Do/md

[paumera]

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How would one obtain both an MD AND a DO status? I know this may seem nieve...what if you graduate from DO school, take the USMLE and become certified in an allopathic specialty? Don't get me wrong, osteopathy is GREAT and I am pro DO.

 

[phd2b]

Doesn't work that way. Your degree is predicated on your fulfilling the requirements that lead to, well, your degree. Your post-graduate training doesn't impact the letters behind your name. That said, I suppose one could get a D.O. and then go to a foreign MD school and get an accelerated MD that way. I can't for the life of me figure out why someone would want to spend the 1-3 years and extra $$$$ doing that however. Pick a degree and commit. You'll be happier in the long run that way...

 

[paumera]

your right...i was just thinking...
although the DO and MD are "equal" in terms of everything but OMM, the more I find out about the two, the more there seems to be bariers and animosity, I was just thinking that having both would open more doors. i really believe in the osteopath philosophy, but do not want to limit my future...yes, i know, my future is limited only by me, but still...

 

[phd2b]

It's often said that you are only as good as the last place you've been. In other words, where you went to undergrad, for example, matters less than where you did your graduate work. Where you did your graduate training matters less than where you did your post-graduate training, etc.

Pick a route that you are comfortable with (and can afford) and go for it. Most folks are most concerned with your recent history and the upward (hopefully) trends in your performance. So, if you went to a foreign medical school and then secured a decent residency, its doubtful that most will worry about where you got your degree. This varies by specialty, of course.

YMMV

 

[biomajor]

im not too sure of the details but i do know of a school in anguila......University of health sciences in anguila which in in the carribean which grants DO students or DO physicians the MD degree in one year....look into it

 

[biomajor]

if your interested here is the website for that school which grants MD degrees to DO's after 1 year



http://www.uhsa.com/pstudent/four/resdt/faq.htm

 

[rpames]

I just went to the link, I do not want to start anything, but why are DC listed under "advanced standing," but optometrist (who prescribe medications and even cut the skin sometimes) are under the 3 year plan? I can understand why DO's and DVM are advanced, maybe even DPM's, but DC's?

Disclaimer: In no way should this post be considered as an approval for internet medical degrees.

 

[phd2b]

I'm fairly skeptical about this approach. I'd really like to speak to several successful 'graduates' of this program who are either in qualified residency or practices in the U.S...

The purpose of this program has a legitimate nature for those who want to practice internationally. For those who just want to re-label their degrees so that they can be MD's in the US though...

Thanks for posting the site...it is interesting.

 

[Dr JPH]

For $50 I will giv eyou an MD degree that will be worth about as much as the one from Antigua.

 

[SawBones]

Originally posted by paumera
your right...i was just thinking...
although the DO and MD are "equal" in terms of everything but OMM, the more I find out about the two, the more there seems to be bariers and animosity...

The "more you find out... the more there seems to be barriers and animosity..." ?? Then your research is obviously flawed. Where are you researching, and who are you talking to? If you are just asking MDs (like many premeds do), then you might as well interview Trent Lott for information for your African American Studies course.

It irks me that premeds, who are supposedly scientists, use their scientific training in everything BUT their exploration of the medical profession. If you suddenly tell a premed that ozone isn't pollutant, then they will laugh in your face and ask for a scientific article defending your claim. On the other hand, if you tell a premed that DOs can't do surgery (or some other absurd comment about DOs), they'll believe every word you say without question. Utterly *****ic.

Seriously, if you want to learn about England, then GO to England -- don't ask a Frenchman who once visited London! So if you want to learn about DOs, go work with DOs (both primary care and specialists). Consider traveling to a DO school and speak with professors and other students.

So in sum, re-evaluate your research and start over because you findings are not consistent with reality.

 

[paumera]

okay saw...take a deep breath...it's okay, relax...play some allman brothers and take 2000mg vitamin C, i'll talk you down...seriously though...okay, so i post a question, this IS part of my research, and it's nice to get feedback from most people...it's not to get anyone in a tizzy...my "research" is an ongoing process, it's called life. i am not one of those "MD go go go!" people, in fact, i am going to NYCOM next fall...some of what i was speaking about came directly from the NYCOM administration...so i ask...i like to find out as much as i can, not to "irk" people on the matter. i hope people in my school are more understanding and open to question than others that may be on the ol' sdn...in fact, that's why i always hesitate to post, it seems like some people are just way too uptight..oh well, i guess that's what make the world interesting - thanks for the advice saw... be well.