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First I would like to say thank you to everyone who has posted useful information on this site. It has helped me make more informed decisions. THANK YOU!! Secondly, I am a recent MPH grad really hungry for some clinical work and have recently decided to revisit the idea of going to medical school. I've specifically been looking at osteopathic because I like the idea of looking at the body holistically and getting the extra training. Also, because of where I'm from I thought I'd have a better shot numbers wise of getting into a school closer to my hometown. Over all in the end I'd like to become a pediatrician-neonatologist. I've wanted to be a neonatologist for many years now. I've shadowed doctors, I currently intern for the March of Dimes and love to volunteer in NICU's I've discovered this is where my passion lies the most. My concern with osteopathic school is not being able to get into a neonatal fellowship. I know the spaces are slim for them as it is but will going to osteopathic school narrow that even more. I'm so eager to get into clinical work and working in the NICU I've even considered nursing school and then getting onto a neonatal nurse practitioner track. Completely separate path I know but I was concerned about my chances of getting into medical school and getting to my goal as a doctor but after my recent graduation from graduate school I'm feeling a bit more confident in myself and want to at least take the shot and try. What I want to know is what are current DO's and DO students' take on the chances of getting such a specialized fellowship? Is it worth the risk of (more) student loan debt only to not have a virtual shot of my goal or is it really not that bad? I'm giving it a shot either way but I just want to know other people's takes that are more familiar with the field? Thanks for your feedback!

 

[thecgrblue]

First I would like to say thank you to everyone who has posted useful information on this site. It has helped me make more informed decisions. THANK YOU!! Secondly, I am a recent MPH grad really hungry for some clinical work and have recently decided to revisit the idea of going to medical school. I've specifically been looking at osteopathic because I like the idea of looking at the body holistically and getting the extra training. Also, because of where I'm from I thought I'd have a better shot numbers wise of getting into a school closer to my hometown. Over all in the end I'd like to become a pediatrician-neonatologist. I've wanted to be a neonatologist for many years now. I've shadowed doctors, I currently intern for the March of Dimes and love to volunteer in NICU's I've discovered this is where my passion lies the most. My concern with osteopathic school is not being able to get into a neonatal fellowship. I know the spaces are slim for them as it is but will going to osteopathic school narrow that even more. I'm so eager to get into clinical work and working in the NICU I've even considered nursing school and then getting onto a neonatal nurse practitioner track. Completely separate path I know but I was concerned about my chances of getting into medical school and getting to my goal as a doctor but after my recent graduation from graduate school I'm feeling a bit more confident in myself and want to at least take the shot and try. What I want to know is what are current DO's and DO students' take on the chances of getting such a specialized fellowship? Is it worth the risk of (more) student loan debt only to not have a virtual shot of my goal or is it really not that bad? I'm giving it a shot either way but I just want to know other people's takes that are more familiar with the field? Thanks for your feedback!

First order of business, paragraphs are your friend. Moving on.

1) If it is your true passion you will let nothing stop you from achieving it. I gave up a seat at an OD school b/c I realized it wasn't what I wanted to do.

2) You need to match peds, a primary care specialty. DO is SUPER SUPER DUPER DEE DUPER DEE over-the-top primary care oriented.

IMO, as long as you have scores, potentially an ACGME residency, and don't suck at being a doctor you should be fine.

Go to the peds/neonatology resident thread further down and I'm sure you'll find much better info.

 

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Moving to the Pre-Osteo forum