Hi guys, I am applying to osteopathic schools for 2011 and I was wondering: to people enrolled in schools that state that they are dedicated to creating primary care doctors, how difficult is it to obtain a non primary care residency, such as psych or endocrinology. I like primary care, but I am interested in a lot of different specialties and I dont want to limit my options so early in the process.
schools committed to primary care?
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Your career choices are not going to be limited by the school's commitment to primary care. Hindered, possibly, but more due to the school's policies than anything else.
NSUCOM likes to rant and rave about primary care. They make students do 3 freaking months of primary care in their fourth year, in addition to 3 months of IM, and 2 months of FP as part of their cores. That is freakin' excessive, and it interferes with students planning electives during the key months. But guess what, more than half the class ends up going into non primary care fields.
NSUCOM likes to rant and rave about primary care. They make students do 3 freaking months of primary care in their fourth year, in addition to 3 months of IM, and 2 months of FP as part of their cores. That is freakin' excessive, and it interferes with students planning electives during the key months. But guess what, more than half the class ends up going into non primary care fields.
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Cross posted with identical thread in Pre-Osteo. More responses in Pre-Osteo thread. Question more appropriate for Pre-Osteo/Pre-Med forum.
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