How can I objectively rank DO programs?

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Greetings, I am having a really hard time deciding which DO program to attend. I've been to several schools and they all look great at the interview, but it's really challenging to find out exactly what they are about. Does anyone out there have a system or know of a way to measure how these schools rank against one another, specifically Western University, Midwestern Arizona, Midwestern Chicago and Nova Southeastern. These are my top schools and it's a tough decision.

 

[group_theory]

Moving to pre-osteo forum.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

How do you measure yourself against other golfers?

 

[TexasTriathlete]

The real answer to this is that you probably can't know until you visit them and see what is best for you. They don't really have US News rankings like they do for MD schools. At least not as far as I know. And are those really accurate? Of course not.

 

[sexyman]

Ranking of schools is so bogus.

 

[Dienekes]

Greetings, I am having a really hard time deciding which DO program to attend. I've been to several schools and they all look great at the interview, but it's really challenging to find out exactly what they are about. Does anyone out there have a system or know of a way to measure how these schools rank against one another, specifically Western University, Midwestern Arizona, Midwestern Chicago and Nova Southeastern. These are my top schools and it's a tough decision.

Cost of attendance.

 

[PT2MD]

How do you measure yourself against other golfers?

By height...

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[JaggerPlate]

Greetings, I am having a really hard time deciding which DO program to attend. I've been to several schools and they all look great at the interview, but it's really challenging to find out exactly what they are about. Does anyone out there have a system or know of a way to measure how these schools rank against one another, specifically Western University, Midwestern Arizona, Midwestern Chicago and Nova Southeastern. These are my top schools and it's a tough decision.

"The best one is the school that accepts you." - Student Doctor Network

.... get to that step first, then once you have a few to pick from break down on more precise details like match lists (kinda), location, cost, what feels right etc etc ...

 

[Kappy1]

The princton Review has its own MSAR. In that book it lists the stats for MD and DO programs. That was only recently updated source that I saw. Also AACOM publishes its own MSAR which you can down load for free.

 

[markboonya]

basically your first 2 years will be the same at any school, unless u are diehard for PBL. what sets schools apart are their hospital affiliations for clinical rotations during your third year. usually the older schools will have more established connections with larger academic hospitals. pcom, ccom, and njdmc are are good in this respect. u mentioned western- their main teaching hospital is arrowhead medical center which from what i hear is a good teaching institution due to it size and varitey of cases. u can google it.

u can also choose your school based on location. i almost went to touroMI based on its location in the bay area and proximity to my lady friend. however their rotation sites ranked lowest on my list.

so bascially, your rank list should be generated based on whats important to you. but the first 2 years, IMHO, is rather insignificant as the basic sciences edcuation u receive will be pretty much the same no matter where u go.