DO Pathology

[heyjack70]

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Are there any Osteopathic Pathology residencies?

 

[Willie B]

No. There is however a fellowship for forensic pathology😕

 

[dermpathdoc]

I am the Chair of the Osteopathic Board of Pathology. No there are no Osteopathic residencies in Pathology, altho the other poster is correct, there is now a Fellowship in Forensic Pathology.
The osteopathic Residencies all lost thier funding from thier respective schools/hospitals in the mid 90's. Currently unless some program decides to try for a joint MD/Do program, all DO students who wish to apply for pathology must go the Allopathic route. If you want to get DO accreditation of your program, and your residency, you MUST take the internship year in DO program( especially if you want to practice in those dreaded 5 states.)
A note of reality here....you can practice in all the other states and get ABP certification in pathology by going without the transitional internship...and since the Allopathic programs are now only 4 years( 2 with AP only)....you get out a heck of lot quicker..still ther eis anothe rjolt of reality to contend with. There is a glut in the pathology market. Too many Pathologists for too few positions......some residents/fellows are going for 3( wow) fellowships in an attempt to market themselves.....
it is a cold cruel world out there for some pathology fellows

😡 😱

 

[skinknee]

would you say the salaries are even worse in the North east? I know the Metropolitan areas (Philly, NYC...) are very saturated. Could you give an estimate of possible starting salaries in the North east? Thanks!

 

[schrute]

I would like to emphasize that doing the DO internship just to get DO accreditation is not only stupid but a complete waste of time. No one does it.

Why would I spend an entire year of internship & the eventual board certification fees when the osteopathic field has contributed zilch to my post grad education? I don't buy the "your right to practice depends on groups like ours defending your rights as a physician" argument.

 

[group_theory]

Agreed - there is no need to do a seperate osteopathic internship if you want to go into pathology.

Right now, due to a lack of osteopathic pathology residency, under current guidelines for Resolution 42, you will most likely have your ACGME PGY1 year be AOA-approved. If you are beginning your PGY1 year July 1, 2008 or later, there is no curriculum requirement (for pathology) to get your PGY1 year approved.

https://www.do-online.org/index.cfm?PageID=sir_postdocabtres42

Just do the following

1. Remain a member of the AOA (at least when you are applying)
2. Fill out the application
3. Either do 8 credit-hours of CME from a AOA meeting (or state osteopathic meeting or educational activity sponsored by an osteopathic school) OR give a lecture on a topic in osteopathic medicine for your residency program.

For pathology, fulfill those requirements and your intern year will be AOA-approved.

 

[dermpathdoc]

Agreed - there is no need to do a seperate osteopathic internship if you want to go into pathology.

Right now, due to a lack of osteopathic pathology residency, under current guidelines for Resolution 42, you will most likely have your ACGME PGY1 year be AOA-approved. If you are beginning your PGY1 year July 1, 2008 or later, there is no curriculum requirement (for pathology) to get your PGY1 year approved.

https://www.do-online.org/index.cfm?PageID=sir_postdocabtres42

Just do the following

1. Remain a member of the AOA (at least when you are applying)
2. Fill out the application
3. Either do 8 credit-hours of CME from a AOA meeting (or state osteopathic meeting or educational activity sponsored by an osteopathic school) OR give a lecture on a topic in osteopathic medicine for your residency program.

For pathology, fulfill those requirements and your intern year will be AOA-approved.

Yes, this was something that recently was approved for not just Pathology but for other orphan Boards that no longer have Osteopathic Residencies...