Pediatrics chances?

[medOstudent13]

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I was wondering if anyone had insight as to what my chances would be of getting into a top tier (Hopkins) or a middle tier (PSU Hershey) peds residency. Any advice welcomed as well.
My #'s:
Ostepathic student top 1/3
USMLE 238/COMLEX 604.
All A's on rotations so far (no honors at my school).
Don't really have "ins" anywhere but plan on doing lots of aways.

Thanks for your advice.

 

[GoSpursGo]

I think your numbers are competitive at just about any peds program (won't be an auto-invite but won't hold you back either). My understanding is its important as a DO applicant to look at the program website, pull up the list of current residents, and see if there are any other DOs currently at the program to give you a feel for how open they are to DO applicants.

Good luck!

 

[Cookie Queen]

I was wondering if anyone had insight as to what my chances would be of getting into a top tier (Hopkins) or a middle tier (PSU Hershey) peds residency. Any advice welcomed as well.
My #'s:
Ostepathic student top 1/3
USMLE 238/COMLEX 604.
All A's on rotations so far (no honors at my school).
Don't really have "ins" anywhere but plan on doing lots of aways.

Thanks for your advice.

There is also a pediatrics forum (looking under residency forums) that might be helpful for these sorts of things. While I am an MD student, my understanding from my DO friends is that some programs are more "DO-friendly" than others. You find this out by looking at their list of current residents to see what they currently have. But your numbers are solid, I think you stand a great chance.

Check out the peds forum for more specifics 🙂