It's Official - USMLE Step 1 will be Pass/Fail in Jan 2022

[Goro]

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So glad I want to apply this upcoming cycle with IM as my top specialty, I dont know if this news will make getting in easier or not but I will go to whatever school accepts me. I always did think of Anesthesiology being interesting, does anyone here know how hard that will be to get into after this (Assuming I got accepted to a mid or low tier DO school for humble perspectives).

With just COMLEX alone, you can do this.

People, you know that FM, IM, Peds, Ob-Gyn, EM, Rads, Gas, Path, PM&R and Neuro are all DO friendly and will be happy with COMLEX only. Even Gen Surg is doable but will take more effort.

 

[RhesusPuffs]

Good point. Also, a lot of DO programs moved to prioritizing the MD residencies last year. The school I currently have my seat deposit at had 90% of their match go to ACGME last year.

MDs can apply to DO residencies now. DO residencies still prefer DOs, but many have taken MDs (look at program websites). MD programs currently have the same bias against DOs they have always had. Therefore, DOs now have even fewer residency opportunities vs MDs.

 

[deleted898021]

MDs can apply to DO residencies now. DO residencies still prefer DOs, but many have taken MDs (look at program websites). MD programs currently have the same bias against DOs they have always had. Therefore, DOs now have even fewer residency opportunities vs MDs.

But I have seen DO’s at new MD places each year and you will see in March the new ceilings that will be broken. DO programs will prefer DO’s and take some MD’s but this also opens up some doors for DO’s as they don’t have to worry about 2 matches.

 

[PC89]

While it's true that some of the specialties are DO friendly; you have to consider the quality of the residency program. Internal medicine is "DO friendly" but that really only applies to a select number of academic IM programs and it applies considerably to many community or University affiliated programs. If you only take COMLEX I can assure you that you can kiss the opportunity for academic IM goodbye unless you're lucky.

 

[deleted898021]

While it's true that some of the specialties are DO friendly; you have to consider the quality of the residency program. Internal medicine is "DO friendly" but that really only applies to a select number of academic IM programs and it applies considerably to many community or University affiliated programs. If you only take COMLEX I can assure you that you can kiss the opportunity for academic IM goodbye unless you're lucky.

Not even remotely true, lower tier/mid lower university IM does take COMLEX, my school has several alumni who only took COMLEX and matched at places like LSU New Orleans, Oschner, MCOG, South Alabama, UF-Jacksonville etc.

 

[PC89]

Not even remotely true, lower tier/mid lower university IM does take COMLEX, my school has several alumni who only took COMLEX and matched at places like LSU New Orleans, Oschner, MCOG, South Alabama, UF-Jacksonville etc.

I'm just stating that Steps will open more doors, sure some of those schools will only take a comlex but there are many many programs that wont