Good DO School vs mediocre MD

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I live in oklahoma so i'm applying for ou (md) rated 75th and osu-com rated 1st by this site. I'm doing family practice so both would work. I was wondering what everone here thought about the stigma of DOs versus MDs, especially in Oklahoma where people are slow to change their views. (No DO/MD bashing)

I feel like I'd get a good education at both places.
 
I live in oklahoma so i'm applying for ou (md) rated 75th and osu-com rated 1st by this site. I'm doing family practice so both would work. I was wondering what everone here thought about the stigma of DOs versus MDs, especially in Oklahoma where people are slow to change their views. (No DO/MD bashing)

I feel like I'd get a good education at both places.

as some of the people stated in your other thread, and especially in family practice, it won't really matter. you gotta pick which school and which method fits you best.

as for the stigma, yes it exists, but its not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Wherever you go, you will find DO's practicing in a hospital setting as well as privately. YOu will see DO surgeons in every aspect of the medical field. After graduation, more of your colleagues will judge you on the quaility of your work than the 2 letter's behind your name. Goodluck! 🙂
 
If you got into both, I would go MD. This is in case you change your mind about family medicine. I've changed my mind ~4 times about fields I want to go into since going to med school. You get exposed to a lot of different things, so it's best to keep all your options open. So yes going MD would give you more options in the future. ALthough DOs like the previous poster said are basically in EVERY medical field, it is still a harder road in some areas.
 
This conversation always turns into an ugly, ugly flame war. I will say that I was accepted to both and opted to attend OU, which is how it normally goes. Primary care rankings don't really pull a lot of weight, so I wouldn't make school decisions based on them. Interview at both and pick which school you're happier at. For me, the advantages of OU were the larger class size, the module system, the quality of clinical rotations, and the lack of emphasis on rural primary care which I have zero interest in. It's a pretty individual decision.

Oklahoma is a pretty accepting state for DOs. The only negative thing is the stupid traditional rotating internship requirement, which is supposedly easy to get around, but it still seems like a hassle.

One thing I will caution you to do is to not listen to the smack (and yeah, it's smack) OSU students will tell you about OU on your interview day. On my interview day, we had all these students tell us that OU has an abysmal USMLE pass rate based on absolutely nothing aside from the fact that they knew somebody who knew somebody who failed.

Oh yeah, editing to add that the rankings on this site are entirely unscientific. We gripe about USNews rankings, but they have a lot more validity than SDN rankings. They are based solely on applicants' interview feedback. Interview for yourself and see how you feel.
 
I also got into both schools in and chose OSU. However it all really depends on what you are looking for in a school. Each school has its advantages and dissadvantages. I am very happy with what I picked, but I didn't pick based on rankings. Pick the place you think you will dread going to less for at least the first 2 years(not that anyone dreads the first 2 years anywhere).

One thing I will caution you to do is to not listen to the smack (and yeah, it's smack)

Haha, I thought you were talking about me and was really confused. =)
 
Haha, I thought you were talking about me and was really confused. =)

Do you talk a lot of smack? 🙂

To add to this thread, I think the phrasing of the initial question is poor. OU and OSU are pretty similar schools with similar student bodies. Their overall rankings are probably about the same. So they're either both good schools or mediocre schools or whatever.
 
I live in oklahoma so i'm applying for ou (md) rated 75th and osu-com rated 1st by this site. I'm doing family practice so both would work. I was wondering what everone here thought about the stigma of DOs versus MDs, especially in Oklahoma where people are slow to change their views. (No DO/MD bashing)

I feel like I'd get a good education at both places.

I thought all MDs were quacks?? 😀
 
Do you talk a lot of smack? 🙂

It has more to do with my first initial being S and my last name being Mackey, so its what lazy people call me.

As not to thread hijack i would also say..

It depends on what you want to do. If you are 100% sure you want to do research, OU is the better choice. If you are 100% sure you want to be in primary care in a rural area then OSU is the better choice. There isn't an answer for what school is better for everyone. There is an answer for what school fits YOU best though.

the stigma of DOs versus MDs, especially in Oklahoma where people are slow to change their views.
Oklahoma has a higher percentage of DO/MD ratio than any other state in the nation. DOs have also been around for a long time in Oklahoma. It is one of the states where it really just doesn't matter as far as I can tell.
 
It has more to do with my first initial being S and my last name being Mackey, so its what lazy people call me.

As not to thread hijack i would also say..

It depends on what you want to do. If you are 100% sure you want to do research, OU is the better choice. If you are 100% sure you want to be in primary care in a rural area then OSU is the better choice. There isn't an answer for what school is better for everyone. There is an answer for what school fits YOU best though.


Oklahoma has a higher percentage of DO/MD ratio than any other state in the nation. DOs have also been around for a long time in Oklahoma. It is one of the states where it really just doesn't matter as far as I can tell.

OSU has Goljan
 
I live in oklahoma so i'm applying for ou (md) rated 75th and osu-com rated 1st by this site. I'm doing family practice so both would work. I was wondering what everone here thought about the stigma of DOs versus MDs, especially in Oklahoma where people are slow to change their views. (No DO/MD bashing)

I feel like I'd get a good education at both places.

Tour both campuses...see what they both offer... see which you like better.

As someone already said, you may or may not do FP...I'd bet 75% of med students change their minds.
 
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