doing a specialty residency as a D.O. (ped. neuro)

[mendelmouse]

hi 2009 student from Unecom...
im very set on becoming a pediatric neurologist. how hard is it to secure a neurology residency from coming from a D.O. background is there anything i can do to beter my chances...such as research etc.
thanks
bmf

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[docbill]

hi 2009 student from Unecom...
im very set on becoming a pediatric neurologist. how hard is it to secure a neurology residency from coming from a D.O. background is there anything i can do to beter my chances...such as research etc.
thanks
bmf

Hi BMF,
Is this addressed to UNECOM students. Are you a member of the class of 2009? If yes, you should post on class of 2009.

I would say wait till first year at least, to start planing your plan to get into whatever specialty. Also do a search. I think this was brought up before.

 

[OSUdoc08]

hi 2009 student from Unecom...
im very set on becoming a pediatric neurologist. how hard is it to secure a neurology residency from coming from a D.O. background is there anything i can do to beter my chances...such as research etc.
thanks
bmf

I did a search at several child neurology residencies, and found DO's in many of them.

 

[PublicEnemy]

getting into a good peds program shouldn't be too difficult.

after that, the world is yours, there are a good number of pediatric neuro fellowships.

 

[Chronotropic]

I think that neuropeds is a seperate field where you match via the sf match. Anyway I've heard that DOs are plentiful in neuro, peds neuro probably the same.

 

[Megalofyia]

getting into a good peds program shouldn't be too difficult.

after that, the world is yours, there are a good number of pediatric neuro fellowships.

I've been under the impression that you dont do peds and then a neuro fellowship but rather match into pedi neurology.

 

[PublicEnemy]

many of the peds neuro programs require completion of at least 2 years post-grad, most of the time an actual peds residency program.