Geneticist DO

[CaliSuperMD]

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I've used the match website to see if there were many DO options for fellowships in genetics.
I couldn't find too many only a 5 schools that allow DOs to apply.
- WashU has a program that allows DOs (but has yet to produce a DO fellow :c )

I was a genetics major and have a strong background in genetics (research and shadowing). I fell in love. It was like HOUSE MD everyday.

However, my stats don't match up for MD in US.

I've been looking into the caribbean over DO schools for this reason only.

My question: DO you know any clincal geneticists with DO? Is it likely to become a geneticist with a DO?

Thanks!

 

[CaliSuperMD]

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[SurgeDO]

the man, the myth, the legend:

Dr. Andrea Amalfitano, DO, PhD

one of the greatest physicians i have ever met. straight up cured a disease.

 

[kderekb]

What Dr. Phil said...

 

[Mad Jack]

Genetics is a fairly small field compared to much of the rest of medicine. I would hazard a guess that there are not many many DOs in genetics because there just aren't that many that have applied and also, of those that have completed training in genetics, few would likely use it as a primary qualification. I doubt you will be unable to find training in it, as with student loans at the level they are today, people aren't exactly lining up to train in such a poorly compensated field of medicine.

 

[DoctorKrieger]

I don't know what the chances of a D.O. getting this residency are. But I can tell you going Caribbean won't help your cause.

 

[NontradCA]

A lot of geneticists are PHDs as well. DO schools aren't heavy on research but your best bet would be to go to a school that offers some (do your research). But like someone else mentioned it's a small field.

 

[Chillywilly]

Listen, all you need to know about genetics is that if you cross tall green pea plants with short yellow pea plants you'll get heterozygotes. the end.

 

[group_theory]

Match for Medical Genetics (data from NRMP)

2013: 53 positions offered in 35 programs, 25 positions filled, 28 positions unfilled
There were 29 applicants for these 53 positions, 25 of those applicants matched, 4 went unmatched

2012: 52 positions offered in 33 programs, 29 positions filled, 23 positions unfilled
There were 34 applicants for these 52 positions, 29 of which matched, 5 went unmatched

2011: 53 positions offered in 36 programs, 15 positions filled, 38 positions unfilled
There were 23 applicants for these 53 positions, 15 matched, 8 unmatched

For the past 3 years, there have been more positions than applicants. There are not a lot of programs so some of the applicants may be regionally-limited (due to family, obligations, etc). Also, internal candidates will likely have preferences over external candidates.

Not sure how getting an MD from an offshore medical school will improve your chances over getting a DO from a US school. Your risk of not becoming a doctor will be greater (and likely your student loans will be greater too). Plus many DO schools are located in areas with major research universities that you can collaborate while a student (ie NYCOM and all the universities in NYC, PCOM and the universities in Philly, COMP and the universities in SoCal, etc)

 

[Roshan]

I did a Google search for a clinical geneticist who is a DO, and found this guy: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/dbmi/people/holt

Seeing as there are many openings for the field, I am sure you will get there if you want it enough. Even as a internist, I am sure you would be able to incorporate clinical genetics into your practice. What is it about the field you find interesting?

 

[cliquesh]

A lot of geneticists are PHDs as well.

Yea, it's more of a phd field than an md/do field.