premed-dodo
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I'm making this thread because I'm wondering if an interview at the Drexel DPMS program is worth it. My interests are currently in internal medicine (IM) and general surgery (GS) (influenced by my IM and GS mentors) - but I want to do shadowing during medical school to definitively decide. I'm not too concerned about the prestige of DO vs. MD - but I am more concerned about the realities of residency matching.
PNWU 4-year DO
Pros:
• Established school
• True P/F, non-mandatory classes
• Very cheap cost of living
Cons
• Weak research opportunities
• Rural-based (not that big a con; I'm not too attached to the city)
Drexel MS-DO 5-year
Pros:
• Established, well-known school
• MS graded, MD P/F
• Stronger research opportunities
• Higher cost of living
Cons:
• Have to do an intense MS program before medical school, which is graded - need to make GPA cutoff (which I am confident in as I already have an MS with high GPA)
• 5-year program; I am SO ready to start medical school, and i'm not sure I want to put it off by another year
• Additional year of graduate school costs
Summary: I'm mainly concerned about matching into a good residency program. My current plan is to aim for GS as it's easier to switch back into IM instead of the other way around. Is it worth the extra year for an MD? Do DO's match well into GS?
DPMS has two tracks: GPA cutoff and GPA/MCAT cutoff. My MCAT is already higher than the cutoff, so I'll be taking the GPA track.
PNWU 4-year DO
Pros:
• Established school
• True P/F, non-mandatory classes
• Very cheap cost of living
Cons
• Weak research opportunities
• Rural-based (not that big a con; I'm not too attached to the city)
Drexel MS-DO 5-year
Pros:
• Established, well-known school
• MS graded, MD P/F
• Stronger research opportunities
• Higher cost of living
Cons:
• Have to do an intense MS program before medical school, which is graded - need to make GPA cutoff (which I am confident in as I already have an MS with high GPA)
• 5-year program; I am SO ready to start medical school, and i'm not sure I want to put it off by another year
• Additional year of graduate school costs
Summary: I'm mainly concerned about matching into a good residency program. My current plan is to aim for GS as it's easier to switch back into IM instead of the other way around. Is it worth the extra year for an MD? Do DO's match well into GS?
DPMS has two tracks: GPA cutoff and GPA/MCAT cutoff. My MCAT is already higher than the cutoff, so I'll be taking the GPA track.