Unecom vs. bcom

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Hello, I posted the other day about to decide among these schools and I got a mind to close to unecom since it is stabilized.

However, I would like to make sure some of the points.

I am not interested in primary care but want to study about ortho.

Also, since I am an international, I have to use my pocket money(later, planning to military) so I won't use the private loan there.

Even in these condition, is unecom better?

Thank you.
 
sunro said:
Hello, I posted the other day about to decide among these schools and I got a mind to close to unecom since it is stabilized.

However, I would like to make sure some of the points.

I am not interested in primary care but want to study about ortho.

Also, since I am an international, I have to use my pocket money(later, planning to military) so I won't use the private loan there.

Even in these condition, is unecom better?

Thank you.
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Yes Unecom is better than BCOM no matter what the circumstance.

@Mad Jack
 
Ortho as a DO is looking less and less likely post-merger. If it is the only specialty that would make you happy, I would strongly recommend reconsidering spending 250k+living expenses on a DO education, as your chances will be miniscule unless you're the most exceptional student in the class- which you won't be.

As to the military route, IF you can go that direction you have a better shot at ortho, but you have to be able to get a security clearance and you also have to be a US citizen. In fact, as an officer, you actually have to renounce any non-US citizenship you possess as well. Do you qualify for service as an officer?
 
Mad Jack said:
Ortho as a DO is looking less and less likely post-merger. If it is the only specialty that would make you happy, I would strongly recommend reconsidering spending 250k+living expenses on a DO education, as your chances will be miniscule unless you're the most exceptional student in the class- which you won't be.

As to the military route, IF you can go that direction you have a better shot at ortho, but you have to be able to get a security clearance and you also have to be a US citizen. In fact, as an officer, you actually have to renounce any non-US citizenship you possess as well. Do you qualify for service as an officer?
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Why is ortho as a DO less and less likely? Just wondering.

and UNECOM! Amazing community there.
 
Mad Jack said:
Because there are no longer any protected AOA positions as of this year, essentially. All ortho programs will be open to MDs moving forward, and that gives DOs one trajectory in the ortho match: down.
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Isn't the merger happening in 2020? Why is it "as of this year"? Thanks! edit: gotcha
 
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Mad Jack said:
Because there are no longer any protected AOA positions as of this year, essentially. All ortho programs will be open to MDs moving forward, and that gives DOs one trajectory in the ortho match: down.
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Do you think that orthopedic programs run by DOs will accept DOs or will they favor MDs?
 
Mad Jack said:
If I were a betting man, I'd say the majority of programs will go mostly MD with a token DO each year.
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I see why you say that but I would bet that seeing as a majority of the ortho PDs are DOs that a lot more will take more DOs than you are thinking. Ortho will be difficult to get definitely but I don't think it will quite be the pipe dream that other specialties will become like NS, ENT, Plastics
 
AnatomyGrey12 said:
I see why you say that but I would bet that seeing as a majority of the ortho PDs are DOs that a lot more will take more DOs than you are thinking. Ortho will be difficult to get definitely but I don't think it will quite be the pipe dream that other specialties will become like NS, ENT, Plastics
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There is no way we match better in the future is the point though. Even if programs take 50% DOs, that's still going to mean that ortho is twice as hard to get into for DOs than before (even more than that if you factor in school growth).
 
Mad Jack said:
There is no way we match better in the future is the point though. Even if programs take 50% DOs, that's still going to mean that ortho is twice as hard to get into for DOs than before (even more than that if you factor in school growth).
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Very true, it will definitely get more competative but I don't pity the Ortho kids nearly as much as I pity the poor souls who fall in love with neurosurgery or those others
 
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