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Hey guys (and gurls),
I'm MD bound but DO still on the table for me, what do you think are the chances of me doing trauma surgery as a DO?
I've been doing some research and cant really find any solid answer.

Thanks in advance......................
 
Thanks!!!!!
 
OPS18 said:
Hey guys (and gurls),
I'm MD bound but DO still on the table for me, what do you think are the chances of me doing trauma surgery as a DO?
I've been doing some research and cant really find any solid answer.

Thanks in advance......................
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Ive heard trauma isnt very difficult to get into. Nobody wants the crazy hours? Not sure. I would enjoy it though.
 
hopefulMD9 said:
Ive heard trauma isnt very difficult to get into. Nobody wants the crazy hours? Not sure. I would enjoy it though.
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It's actually a pretty good job if you do shift work.
 
DocFelt said:
What exactly do you mean by "MD bound"?
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Means he is applying MD, probably with weak stats and is trying to convince him being a mere DO will be ok.

To answer the OP, you can do ANYTHING as a DO you can do as an MD. The degree doesn't make the Dr. You decide how you will perform, how you will score, how well you will develop your clinical skills and ultimately how bad you want to be XYZ.
 
My plan is to apply to certain MD (UM, UF & UCF) and DO (Nova & LECOM) schools, including the med school in St. Maarten (even though I've heard that is pretty hard to get residency for a Caribbean MD). I've spent several weeks studying osteopathic medicine and I absolutely love everything about it. But the reality is that I have greater chances of getting into a surgery (and later into a trauma surgeon fellowship) residency as a MD than as a DO (PLEASE, educate me if I'm wrong) and that's why I consider myself "MD bound".
 
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OPS18 said:
My plan is to apply to certain MD (UM, UF & UCF) and DO (Nova & LECOM) schools, including the med school in St. Maarten (even though I've heard that is pretty hard to get residency for a Caribbean MD). I've spent several weeks studying osteopathic medicine and I absolutely love everything about it. But the reality is that I have greater chances of getting into a surgery (and later into a trauma surgeon fellowship) residency as a MD than as a DO (PLEASE, educate me if I’m wrong) and that’s why I consider myself “MD bound”.
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I honestly feel that for this specific instance you could be wrong. Nova (although Lecom has access to it as well) has a great location in Largo that has had great reviews (particularly because of the schedule and how they treat their residents and medical students) that has a gen-surg residency and medical students could also do rotations there.
 
Go to a US MD school if you can....I was just at two trauma surgery conferences, and it was all MD's...keep in mind, you only need be average in med school to match gen surg.

You wont practice the DO philosophy in trauma anyway, so there no point. You have better residency program choices as an average MD student, or you'd have to be a top 10% DO student to match into those.

Either way, you will most likely change your mind in med school, like most people do and not end up pursuing trauma
 
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You will have no problem getting into General Surgery going the DO route. You could get into a DO surgery program easy, and probably MD if you did pretty well. I'm not sure about the fellowships though, but again if you know your stuff, people will respect you, and you can get a spot almost anywhere MD or DO.
 
LifeTake2 said:
Means he is applying MD, probably with weak stats and is trying to convince him being a mere DO will be ok.

To answer the OP, you can do ANYTHING as a DO you can do as an MD. The degree doesn't make the Dr. You decide how you will perform, how you will score, how well you will develop your clinical skills and ultimately how bad you want to be XYZ.
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It is at the very least irresponsible to say that you can do anything as a DO. the stigma exists and is very real in certain fields.

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byuhusker said:
You will have no problem getting into General Surgery going the DO route. You could get into a DO surgery program easy, and probably MD if you did pretty well. I'm not sure about the fellowships though, but again if you know your stuff, people will respect you, and you can get a spot almost anywhere MD or DO.
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http://www.pcomsurgery.org/Program-Alumni.php

It doesn't seem to be an issue currently. However, things may change if the ACGME changes their fellowship rules.
 
I would not count on getting a surgery fellowship after doing an AOA G-surg residency. I don't know about other current students, but I got an email at the beginning of the year telling me that it was probably not going to be allowed by the time I was a resident. If thats the case then the chances of a DO student becoming a fellowship trained surgeon will go down.
 
gatorfann14 said:
I would not count on getting a surgery fellowship after doing an AOA G-surg residency. I don't know about other current students, but I got an email at the beginning of the year telling me that it was probably not going to be allowed by the time I was a resident. If thats the case then the chances of a DO student becoming a fellowship trained surgeon will go down.
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That's shocking news, I really hope that things turn green for DOs pursuing fellowships.
 
OPS18 said:
That's shocking news, I really hope that things turn green for DOs pursuing fellowships.
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Just get into an ACGME program as a DO, and then your options will still be open no matter what.
 
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MD bound means you've been accepted, not you are applying and hoping. But ok.

You can do anything coming out of DO, but it's easier/more likely as an MD.
 
MedPR said:
MD bound means you've been accepted, not you are applying and hoping. But ok.

You can do anything coming out of DO, but it's easier/more likely as an MD.
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