Osteopathic ENT residencies

[Ratch]

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Anyone who could help me on this one, i'd appreciate it. I found that there are about 15 postgrad positions per year that are D.O. ENT positions. Anyone know anything about matching to these positions as a osteopathic medical student???

Obviously there is competition, just like the other surg subspecialities, but are there any PGY's out there in DO-ENT residencies that can give a little heads up my way??? Does it take all the same gutwrenching lifechanging curriculumextending feats like it does to get ENT in the allopathic world???

Thanks,

Ratch
Michigan State COM

 

[VentdependenT]

Know your anatomy, pick up and work through ENT secrets or some other light book, then rotate at a couple of osteopathic DO ENT residencies.

If they like you, you're in. Even if you have sub-par board scores, the personality you portray will enable you to overcome most minor (possibly major) academic flaws. I know this because one my friends @ AZCOM matched to an osteo ent program in michigan this year...nice kid with a good attitude. Says he beat out people with great board scores.

Hope this helps

 

[bustbones26]

I go to LECOM and we are affiliated with Millcreek Community Hospital. Millcreek is this small hospital in Erie, PA that offers DO residencies. They take one, and only one ENT resident per year.

Let me put it to you this way. The person that matched last year, her dad is an ENT in Erie that happens to be a part of the training faculty. The year before that, yep, you guessed it, the candidates dad was a local ENT as well.


See that pattern!!!

So what makes DO ENT tough is the fact that DO hospitals do not offer many spots. It gets cut-throat. But not hopeless!! If ENT is what you want to do, then go for it!!

 

[Ratch]

so what do i need to do to get there!?!?!?! start working in a DO ENT office now for letters of rec? thankfully i am in michigan so i can rotate through the hospitals in the state with the residencies... but i guess i just want to figure out how i can set myself up early in the ballgame so that the last few innings are as stressful...

thanks for the input!!!

 

[bustbones26]

I suppoose one thought would be, don't disregard doing ENT allopathic. Its still competitive, but there are many more allo programs. Don't think that just because you're a DO you can't match allo, you certainly can! Just be a very good student, kick ass on your boards, take the USMLE, and get some good letters of rec.