Osteopathic -vs- Allopathic Residency?

[momo7430]

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I am going to Osteopathic school, that is for sure. But ALL of the people I know at school and my employers (MD"s), keep talking about how you can do an Allopathic residency after school 😕
Is there some hidden benefit to this? Isn't a DO a DO, no matter what type of residency you do? I'm confused about why one would switch.
If anyone knows anything about this I'd appreciate your input... 😀
Thanks

 

[Fin-Nor]

im no expert at this, but this is what i have gathered from first hand experience with a doc and reading many threads on this issue...

you can do either an allo res vs an osteo res.
-allo res tend to be higher in funding and greater case load with variety.
-osteo seems to be less funding and lesser case load. this does not mean that osteo res are terrible, or what not.

in the end, which ever route you do choose, you'll become a DO with the proper knowledge you'll need to practice. osteo res. will probably also allow you to do more OMT if you so choose-- which is perfect if you want to enter family med. or any primary care.

a doc that i have shadowed, FP, did an osteo res. and benefited from the extra practice that he got with OMT. he sees about 2-5 cases a day where he can utilize his skills. really awesome, imo, instead of just pill pushing.

 

[Doctor Peloncito]

im no expert at this, but this is what i have gathered from first hand experience with a doc and reading many threads on this issue...

you can do either an allo res vs an osteo res.
-allo res tend to be higher in funding and greater case load with variety.
-osteo seems to be less funding and lesser case load. this does not mean that osteo res are terrible, or what not.

in the end, which ever route you do choose, you'll become a DO with the proper knowledge you'll need to practice. osteo res. will probably also allow you to do more OMT if you so choose-- which is perfect if you want to enter family med. or any primary care.

a doc that i have shadowed, FP, did an osteo res. and benefited from the extra practice that he got with OMT. he sees about 2-5 cases a day where he can utilize his skills. really awesome, imo, instead of just pill pushing.

you basically got it right, but I want to clear up a few things. your caseload does not depend on the governing body of the program. it is more dependent on the size of the hospital. it is true that the ACGME (allopathic) residency programs tend to be affiliated with larger hospitals, but that is not always the case. AOA residencies are available at larger hospitals. If you do a search on this topic you will find a wealth of information. I think that there was actually a similar topic discussed on the osteopathic forum recently.

good luck,

wbdo