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[Dr JPH]

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Hi folks:


Although I have a deep interest in Osteopathic Medicine, I am also considering UCONN (being that I am from CT) as an option due to financial constraints.

Anyone applying, attending, or graduated from UCONN please email me...I have many questions.

Thank you for your time!]



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Joshua Paul Hazelton, CNA, EMT-B
[email protected]
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (2002)
"D.O. Wannabe"

 

[bobo]

JPH,

I must call BULL**** on you!

All of your posts paint you as a die hard for DO school. Either you are or you aren't. Obviously, from this post, you are not. So quit preaching DO virutes. If you honestly want to be a DO, and only a DO - don't apply to allopathic programs.

Financial constraints. Please, you are how old? 20 maybe. Unless you owe big from a lawsuit against you, I would not consider financial "constraints" if you truly want to be a DO. Of course, if in fact you don't really care about being a DO, then go to a cheaper school. I would.

bobo

 

[nmehta]

JP,

I am from Connecticut, and am currently applying to UCONN, along with several other allopathic and osteopathic schools. I am quite familiar with UCONN as I have worked there, and recently interview there as well, and have interview at UNECOM. I would be happy to answer your questions either through this forum or through email at [email protected]. Ignore the above poster.

 

[together]

Dear JP,

I interviewed at UCONN MED in April and also worked full-time in the Neuroscience and Neurology Departments there this past summer. Feel free to contact me at [email protected] if you have any specific questions about the school or any of their programs. I am also interested in osteopathic medical school, so I'm sure we can answer each other's questions with respect to that as well. To the poster above, grow up -- some of us simply want the best medical education available to us. A way of seeking this out is to EXPLORE OUR OPTIONS.

Hope to hear from you soon, Josh,

together

"It is in our collective nature that we are most mysterious"
- Lewis Thomas

 

[jawurheemd]

hi jp,
i'm a 4th year student at UConn. if you have any questions about the school, please feel free to email me at [email protected] -- it's probably best to email me because i don't monitor the boards on a frequent basis. i also have some insight into osteopathic schools as my wife is a 4th year at Nova.

-james

 

[bobo]

To together,

I wholeheartedly stand by my post. Grow up? Please, you have NO idea of anything about me.

I have been reading this board since JPH joined in a huge flurry of posts. If he wants to be a DO, and only a DO (as he so wholeheartedly has said so many times - also check out his sig line) then he should only apply to DO school.

 

[alceria]

Bobo - your attitude it uncalled for and you're just making yourself look bad by continuing to be rude. Whether or not the orginal poster is looking at MD schools as a back-up is none of your business. Don't tell people what to do. I'm sure no one would want to have someone with such an attitude as their physician. A lot of people apply to a wide variety of schools for many reasons, and you have no right to attack anyone here for applying anywhere. Get over yourself and stop making assumptions about people.

 

[Dr JPH]

Wow...I missed alot in that day that I didn't check this site....hehe..let me jump in here.

Well, first of all, let me say that bobo is entitled to his opinion and I am in no position to judge him based on that opinion.

Secondly, I am VERY interested in Osteopathic Medicine and that HAS NOT changed. What has changed? An opportunity to possibly attend medical school in my home state, at a very low cost, and be close to my family. There are reasons that I think being closer to my family is something I need to do at this point in my life, but those reasons are personal and I do NOT feel as though I need to justify ANYTHING.

Thirdly...as I am well versed in the Osteopathic philosophy (I have read a great deal and spoken with many D.O.'s), I feel as though I would be able to carry that with me, no matter if I were trained at an Allopathic school OR an Osteopathic school. True, an Osteopathic school may better develop those ideas, but regardless, I think that I am a strong enough individual that my beliefs about how a patient should be treated would not change, no matter what.


Fourth: I am 19 years old.


Fifth: I am STILL die hard for D.O. school. That had not changed. I am considering applying to ONLY D.O. schools and only recently has the idea of UCONN entered my head.

I feel as though Osteopathic Medicine is a growing trend and that in the near future, patients will no longer ask "What's a D.O.?", but rather, "Are you a D.O. or an M.D.?"

I don't think anyone is in any position to judge another. I want to become the best physician that I can be.

I don't judge people who chose their career based on salary, prestige, or family pressure.

