tornado, it makes me wonder if there’s something going on at their psych program which makes it undesirable.
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They probably did auditions there or had connections.
 
JennyLaw said:
BU took 2 DOs for psych last year, and apparently at least 1 this year. I’m curious as to why this is, Boston is a notoriously DO-unfriendly city, and BU is a prestigious institution. At the risk of going full-on meat tornado, it makes me wonder if there’s something going on at their psych program which makes it undesirable.
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They opened a combined FMP program in 2018. Their residents seem pretty happy. Even questionable programs in places like Boston are going to be competitive. It's much more likely that they just liked some DOs better than some MD applicants.

mathnerd88 said:
I also have to add along with other's comments here that Pennsy Hospital is DO friendly, and no Step is required for interview and match. I know several RowanSOM students who interviewed there without any Step score. Pennsy is also ranked number 7 in PA in US News and lacks fellowships (only 2- foot/ankle and vasc surg) Still, like MADD!!! said, it does have a strong reputation and has the UPenn affiliation.

IMHO Pennsy isn't as competitive as TJ or UPMC Presby which most likely requires Step.
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Most residencies at Presby do require USMLE, but I do believe a couple specialties there have had DO COMLEX only matches, just not IM or anything.
 
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