For graduates of an inaugural class...

[LadyFire]

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Ok I know there have been various threads about this but I have a very specific question for graduates of an inaugural class and I didn't see it in those threads. I posted in the Residents board as well but haven't received a response so maybe there are people on this board that will answer my question.

I wanted some insight on whether actual graduates found that being the first graduating class impacted their choice of residencies. Also, does graduating from a new branch of an established college have less of an impact than graduating from a brand new university with no existing branches?

I understand that it's hard for anyone to get their top choice for residency and most of it depends on how well you perform, how well you interview, etc. I just want to know if the actual graduates from an inaugural class noticed any additional issues.

Thanks so much for your insight!

 

[TexasTriathlete]

Just a first-year at a school that is graduating its first class this year, but I am hearing through the grapevine that some of our guys/girls landed some attractive spots in the DO match. MD match still pending for like 1/3 of them I think. Haven't heard anything about the military folks.

I know that last year, Bradenton's first class was pretty happy with how they did.

 

[scpod]

Like TT said, Bradenton was happy with the first class. 6 got gas (5 were allopathic), a couple of allopathic radiology, bunch of EM, an ENT, several General Surgery (Do and allo), couple of allo neurology, one path, a few allo PM&R, 4 orth (including 1 allo)...etc. Not bad at all. If you are up in the top of your class...the sky's the limit.

 

[Fah-Q]

Like TT said, Bradenton was happy with the first class. 6 got gas (5 were allopathic), a couple of allopathic radiology, bunch of EM, an ENT, several General Surgery (Do and allo), couple of allo neurology, one path, a few allo PM&R, 4 orth (including 1 allo)...etc. Not bad at all. If you are up in the top of your class...the sky's the limit.

Why did so many students from an osteopathic school pursue allopathic training? Is the school doing a poor job of convincing students that osteopathy is an equal medical philosophy?

 

[Semicolon]

Why did so many students from an osteopathic school pursue allopathic training? Is the school doing a poor job of convincing students that osteopathy is an equal medical philosophy?

 

[nlax30]

Why did so many students from an osteopathic school pursue allopathic training? Is the school doing a poor job of convincing students that osteopathy is an equal medical philosophy?

From your past posts you ask this sort of question a lot, and you're either a resident or attending..... so you know that those students probably had quite a number of different reasons and factors they weighed when deciding on where to train, only one of which would be allo or osteo.

 

[scpod]

Perhaps you are unaware of current trends. 60% of Osteopathic graduaes currently choose to train in ACGME programs. There are many reasons for that. If you'll look at the survey of 4th year students that the AOA does each year you'll see that most osteopathic students believe they will get better training in ACGME programs. I'm not convinced that that is true, but I am sure that location plays a huge role. Currently 75% of first year Osteopathic GME positions are located in just 7 states in the US. DO graduates have little choice but to choose ACGME programs if they don't wish to live in Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, or Pennsylvania. In the match earlier this month over 1,000 osteopathic positions were left unfilled. While typically a few hundred of those will fill when everyone has scrambled, you can still expect around 700 unfilled AOA positions this year.

 

[Jamers]

Are you ****ing kidding me?

Why did so many students from an osteopathic school pursue allopathic training? Is the school doing a poor job of convincing students that osteopathy is an equal medical philosophy?

 

[Fah-Q]

Sorry to burst into your forum. I was responding to this post when it was in the residency forum.

I've just never received an explanation as to why osteopathic students so often choose allopathic training. Do they no longer agree with osteopathic principles? Is this a backdoor into the MD world? Is osteopathic residency training seen as inferior to allopathic residency training amongst DO students?

I've always been afraid of asking DO's that I know as I've always feared a hostile reaction...silly me.

 

[Katatonic]

Sorry to burst into your forum. I was responding to this post when it was in the residency forum.

I've just never received an explanation as to why osteopathic students so often choose allopathic training. Do they no longer agree with osteopathic principles? Is this a backdoor into the MD world? Is osteopathic residency training seen as inferior to allopathic residency training amongst DO students?

I've always been afraid of asking DO's that I know as I've always feared a hostile reaction...silly me.

Some of us, myself included, simply see DO schools as another medical school. I don't specifically see OMM being of that much use to me since I want to be a pathologist, but DO schools will train me just as well as MD schools, so they are on the same level to me. I'm applying to both because I can become a pathologist through both. I don't think any training is seen as inferior, it just depends on what people want to do.

 

[Colbert]

Because there are absolutely no osteopathic residencies available in my field of interest in the area I plan to live in after graduation.

 

[nlax30]

Sorry to burst into your forum. I was responding to this post when it was in the residency forum.

I've just never received an explanation as to why osteopathic students so often choose allopathic training. Do they no longer agree with osteopathic principles? Is this a backdoor into the MD world? Is osteopathic residency training seen as inferior to allopathic residency training amongst DO students?

I've always been afraid of asking DO's that I know as I've always feared a hostile reaction...silly me.

I don't think you'll ever receive an "explanation" because everyone has their own criteria and reasons they use that may differ from the next person.

I don't think you should be afraid of a hostile reaction at all, but it is a little short sighted to assume it's because of just one or two reasons.

You'll have to do a search on here but someone posted a survey done a little while ago that asked a similar question. One of the response was that some students viewed the osteo residency training as inferior to the allo options, but there were also other reasons...... location, choice of specialty (no DO path options), wanting a specific program, etc....

I don't think that DO residency is seen as inferior to allo training by students overall. I'm sure you are aware that there are good and bad programs on both sides, and I would guess that students do their homework on the programs and then go with what they feel comfortable with.

 

[bioman2006]

Sorry to burst into your forum. I was responding to this post when it was in the residency forum.

I've just never received an explanation as to why osteopathic students so often choose allopathic training. Do they no longer agree with osteopathic principles? Is this a backdoor into the MD world? Is osteopathic residency training seen as inferior to allopathic residency training amongst DO students?

I've always been afraid of asking DO's that I know as I've always feared a hostile reaction...silly me.

Here's another reason: Look at the title of this thread.