You are absolutely crazy if you think these scores are required for ACGME EM or gen surg... The fear mongering here is ludicrous. I've talked to DO residents in surgery, it is not close the level of competitiveness you are describing. Same goes with EM
http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Charting-Outcomes-US-Osteopathic-2016.pdf
Take a look at this, 84% of people with a COMLEX of over 500 matched. Even 64% of people with a score BELOW 500 matched. What do you think all those who matched with those low COMLEX scores are toting around 248s? Lol, no. ACGME EM is decently competitive but average DO students still match with broad apps. Throwing around numbers like 248 and 250 for ACGME EM is simply utter BS.
Did you misread what I said about matching EM? I mentioned top/competitive EM programs, places that are typical not DO friendly as an institution and as a program. Since you haven't gone through the application process, interviewing, nor matching, I will give you a few things myself and many of my classmates have gathered and put together in documents for the classes below us in the hopes that people do not overvalue themselves and simply think DOs are considered equals to our MD counterparts. Read carefully now
@AnatomyGrey12 ---- 9/10 people that contributed to our document cited that during interview season, the fact that they were DOs was brought up at least 2x. I can tell you my experience that involved a backhanded compliment where an faculty member said "Why are you in DO school? I don't know what medical schools are looking for these days, but your application is strong." ----- Every person that contributed was offered interviews at a percentage between 15-40% when every single applicant had applied to a wide range of low, mid, upper tier programs and a range between 50-100 programs each ---- Every applicant, except for 3 had Step 1 scores of 248 OR HIGHER and Step 2 scores of 250 OR HIGHER, the others were in the 220s and 240s ---- Only 3 of the 10 matched at their #1 program, while 2 went unmatched
Oh and guess who that lone person that never heard any mention about being a DO, yeah they were MD
When comparing this to other MD students, so the one that decided to help us recognize the DO bias and pass this information along. They had a Step 1 score in the 210s, Step 2 score in the 220s, a red flag during basic science years, but was offered interviews at 35% of programs applied, 20+ interviews, matched at their #1.
I understand you are "pro-DO" and being DO myself, I will also be "pro-DO", but I am also "pro-realistic" and will not allow fellow DOs to think they are on the same footing as their MD counterparts because that is naive.