Dually Accredited Peds Program

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I wanted to find out the breakdown of the dually accredited peds program. I have seen pros/cons/overall opinions of most of the allopathic peds programs that I have applied to. However, I haven't seen any info on the dual/osteopathic programs. If you have in depth analysis of these types of programs, please post it here. What are the unique aspects that apply to osteopathic side of things? Are there specific osteopathic aspects of the program or do the programs just fulfill the osteopathic required internship year? Is there actual emphasis on OMT in the curriculum? More specifically, I'm looking for personal accounts/interview day impressions about the following dually accredited peds programs:
1 -UMDNJ-SOM/Cooper Childrens Regional - Camden, NJ
2- Good Samaritan Hospital/Winthrop - West Islip, NY
3- Newark Beth Israel/St. Barnabas - Newark, NJ
4- UMDNJ-SOM/Jersey Shore Medical Center - Neptune, NJ
5- NYCOM/Maimonides - Brooklyn, NY
6- OUCOM Doctor's Hospital/Nationwide Children's - Columbus, OH
7- University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center/Rainbow Babies - Richmond Heights/Cleveland, OH
8- NSUCOM/Miami Children's - Miami, FL

* Please use the pros/cons/overall opinion format

Thank you for your help and input

 

[DrWBD]

Not to be a jerk but what is the point of a dual accredited program in the Resolution 42 era? I can tell you that none of the NY programs you listed are as well-regarded as schneider's children's hospital (lij/north shore) or childrens hospital at Columbia in NYC. Wouldn't it be better to seek training at hospitals like these?

 

[eag]

As I stated in my original post, I have feedback for the other programs I'm applying to (that includes Columbia and Schneider and all of the top programs). However, I haven't heard anyone's experience about the programs that I have listed and was interested in getting feedback from those people that have personal experiences at those programs. I'm not interested in having this thread be a debate about other things. I truly would like genuine responses from people who know about these programs so that I can get the pros/cons/overall perspectives as I have for Columbia, Schneider, Rainbow Babies, Pitt, CHOP and all of the bigger programs.

 

[CrazyPeds527]

I PMd you eag

 

[kristing]

Not to be a jerk but what is the point of a dual accredited program in the Resolution 42 era? I can tell you that none of the NY programs you listed are as well-regarded as schneider's children's hospital (lij/north shore) or childrens hospital at Columbia in NYC. Wouldn't it be better to seek training at hospitals like these?

The resolution 42 is not a slam dunk, and if you can just go to a program that's dually accredited that you like the same as the other ones (and you are a DO I assume), why not do it? You would match earlier and you wouldn't have to fill out all of that paperwork.

 

[jonb12997]

*hijacking thread*

I honestly feel like the AOA needs to just let go of Pediatrics all together... there aren't that many anyway, and it just screws with our match decisions...

*unhijacking thread*

As far as those programs go, I only know a little bit about Geisinger here in the Northeast which isn't even on your list, so never mind! 😉

 

[DrWBD]

The resolution 42 is not a slam dunk, and if you can just go to a program that's dually accredited that you like the same as the other ones (and you are a DO I assume), why not do it? You would match earlier and you wouldn't have to fill out all of that paperwork.

More than 90% of Resolution 42 petitions are accepted (it's more than that but I'm too lazy to find the exact statistic from the AOA). That's as close as you can get to a sure thing nowadays.

And not doing paperwork is a pretty silly reason to choose a residency. When you can get training at a great program (and Peds is wide open now for DOs) why would you settle for a lesser one? It's no secret that dual accreditation is just a ploy to get DOs (read=Americans) to apply to otherwise subpar residencies that would normally get filled with FMGs. As I mentioned, none of the NY programs mentioned are particularly impressive IMO.

Anyway, apologies for hijacking the thread. Please resume the previous discussion. 🙂