Annecdotally atleast I know DO's who matched well. They busted their ass in School and rotations. You will have already wasted a year and thousands of dollars. Perhaps the energy and resources applying to MD school could have been marshalled to land you your desired residency ? This internal monologue should have occurred up to the day before you started Medical school. Your logic could also be applied to going to a lower tier MD school and then applying to a Higher Tier one and thinking oh, maybe I want to go there because it will grant me a better residency. Suck it up. Finish what you started. Why do you think an MD school would want you now considering you have already matriculated to a DO school?
Translation I dont want to do primary care and I want to make the Big Bucks as a specialist.
I'm glad to hear your friends did well. Yeah, if I work hard, the outcome can still be a good one. That's true. A year is, I guess, a year of wasted income, right?
Not sure yet. I like to keep an open mind. But I always thought surgery would be fun if I decided to pursue it. But I'm not making any statements in stone, because I'm not even in my clinical years yet and I think those would play a big part in helping me form a...well...informed decision.
TBH, the moment I decided to do medicine, I sort of realized I probably won't be rolling in any big bucks. I had the chance to go into burgeoning fields where I could do silicone valley-type stuff, but this was more appealing to me. I just, want to keep my doors open incase I change my mind about going into primary care.
thanks for the reply. Yeah, I guess I needed to hear that. It's not for certain though. I mean, if I don't get into an MD program, I'm sticking it through and through. I want to be a doctor no matter what and that's the reason why I went for a DO when I didn't get into an MD the first time.
Sorry, I'd rather not say. I am not exactly painting a nice picture of DO schools and I don't want to make it easy to find out who I am. I will tell you I'm on the west coast though.
you already gave enough clues. Suck it up. 3 more years and you will be a doctor. they are almost sadistic about OMM though.
UM. Isn't this a conversation you should have had with yourself/thought about BEFORE applying? I agree OP, suck it up, finish med school, be a doctor. You never have to use OMM or anything DO ever again, and your ability to match well will be on you knocking your boards out of the park.
Harvard. Boom! Roasted.
Ditto here.
Transfers from non-LCME schools are rare to non-existent today.
Transfers from and to his/her school have never occurred because their curriculum is very different even compared to other DO schools.
Not in my experience.
Ah, so I should generate a personal humanitarian crisis in the Boston area near Cambridge.
I'm pretty sure they've heard it all before...
you're right. i just have to tough it out. stop being a wimp about it. 3 years is nothing compared to how long i plan to live/practice. and thanks for the heads up.
oh, i didn't know they did that. yeah, i'd be average if that happened. but i appreciate the hard-hitting honesty.
yeah, i guess i was impulsive the first time. or, rather not impulsive, but i knew i'd only be happy being a doctor, so being a DO was a better choice than any other career if i couldn't be an MD. true, most DO's, including the one I shadowed, didn't really use OMM in their practices. Thanks for the reply!
Ahh, well, too late I suppose. but thank you for the reply.
My MCATs were too low. Most schools have an unofficial cutoff at 510 ish.
not average, but i think i got rejected because of my mcats
hmmm that's a good idea! thanks! yeah, i'll be honest, that is part of the reason why. i believe that though stigma against DO's is decreasing, it's still there, especially when you talk to some older folks who are in powerful positions.
We take one native M1 DO and put them into the wilds of M1 MD. How long will they survive in this new environment? Will they be able to survive among the native MD students armed with their knowledge of osteopathic manipulative treatment? One show is crazy enough to put it to the test!
Heres the truth. If you are interested in primary care, it doesnt matter and stay in DO. But you could have also been NP or PA and do primary care. If you want to do anything else, or be in a desired location or program, then swich and give yourself the best shot of getting into your desired residency and avoid all the baggage that may come with a DO degree.
Thats because your at a DO school. I dont think MD schools will hold this against you as long as you make your claim.
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Really? You know this how? Before you post again giving advice perhaps you should do a little reading first.
Doesnt require much, just look at his / her location.Really? You know this how? Before you post again giving advice perhaps you should do a little reading first.
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