DocRo, what I did was maybe a more unique way of doing things but it worked for me. I was working in a hospital as a phleb so I got to go around and see all the nurses and docs as well as the residents on staff. The residents were pretty cool and the only ones who had their pictures posted so I found out which ones were grads of DO schools and tried to seek them out when I was out. So I got to talk to current DO residents about their schools, why they went to a DO school and if they had liked it or would do things differently. Some of the residents said, well if you are interested in osteopathic medicine, have to talked to Dr so and so, he/she graduated from XCOM and is awesome. I actually got introduced to the Doc I eventually shadowed and had write my LoR while I was talking to a resident. I told the doc I was really interested in becoming a DO and wondered if I could shadow her. She gladly agreed and told me to email her and call her office. She was the doc in charge of the AOA residents in the FP residency program and introduced me to a bunch of the other residents. So my way to go about things was a little different. I also was able to shadow another DO simply by finding her on the AOA website, calling her, explaining who I was and that I was interested in shadowing her and she agreed. A lot of DOs understand that schools require a DO letter to apply and are usually pretty willing to help someone out who truly seems interested in the field. Just make sure you know why you want to shadow a DO and a little about the field too. Any other help I can provide, just ask.
