Match list - Allo/Osteo

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I hope to get some insights on residency:

1/ I've heard that for some specialties such as anesthesiology, there are only ~20 DO residency spots every year, so if all those spots have been taken, do DOs have to match to an allopathic one? If yes, do they have to take the USMLE (in addition to COMLEX?) to get such residency?

2/ A comment I heard during an interview was, 'although X school is one of the top D.O. schools, and although we (DO students) score very high on board exams, for some competitive residencies, they still take MDs first.' Please tell me if it's true.

 

[ChiDO]

1. No you don't "have" to take the USMLE, most places accept the COMLEX. Although, students do take both.

2. There is no hard "proof." For all the competitive specialties, there exists both AOA and ACGME programs; thus, many DO students opt to not forgo the AOA match (happens earlier) and try for an ACGME match even though they are competitive. The only way to ever know if that statement was true, would be to combine the matches, which I don't see happening anytime soon.

 

[TexasPhysician]

Some programs are more tolerable than others. Will you have a more difficult time matching in a competitive field - yes. Can you still match well - of course.

 

[rddoms]

I found out about KCOM through a DO anesthesia resident at University of Washington. She only took the COMLEX, and UW took her COMLEX in lieu of a USMLE score.

While there may be a little bit of a bias in the really competitive specialties, you can get to where you want to be with a DO. It is a great option, especially because of the AOA residencies available to us.


http://opportunities.osteopathic.org

This website lists the AOA residencies available, so take a look at it.

 

[tndoc12]

How hard would it be to get into a general surgery residency as a DO?

 

[TexasPhysician]

How hard would it be to get into a general surgery residency as a DO?

Very possible. You may need to be flexible on location and still make good scores. On the other hand, dozens of DO's do general surgery every year.

 

[Chocolate Bear]

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[JeetKuneDo]

I found out about KCOM through a DO anesthesia resident at University of Washington. She only took the COMLEX, and UW took her COMLEX in lieu of a USMLE score.

While there may be a little bit of a bias in the really competitive specialties, you can get to where you want to be with a DO. It is a great option, especially because of the AOA residencies available to us.


http://opportunities.osteopathic.org

This website lists the AOA residencies available, so take a look at it.

UW huh, that's really encouraging to hear. Being an undergrad there, for some reason I thought they were one of those schools that discriminate a little against DO's. This is very good news to hear.

 

[tndoc12]

Very possible. You may need to be flexible on location and still make good scores. On the other hand, dozens of DO's do general surgery every year.

So if I was set on going into general surgery and was accepted to a mediocre MD school and a great DO school. Would i still be able to easily get into a surgery residency down south or out west with good scores?

 

[digitlnoize]

So if I was set on going into general surgery and was accepted to a mediocre MD school and a great DO school. Would i still be able to easily get into a surgery residency down south or out west with good scores?

Sigh. Yes. DO's can do anything. You need a good score just like everyone else. Better score = better residency (or a greater chance of getting the spot you want).

 

[rddoms]

UW huh, that's really encouraging to hear. Being an undergrad there, for some reason I thought they were one of those schools that discriminate a little against DO's. This is very good news to hear.

From what I have seen, UW takes a few DO's for gas each year. OB, FM, IM, and have had plenty of DO's (as per the gas resident I knew).

If you get a chance, get into the CVES Lab at UWMC. There was a DO who did the Minimally Invasive Surgery education fellowship there, and his abstract poster is hanging above the "OR" door.

 

[TexasPhysician]

So if I was set on going into general surgery and was accepted to a mediocre MD school and a great DO school. Would i still be able to easily get into a surgery residency down south or out west with good scores?

Far west (Cali) is VERY competitive. The MD program will definitely help give you more options if this is your goal. Even talented MD students can have trouble matching surgery spots in California.

If you are ok with matching surgery in the south or mid west areas, good scores could get you there from either an MD or DO school.

Honestly, I would choose the cheaper med school if I were you.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

From what I have seen, UW takes a few DO's for gas each year. OB, FM, IM, and have had plenty of DO's (as per the gas resident I knew).

If you get a chance, get into the CVES Lab at UWMC. There was a DO who did the Minimally Invasive Surgery education fellowship there, and his abstract poster is hanging above the "OR" door.

I'll make sure to go check that out.

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So... 2008, Western had two people get neurosurgery. I assume that there are very very few neurosurgery spots. Pretty impressive.