P/F programs combined with P/F boards

[Badgerfaithful]

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I'm seriously considering attending a P/F program, but I'm worried about being able to set myself apart in the future if I decide to apply for a specialty. From what I've heard and read, at this point, graduates of schools like UCSF and UCLA don't have any problem getting in to specialty programs even though they don't have a GPA, because at least right now they have board scores to fall back on. Under the assumption that boards are going to P/F, do you think it will be more difficult to get into a specialty program if I have no real grades or scores for programs to look at? I'm not sure about specializing at this point but I would certainly like to keep the option open, and I don't want to have anything working against me.

 

[The Anhedonia]

the ADA is creating an exam to place pre-doctoral apps into specialties:

https://www.ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/adanews/adanewsarticle.asp?articleid=3819

 

[Badgerfaithful]

Well played sir... good to know. Thanks!

 

[The Anhedonia]

so just think, if you want to go into a 6-year OMFS program, you'll be swimming in standardized tests:

Part I NBDE + Part II NBDE + ADA placement test + STEP I USMLE

sounds fun 🙂

 

[iwannabadentist]

so just think, if you want to go into a 6-year OMFS program, you'll be swimming in standardized tests:

Part I NBDE + Part II NBDE + ADA placement test + STEP I USMLE

sounds fun 🙂

i read somewhere that some omfs programs also require GREs on top of all the things you just mentioned

 

[The Anhedonia]

nah, no GRE for OMFS, but there are some dual degree (MS / DDS or MPH/DDS) that require the GRE:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=665768

 

[Badgerfaithful]

Oh yeah I'm quite excited about that possibility...