Picking a DO school for being P/F?

[alprazoslam]

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Don't forget PM&R and NMM. Setting up an OMM practice in a decent area can get one to clear as much as any dermatologist, and with less overhead.

But can one do so without feeling guilty

 

[Dhooy7]

What about LECOM-Bradenton? Any willing to answer questions about the school? Thanks!

 

[BorntobeDO?]

Don't forget PM&R and NMM. Setting up an OMM practice in a decent area can get one to clear as much as any dermatologist, and with less overhead.

Yeah, I will believe it when I see the bank statements. I know plenty of cash only chiros, and they still aren't making derm money.

 

[Sephirakra]

Yeah, I will believe it when I see the bank statements. I know plenty of cash only chiros, and they still aren't making derm money.

Chiros can't write scripts. 😉

 

[Osminog]

Im trying to decide between 3 DO schools. The school I want to go to in NY is about 15k more expensive than the other 2 schools in VA, but it is P/F which I feel takes a heavy weight off my shoulders. The way I look at it, it looks much better on my transcript to have all P's than C's and B's when it comes to residency applications. I feel like being P/F lets me spend more time on boards and less time about doing well in BS OMT classes cuz there will be a grade on my transcript for it. I know step scores are the most important factor but is the P/F a strong enough reason to pick one school over others?

There are no P/F DO schools in NY. TouroCOM-NY has letter grades, and NYITCOM has H/HP/P/F (which is, in practice, the same as A/B/C/F).

This is not a factor in your decision. Go to one of the cheaper schools in VA.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Moving to Pre-DO.

 

[On_The_Way_Up]

lmao it didn't matter for me. I exclusively chose p/f schools when applying, because I think that's a good step forward in how medical education should be. I also am not the kind of person to be so petty over a few percentage points. Anyway, I showed up for orientation week and learned that they had changed from p/f to grades. Died inside a little.

BUT, I've gone on pretending its p/f and gotta say I am happy with my life.

How is this even allowed? If changes are made it should be before an application cycle. Not orientation week.

 

[bears1992]

That has been a common consensus I have heard but I’m curious if that’s because of the distaste for dress code & mandatory classes or is there anything else I’m missing?

When I interviewed there, the mandatory classes were anatomy lecture, labs and your 6 hours a week of pbl. Seemed like a good school if you prefer to learn on your own.