When to reject DO acceptance?

[Imnotfromjersey]

Can anyone thats in IM or a current resident comment on whether DO's will have a harder time for even IM fellowships? I feel like I'd love to specialize in anything in IM like Allergy, Oncology, ICU, or cardiology.

Do D.O.'s have to beat out MD students on the boards even in IM programs to match or are we equal there?

 

[Awesome Sauceome]

Can anyone thats in IM or a current resident comment on whether DO's will have a harder time for even IM fellowships? I feel like I'd love to specialize in anything like Allergy, Oncology, ICU, or cardiology.

Do D.O.'s have to beat out MD students on the boards even in IM programs to match or are we equal there?

You are more likely to hear from current residents or current med students looking into IM via the osteopathic threads.

 

[AlteredScale]

Can anyone thats in IM or a current resident comment on whether DO's will have a harder time for even IM fellowships? I feel like I'd love to specialize in anything in IM like Allergy, Oncology, ICU, or cardiology.

Do D.O.'s have to beat out MD students on the boards even in IM programs to match or are we equal there?

I'm fairly certain that the biggest factor to entering a fellowship is strong scholarly work while in residency and strong letters from program directors.

 

[meliora27]

DO discrimination still exists at fellowship level.

Go to the strongest residency program you can match it. Be at a university program with big name faculty in the field you're interested in who are doing research.

Check to see if the program has in-house fellowships in the field you're interested in, and then see if they match their own residents routinely in their fellowship programs. Your best chance will most likely be at your home program where you did you IM residency.

 

[sylvanthus]

This is exactly my concern. Sylvanthus - do you mind if I PM you to discuss this in a bit more depth?

Sure

 

[MADD!!!]

Had to bump this! In 2014, NYU said on their webpage that they don't accept DO students for their residency program. Now, they say they encourage DO's to apply to their program as well! Check out the link below:

http://www.med.nyu.edu/medicine/education/residency-faqs#dd

This is coming from NYU Internal Med FAQ

http://medicine.med.nyu.edu/education/im-residency-homepage/faqs#dd

At least NYU has no shame in publicly admitting to it, but there are plenty of programs that will never take you even if they don't post it in their FAQ, no matter how talented you are, simply because you're a DO.

Do you really want to be idealistic in this point of your life or realistic? What if you excel in medical school and want things like ACGME Derm, ACGME Ortho, ACGME surgical sub-specialty, or even in love with some Internal Med programs but realize that you could never touch those, not because of your resume, but because of being a DO?

People will tell you "you're gonna match fine" and yes, you may...but you rather have 95% doors open (some programs only want applicants from elite MD schools) then to proactively go to a school where your doors are only 75-80% open??!! Use common sense.

MD > DO > IMG > no acceptance

 

[IslandStyle808]

Had to bump this! In 2014, NYU said on their webpage that they don't accept DO students for their residency program. Now, they say they encourage DO's to apply to their program as well! Check out the link below:

http://www.med.nyu.edu/medicine/education/residency-faqs#dd

Someone pointed it out a while back (1-2 months ago). It may not change the status quo quickly, but at least it is one step in the right direction.