Last Resort?

[bobthesun]

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So i hear a lot about the Caribbean being a last resort. Many people say only after you do 1 year of post bac. and apply to a lot of DO schools, only then you should apply to the Caribbean. What is it about the Caribbean that people dislike? Is the future of the Caribbean looking bad and impossible to get residencies...if for example you go to big 3?


So i want to know SDNers opinion on this. I personally would prefer D.O over carib.
Whats better?
Go strait from college to carib.
or
Wait a year and strengthen your application to hopefully get accepted into a DO?

or other options?

 

[bobthesun]

anyone?

 

[BLKPA2MD]

So i hear a lot about the Caribbean being a last resort. Many people say only after you do 1 year of post bac. and apply to a lot of DO schools, only then you should apply to the Caribbean. What is it about the Caribbean that people dislike? Is the future of the Caribbean looking bad and impossible to get residencies...if for example you go to big 3?


So i want to know SDNers opinion on this. I personally would prefer D.O over carib.
Whats better?
Go strait from college to carib.
or
Wait a year and strengthen your application to hopefully get accepted into a DO?

or other options?

Topic had been discussed extensively; do a search.

 

[peppy]

So i hear a lot about the Caribbean being a last resort. Many people say only after you do 1 year of post bac. and apply to a lot of DO schools, only then you should apply to the Caribbean. What is it about the Caribbean that people dislike? Is the future of the Caribbean looking bad and impossible to get residencies...if for example you go to big 3?

Short answer: Yes.
You'll be in a much better position to get a residency from any American school than from a Caribbean school. The perception, fair or not, is that nobody goes to the Caribbean unless they can't get into an American school. Now that the American schools are increasing enrollment while the number of residency spots stays the same, that means it will be harder and harder for Caribbean students to get a residency in the upcoming years.