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I tried to apply to MD schools and for the second year no luck. I ended up with a not so good spot in the waitlist the second time around. Anyhow, I am planning to reapply next year for the 3rd time. Instead of trying to make a hole in the conrete with my head, I am trying an alternative way to becoming a doctor.
There are many factors that keeping me from MD schools, some of them fixable and some of them not. Mostly grades are the reason. Mmy Aocomas GPA would be better because of a couple classes I have retaken. I am working to improve my MCAT scores as well. Anyhow, regardless of these factors...
After reading a post by a DO ophthalmo surgeon on SDN front page, I thought that difference between DO and MD is not that great after all. DOs can still do the same surgeries as MDs do and do not use needle puncture when a patient who needs a kataracta surgery. I prefer classic medicine over non-traditional. I think DO are in advantage because they can practice traditional and non-traditional medicine, depending on their personal choice. Am I correct? Can a person who received a DO degree morph into an MD-kind of person? How good are DO residencies? I am primarily interested in surgery though.
I have to admit that i would not have gone DO route if I were accepted into an MD program. But at this point, I am seriously considering DO schools when reapplying this summer.
There are many factors that keeping me from MD schools, some of them fixable and some of them not. Mostly grades are the reason. Mmy Aocomas GPA would be better because of a couple classes I have retaken. I am working to improve my MCAT scores as well. Anyhow, regardless of these factors...
After reading a post by a DO ophthalmo surgeon on SDN front page, I thought that difference between DO and MD is not that great after all. DOs can still do the same surgeries as MDs do and do not use needle puncture when a patient who needs a kataracta surgery. I prefer classic medicine over non-traditional. I think DO are in advantage because they can practice traditional and non-traditional medicine, depending on their personal choice. Am I correct? Can a person who received a DO degree morph into an MD-kind of person? How good are DO residencies? I am primarily interested in surgery though.
I have to admit that i would not have gone DO route if I were accepted into an MD program. But at this point, I am seriously considering DO schools when reapplying this summer.