DO to pathology or IM?

[thirdunity]

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How hard is it to go into pathology or internal medicine as a DO?

I'm considering the DO route. I'm open to either DO or MD, but think I'm more likely to get into a DO school, plus there is a DO school I am in love with.

Just asking.

 

[chaeymaey]

You should no problem getting into IM. All of the primary care fields are pretty easy to get into. 3 students from TCOM matched pathology (all MD residencies) last year, so I don't think it's that difficult but I'm not as familiar with pathology as I am with IM.

 

[Taus]

they are on the low end of the competative spectrum....you should have no problems as long as you pass your boards and have no major deficiencies on your transcript

 

[Oculus Sinistra]

How hard is it to go into pathology or internal medicine as a DO?

I'm considering the DO route. I'm open to either DO or MD, but think I'm more likely to get into a DO school, plus there is a DO school I am in love with.

Just asking.

Easy if you get good grades in med school.
Grads have matched into IM at Top Ten schools too.

 

[chaeymaey]

Easy if you get good grades in med school.
Grads have matched into IM at Top Ten schools too.

Yeah, the pathology residents I mentioned earlier - 1 is at Cleveland Clinic and 2 are at Baylor, so you can get into great residencies.

 

[czanetti]

The head of the IM department at John's Hopkins is a graduate from TCOM. This info came from the mouths of the admissions committee at TCOM when I went for an interview.

 

[MiesVanDerMom]

my mentor is a DO Pathologist, chief resident this year. then she's headed to a fellowship in forensic pathology. she says being a DO helped her in path (OMM, etc.) 👍

 

[chaeymaey]

The head of the IM department at John's Hopkins is a graduate from TCOM. This info came from the mouths of the admissions committee at TCOM when I went for an interview.

Yeah, I know his sister. We went to undergrad together. She told me he graduated second in his class at TCOM.

 

[Toohotinvegas33]

You can have any residency you want as long as you work for it. Nobody is going to hand over anything competitive to anyone whether Do or MD.

 

[roach]

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