How hard or easy is it for a DO grad to get a residency spot in emergency medicine?

[779663]

I guess to make this question a little broader, aside from Internal medicine and family medicine, which residencies are DOs most likely to land?

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[lnguyen1412]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...they-think-of-do-grads-just-ask-them.1223016/

 

[kelminak]

There is plenty of googling you can do to answer this question yourself. *Lots* of info out there about DOs in EM and what the generally difficult residencies to obtain for DOs are.

 

[zero0]

No one knows. Really depends on how many residencies we wind up losing in the merger

 

[Scrubs101]

I cant speculate on the future. But as of right now its a mildly competitive specialty. More competitive than IM Ped or FM, less competitive than surgery subs. I believe ive seen others call it equivalent to GS in competitiveness. Obviously this varies on the competitiveness of the specific residency itself though.

Would love to hear people's opinions on the future of EM for DOs and the field of EM in general if anybody has a solid link.


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[ritts]

I cant speculate on the future. But as of right now its a mildly competitive specialty. More competitive than IM Ped or FM, less competitive than surgery subs. I believe ive seen others call it equivalent to GS in competitiveness. Obviously this varies on the competitiveness of the specific residency itself though.

Would love to hear people's opinions on the future of EM for DOs and the field of EM in general if anybody has a solid link.


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EM is much more DO friendly than GS, probably similar in competitiveness to IM

at least from seeing school match lists and this:
http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/NRMP-2016-Program-Director-Survey.pdf

 

[wonder12]

I have worked with quite a few EM doctors that are DO's. I would assume EM has only become more friendly to DO's over time.

 

[dnp1123]

I guess to make this question a little broader, aside from Internal medicine and family medicine, which residencies are DOs most likely to land?

General surgery, ob-gyn, pathology, immunology, life is not the end of the world as a DO

just don't gun for neurosurgery or derm, the others are out there for the taking

 

[hellobello18]

Lots of DOs in the ER at my current job...level one trauma center, pretty nice community

 

[cliquesh]

EM is competitive because a lot of people want to do it. Around 20 people in my class matched EM. Most of them were average to slightly above average. However, the majority of people that failed to match in my class were applying for emergency medicine.

It's do able as a DO and you do not need to be a "rockstar."

 

[liquidstatic]

EM is very DO friendly in terms of the "mid-level" competitive specialties.

 

[68PGunner]

80% of DOs applying for a fellowship get matched in comparison to 89% for MDs.

For premeds out there, just chill out. You won't have time for this discussion once you go through your study for the 1st two years.

 

[MaybeIt'sTime]

I have worked with quite a few EM doctors that are DO's. I would assume EM has only become more friendly to DO's over time.

Definitely true, in the ED I work in (as a tech), every year we see an increase in the number of DO's that get matched at our hospital for EM. We have 4 new DO residents this year out of 9 total new residents. I'd say depending on location, you've got a decent chance to be matched into EM.

 

[mkhuc]

>75% of applicants to EM in my class ended up in EM, including myself. The majority of them ended up at ACGME programs too.

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[JB50]

80% of DOs applying for a fellowship get matched in comparison to 89% for MDs.

For premeds out there, just chill out. You won't have time for this discussion once you go through your study for the 1st two years.

Got a source there broski?

 

[cliquesh]

Got a source there broski?

http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Results-and-Data-SMS-2016_Final.pdf

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