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sieg5

sieg5

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What's the difference between pre-MD and pre-DO, people plan that far ahead on becoming one? I thought it was, complete the pre-reqs and apply to a bunch of med schools, and if you get into a DO, you're a DO, if you get into an MD, you're an MD, what is this "pre-MD" "pre-DO" I keep seeing? Is it that a person attending an MD school is a pre-md and a person attending a DO school is a pre-DO?
 
There is no real difference except for the fact that it is very beneficial to get a DO LOR for an Osteopathic school. I have never heard the terms Pre-MD, Pre-DO used before this thread.
 
mnhockeyfan said:
Nobody is pre-MD or pre-DO. EVERYONE is pre-MED.
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Might pre-med be someone who is attending uni with the intent of applying to med school in the future?

Edit: I speculate that a pre-med is someone in a uni studying bio for example with the intent that they will apply to med school after completing their bachelor's degree and prereqs and this pre-md pre-do is someone already in med school where a pre-do is a DO school attendee and a pre-md is an MD school attendee, am I right?
 
sieg5 said:
Might pre-med be someone who is attending uni with the intent of applying to med school in the future?

Edit: I speculate that a pre-med is someone in a uni studying bio for example with the intent that they will apply to med school after completing their bachelor's degree and prereqs and this pre-md pre-do is someone already in med school where a pre-do is a DO school attendee and a pre-md is an MD school attendee, am I right?
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Someone in medical school is a medical student.

I didn't think that this was a question someone could confuse, but I stand corrected.
 
racerwad said:
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Someone in medical school is a medical student.

I didn't think that this was a question someone could confuse, but I stand corrected.
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OP may not be a native speaker. Certainly not a US resident at any rate. These terms may be more common here.

A pre DO is just a pre med who decided on the DO route.

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SpecterGT260 said:
OP may not be a native speaker. Certainly not a US resident at any rate. These terms may be more common here.

A pre DO is just a pre med who decided on the DO route.

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So then, they would be taking classes in uni with the intent of becoming a DO?
 
Probably a good idea to talk to a few DOs in person before you decide to go DO. To put a thread in that show's absolutely no research ahead of time will get you the same reaction in person as it will get on this thread.
Tantric yoga and reading Sanskrit are optional but helpful skills to have for OMM lab.
You'll probably want to get some bloodwork to make sure your midichlorian levels are high enough to become a DO some time before you apply...in 4 years!

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I hope this one gets locked soon. :lock:
Please report this thread...to his mother.

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JGimpel said:
You'll probably want to get some bloodwork to make sure your midichlorian levels are high enough to become a DO
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I was pre-MD until I ****ed my own ass and got F's in a few classes and a D to boot. Then I became pre-hopefully I didn't **** my entire life.
 
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