incompetent DOs

[kypreos]

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Man. I totally feel you. When I was shadowing, I shadowed this great doctor who worked in a practice with these two others. He told me how nobody in the office respected the other two doctors in the practice, and how incompetent they were.

When we were talking about me going to medical school, he pointed out that both these doctors were women, and that if I wanted to be taken seriously as a doctor, I should get a sex change operation as soon as possible. Partly, the reason for this is that in residency, women aren't treated the same as men and have a WAY easier time.

The surgery is hard to schedule though, hopefully, I'll be all set by the time I graduate.

i dont know how long ago thiis post was but i literally spit soda out of my mouth while reading this it was that funny

 

[mmmcdowe]

I don't think that has jack to do with MD or DO. There are competent and incompetent people every walk of life. The entire office hating a guy is not because he is a DO. It is because he is probably a douchebag, last time i checked the MCAT and Boards didn't test for that.

I'll be surprised if this thread isn't shut down real fast.

 

[igcgnerd]

just let this thread die already!

 

[mmmcdowe]

I wonder if there is a test for that?

 

[exPCM]

Just wanted to start off by saying that this thread/post isn't a generalization of all DOs. As a matter of fact, I just got done interviewing at DMU and I really think that I may pursue the DO option. I have also seen a lot of DOs that are excellent. Anyways, I was shadowing an MD a couple of months ago. He was a very competent, skilled, and respected physician. There were also 2 DOs in the same office. After talking to him and getting his opinion, he told me that DOs weren't that respected and I should attend an MD school if I can.

I asked him why he thought what he did? We talked about the performance of the two DOs. One had been working there for several years and was disliked by EVERYONE in the office. For example, one of his patients was a terminally ill comatose patient with no family. He insisted on putting her on multiple medications to prolong her life (btw. she was 94 years old).

The other DO, a female, one had just finished her family medicine residency and joined the group. She was incharge of a delivery and totally messed it up. After delivering she ignored the fact that the baby wasn't breathing properly and turning blue!!! Another doctor had to step in and helped the baby. That was just one of many incidents. The other physicians went to the hospital board and had her banned from deliveries due to her inability to do her job.

On a similar topic he told me that DO residency programs in general were not viewed to be as rigorous as MD programs. He also said that DOs not practicing OMM further discredits their philosophy.

I can't say that I completely disagree with his assessment. There are many many wonderful DOs out there who are equally skillful as their MD counterparts. However, there are soooo few DOs out there that even the one or two incompetent ones make the whole philosophy look bad. It seems to me that DOs really have to work twice as hard in order to further that philosophy. What do you guys think that the AOA, medical schools, and residency programs need to do to make stronger osteopathic physicians? And what can be done to weed out these eccentric and/or incompetent physicians?

IMHO your post is over the line. If this doctor actually told you this I am sure he did not want you to post it on the internet. How many practices do you think there are where a male allopathic MD has two osteopathic partners (one female who is recent grad and has been stripped of OB privileges and one male who is treating a comatose 94 year-old)? Even though you did not actually post the names of the doctors I think you have crossed the line here. My personal expereience is that in general osteopathic physicians are just as skilled as allopathic physicians.

 

[cbrons]

Just wanted to start off by saying that this thread/post isn't a generalization of all DOs. As a matter of fact, I just got done interviewing at DMU and I really think that I may pursue the DO option. I have also seen a lot of DOs that are excellent. Anyways, I was shadowing an MD a couple of months ago. He was a very competent, skilled, and respected physician. There were also 2 DOs in the same office. After talking to him and getting his opinion, he told me that DOs weren't that respected and I should attend an MD school if I can.

I asked him why he thought what he did? We talked about the performance of the two DOs. One had been working there for several years and was disliked by EVERYONE in the office. For example, one of his patients was a terminally ill comatose patient with no family. He insisted on putting her on multiple medications to prolong her life (btw. she was 94 years old).

The other DO, a female, one had just finished her family medicine residency and joined the group. She was incharge of a delivery and totally messed it up. After delivering she ignored the fact that the baby wasn't breathing properly and turning blue!!! Another doctor had to step in and helped the baby. That was just one of many incidents. The other physicians went to the hospital board and had her banned from deliveries due to her inability to do her job.

On a similar topic he told me that DO residency programs in general were not viewed to be as rigorous as MD programs. He also said that DOs not practicing OMM further discredits their philosophy.

I can't say that I completely disagree with his assessment. There are many many wonderful DOs out there who are equally skillful as their MD counterparts. However, there are soooo few DOs out there that even the one or two incompetent ones make the whole philosophy look bad. It seems to me that DOs really have to work twice as hard in order to further that philosophy. What do you guys think that the AOA, medical schools, and residency programs need to do to make stronger osteopathic physicians? And what can be done to weed out these eccentric and/or incompetent physicians?

Well i hope that "recent DO grad" doesn't browse the SDN forums even though it is certainly not out of the question that, being fresh out of school, she utilizes this forum as a resource

 

[Slowpoke]

I don't think that has jack to do with MD or DO. There are competent and incompetent people every walk of life. The entire office hating a guy is not because he is a DO. It is because he is probably a douchebag, last time i checked the MCAT and Boards didn't test for that.

I'll be surprised if this thread isn't shut down real fast.

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