What if I want to stay in an urban area?

[jillzhou]

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So I'm looking into both DO and MD schools, given my gpa I think I have a better shot at DO schools and although I'm not familiar with them, the idea of DO seems interesting. After lots of searching, (yes, i've used the search tool), I couldn't really get an answer to those who want to stay in urban areas. Now lets say I go to a DO school, but after (for residency) that it seems like I'll end up in a rural area. I'm not against that, but I always imagined myself working in an urban, upbeat environment, like NYC. I know I'll eventually be able to practice there but I don't get, do the big top research funded hospitals like Mount Sinai, Columbia-Presbyterian not like DOs? I don't think I've seen any there..😕

 

[cliquesh]

So I'm looking into both DO and MD schools, given my gpa I think I have a better shot at DO schools and although I'm not familiar with them, the idea of DO seems interesting. After lots of searching, (yes, i've used the search tool), I couldn't really get an answer to those who want to stay in urban areas. Now lets say I go to a DO school, but after (for residency) that it seems like I'll end up in a rural area. I'm not against that, but I always imagined myself working in an urban, upbeat environment, like NYC. I know I'll eventually be able to practice there but I don't get, do the big top research funded hospitals like Mount Sinai, Columbia-Presbyterian not like DOs? I don't think I've seen any there..😕

You are not restricted to a rural environment as a DO. There are plenty of DOs in NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, etc...

In terms of residency, NYU, Mount Sinai, Columbia and Cornell are not DO friendly. They each have an osteopathic resident or 2, but it is rare. They are more incline to take caribbean kids for whatever reason. Other NYC hospitals take DOs, like St. Luke's, SUNY, and Albert Einstein. Pretty much every other hospital besides the ones you listed take DOs.

In terms of employment, Im not sure if NYU, Columbia, etc., have a bias against DOs or not. I can, however, tell you that most DOs are clinicians and have little interest in academics, which is required at some of the hospitals you listed.

Anyway, there is like a couple more dozen hospitals in NYC besides the ones you listed, and a bunch of private practice jobs.

Academic jobs, if you didn't know, pay 1/2 to 2/3 of what private practice jobs pay.

 

[Goro]

Most doctors set up practice within 20 miles of where they do their residency. Relax and concentrate on where you're going to medical school (and actually getting INTO medical school) before you worry about where your practice is going to be.

Yes, there are more DOs practicing in a rural setting, but that doens't mean you're committed to going there.

So I'm looking into both DO and MD schools, given my gpa I think I have a better shot at DO schools and although I'm not familiar with them, the idea of DO seems interesting. After lots of searching, (yes, i've used the search tool), I couldn't really get an answer to those who want to stay in urban areas. Now lets say I go to a DO school, but after (for residency) that it seems like I'll end up in a rural area. I'm not against that, but I always imagined myself working in an urban, upbeat environment, like NYC. I know I'll eventually be able to practice there but I don't get, do the big top research funded hospitals like Mount Sinai, Columbia-Presbyterian not like DOs? I don't think I've seen any there..😕

 

[DrEnderW]

If you're specifically interested in NYC and a DO program, consider looking a Touro COM-Harlem. Not only is the med school in NYC, but they place the vast majority of students in residencies in the greater NYC area.

Also, take a look at NYCOM. The school is in Long Island but the residency placements are similar.

 

[SLC]

Lutheran hospital in Brooklyn has an osteopathic General Surgery residency. It was even featured on NY Med

 

[GopherMD]

Chicago area is also DO friendly. So I've heard anyway.

 

[K31]

Chicago area is also DO friendly. So I heard anyway.

Cities with well-established, well-respected DO schools will be more DO-friendly than cities without. Hence Chicago and Philadelphia are more DO-friendly than NYC (not that you won't get a good education at Touro, but it doesn't have the name that PCOM or CCOM have).

Also, I need to insert my standard advice that there are plenty of great cities outside the DC-to-Boston corridor, and there's more than just Chicago between the East Coast and California.

 

[coolingglasses]

St. Louis is also pretty DO friendly, and I know KCOM has rotations at Des Peres (which was an osteo hospital back in the day)

 

[Mr Kenobi]

Cities with well-established, well-respected DO schools will be more DO-friendly than cities without. Hence Chicago and Philadelphia are more DO-friendly than NYC (not that you won't get a good education at Touro, but it doesn't have the name that PCOM or CCOM have).

Also, I need to insert my standard advice that there are plenty of great cities outside the DC-to-Boston corridor, and there's more than just Chicago between the East Coast and California.

This.

MU-COM, granted it is a new school, is located right in the heart of Indianapolis and has an awesome network of affiliated teaching hospitals with existing residency programs...St. Vincent Health, St. Francis Health, Community Health (which includes an osteopathic hospital)..etc. Some of the biggest hospitals in the state and many located in urban areas. The only other medical school in the state, Indiana University (MD), has IU Health and they are DO friendly.

 

[MedPR]

St. Louis is also pretty DO friendly, and I know KCOM has rotations at Des Peres (which was an osteo hospital back in the day)

I had a tough time finding DOs to shadow in St. Louis. I know that there are a good amount of DOs in Peds at SLU hospital (cardinal glennon).

 

[gmcguitar4]

I've worked at NYU and have met DO's working there. one used to be head of the ER Bellevue. If you are a good doctor, they will hire you at those places.

 

[coolingglasses]

I had a tough time finding DOs to shadow in St. Louis. I know that there are a good amount of DOs in Peds at SLU hospital (cardinal glennon).

BJC absorbed an all-DO cardio group a few years ago, that's where I did my shadowing

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

Chicago area is also DO friendly. So I've heard anyway.

Indeed it is. I did the majority of my 3rd and 4th year rotations at Cook County....right next to the uber righteous Rush and UIC medical students.

 

[GopherMD]

Indeed it is. I did the majority of my 3rd and 4th year rotations at Cook County....right next to the uber righteous Rush and UIC medical students.

CCOM grad?

EDIT: just saw your profile info. I recently put down my deposit for CCOM!

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

CCOM grad?

EDIT: just saw your profile info. I recently put down my deposit for CCOM!

Yup. Solid choice. No regrets. Zero.

 

[zoner]

NSU and Western-Pomona are both part of a megalopolis centering around Miami and LA.