So, why then, should I be judged because I am interested in a school because it is cheaper, closer to home, has amazing facilities, and can offer me a wonderful education?

I really don't have much more to say about that.

My signature will stay as is it.

And a great thank you to all of you who responded to me in a positive manner.

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Joshua Paul Hazelton, CNA, EMT-B
[email protected]
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (2002)
"D.O. Wannabe"

 

[Mango]

I would respectfully interject that you (JP) should most deffinately attend the school that you feel most comfortable at. I too chose a school based on proximity to family and friends, as well as a desire to keep my debts below six figures!

If those things lead you to an MD school rather than a DO school, than so be it. Aren't DO students constantly reminding us that there are essentially no differences between MD and DO physicians? I can say from my experiences interviewing at a DO school, as well as being an MD student, that the only real difference I noted was the use of OMM. And that is something that you can be taught in the future if you feel it is important to you.

I guess what I'm saying is that holostic medicine is not an idea taught only at DO schools. Here at UC we've had guest lecturers on herbal medicine, yoga, and palliative care, just to name a few. The patient interview instructors have gone out of their way to teach us how to treat the whole person, rather than focusing on just their ailments.

In the end, your medical training is what you make of it. And your success will depend upon your motivations, as well as your comfort level. So choose the school that you will be most happy at, no matter what letters end up after your name.

 

[bobo]

To JPH:

IMHO, the phrases "I am STILL die hard for D.O. school. That had not changed. I am considering applying to ONLY D.O. schools and only recently has the idea of UCONN entered my head." simply do not jibe. If you are "die-hard", then apply only to DO school. I applied to DO and MD, but I am definitely not "die-hard".


To Alceria: Pot. Kettle. Black.
Don't make assumptions about people? Are you kidding me?
You have no idea of ANYTHING about me.
Prior to medical school, I worked in the medical field for a number of yeras and was very successful and very good at what I did, with nary a patient complaint. So based on one post I have too much of an attitude and will be (presumably) an unpleasent physician. Hmm. Seems a bit of a stretch to me, rather a big ASSUMPTION. I will be as good a physician as anyone when I am finished with school, because I love what I am doing. So don't preach at me with your arrogan pre-med I know it all attitude (an ASSUMPTION, I know).

Anything on this board is entitled to my opinion. The purpose of this board is to give opinions. If it is a flame or you don't agree with my opinion, too bad. Deal with it.




[This message has been edited by bobo (edited 12-05-2000).]

 

[Dr JPH]

I think content of this post has strayed from its original purpose.

In my mind, no further posting is needed.

Let people say what they will say.

Someone just read something that they didn't like and decided to utilize their time by attempting to tear someone apart.

I would really like to know where this bobo goes to school. Heck...you know my name, location, and school....who are you?

Anyway...it doesn't really matter.

Have a good night, all.




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Joshua Paul Hazelton, CNA, EMT-B
[email protected]
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (2002)
"D.O. Wannabe"

 

[alceria]

Bobo - congrats on continuing to put your foot in your mouth.

 

[Dr JPH]

He He

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Joshua Paul Hazelton, CNA, EMT-B
[email protected]
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (2002)
"D.O. Wannabe"

 

[bobo]

You figured me out, Alceria. Drat.

I am going to be a crummy physician because of a single anonymous post on an internet bulletin board. I guess I should just drop out now.

 

[tch3232]

I was placed on the "alternate list". Anyone else receive that news or even better an acceptance?

 

[nmehta]

I interviewed in mid november, and have not heard yet...when did you interview? I am sorry to hear, but keep showing them what great things you are doing and indicate that you are very interested in attending, and this should help you.

 

[MikeS 78]

this is about the stupidest discussion I have seen in my nearly one year of posting here

first we have some guy becoming angry as if JPHazelton is trying to quit the fraternity...as if DO school is like a secret society.....I have met alot of DO's and have yet to witness anything resembling a secret handshake

then it breaks down into name calling which is about as stupid

the big thing im trying to say is that nowdays the differences between DO and MD is primarily in name only......and that DO schools tend to land their students into whopping debt especially compared to state schools....I think JP would have to be an utter ***** to go to a school he couldnt pay for and land himself in a heap of debt over what is really a minor (and diminishing) ideological difference