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[TexasTriathlete]

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I went to the trauma center for some extra volunteer work last night. I figured they would be busy.

The hospital is the central texas regional trauma center, and it is also a teaching hospital where UTMB-Galveston (PBL holla!) students rotate.

The attending for the surgery clerkship is an MD, med school at UT-houston, residency at Baylor (traditionally a medical snob factory). He was also the program director for a transitional year residency at one point.

I was talking to him and his M3 last night about what I need to do to get into trauma surgery. I told him that I would probably be going to a DO school. His response...

"It doesn't matter where you go to school. Just get good grades and good board scores, and rotate through hospitals where you want to do residency for your electives."

Old school surgeon MD doesn't seem to think being a DO is an issue. The only people who think it is are stupid pre-meds and people who will be dead or retired before they can make a difference in our lives.

 

[mandinca]

YEP! I've worked with many DOs as a nurse in the Pedi-ICU. It was NEVER an issue. "Pre-med" status seems to be a risk factor for developing some form of neurosis! 😀 JK

 

[superfan56]

I know from experience that D.O. vs. M.D. difference in the philly region is almost a non-issue. I've met D.O.'s that are cardiologists. I've heard its more discriminated out West, but that might just be hearsay

 

[mrbeantown]

testing to see if my avatar uploaded- sorry

 

[gasapple]

Good post and same advice I received while volunteering/shadowing DO & MD surgery dept. docs in an ER at a major area hospital located more or less in Central Texas 👍

 

[nlax30]

Thank you!! Granted I'm sure you'll still run across the occasional old school MD who has something against DOs....but I've never run across one yet.

My DO LOR came from an ER doc (D.O.) who was one of the Medical Directors at the hospital and pretty much called the shots on anything that happened in the ER. And then he set me up with another D.O. who is a very busy interventional cardiologist there. They didn't practice any different than the MDs there, and said that they never felt that they were at any sort of disadvantage.

 

[superfan56]

Thank you!! Granted I'm sure you'll still run across the occasional old school MD who has something against DOs....but I've never run across one yet.

My DO LOR came from an ER doc (D.O.) who was one of the Medical Directors at the hospital and pretty much called the shots on anything that happened in the ER. And then he set me up with another D.O. who is a very busy interventional cardiologist there. They didn't practice any different than the MDs there, and said that they never felt that they were at any sort of disadvantage.

Exactly, the lines get blurred as you practice. Which is a good and bad thing.

 

[JaggerPlate]

I know from experience that D.O. vs. M.D. difference in the philly region is almost a non-issue. I've met D.O.'s that are cardiologists. I've heard its more discriminated out West, but that might just be hearsay

I used to think that about CA until I found out it's like 4th (?) for most practicing DOs in the state, and has two DO schools. I don't think it exists much anywhere except the pre-med world.