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I've seen all kinds of conflicting evidence on what are competitive stats for DO schools. I am very interested in osteopathic medicine. I'm planning on applying only DO and doing it early this cycle. I just want to know how I stack up for the more established DO programs like CCOM, PCOM, etc.
Thanks for any advice!
MCAT:505 on the 2015. but I made a 23 on the old one my first attempt when I took it kind of cold. I had to study for the GRE and that derailed my MCAT studies (I had already registered and then had a change of plan to go to grad school first).
Undergrad cGPA=3.56,sGPA=3.78
Graduate cGPA=3.97, sGPA=4.0
Shadowing:
5 DO's for 50 hours total, I feel like I got good quality experiences out of this and have seen a variety of osteopathic specialties and treatments
2 MD's for 40 hours total
Volunteered:
ER: 90 hours
Endoscopy Unit: 15 hours
ICU: 30 hours so far (ongoing)
Internship at Cardiopulmonary Rehab where I took patient vitals, placed electrodes, a care for patients through their therapy.
Hired as a medical scribe in a peds office and will start this summer. Will have at least 2 months experience before I apply.
Non-clinical Exp:
Member of exercise science club
relay for life volunteer multiple times
special olympics volunteer multiple times
Mission trip work
coached a childrens soccer team
Research:
Graduate Research Assistant - paid research experience in skeletal muscle function with age.
Graduate thesis work that used molecular biology techniques such as RT-PCR
undergrad research assistant
Multiple Research Grants
Poster Presentation as a co-author
Thanks for any advice!
MCAT:505 on the 2015. but I made a 23 on the old one my first attempt when I took it kind of cold. I had to study for the GRE and that derailed my MCAT studies (I had already registered and then had a change of plan to go to grad school first).
Undergrad cGPA=3.56,sGPA=3.78
Graduate cGPA=3.97, sGPA=4.0
Shadowing:
5 DO's for 50 hours total, I feel like I got good quality experiences out of this and have seen a variety of osteopathic specialties and treatments
2 MD's for 40 hours total
Volunteered:
ER: 90 hours
Endoscopy Unit: 15 hours
ICU: 30 hours so far (ongoing)
Internship at Cardiopulmonary Rehab where I took patient vitals, placed electrodes, a care for patients through their therapy.
Hired as a medical scribe in a peds office and will start this summer. Will have at least 2 months experience before I apply.
Non-clinical Exp:
Member of exercise science club
relay for life volunteer multiple times
special olympics volunteer multiple times
Mission trip work
coached a childrens soccer team
Research:
Graduate Research Assistant - paid research experience in skeletal muscle function with age.
Graduate thesis work that used molecular biology techniques such as RT-PCR
undergrad research assistant
Multiple Research Grants
Poster Presentation as a co-author
