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On the surface, it would seem that applying to dually accredited (AOA/ACGME) programs would improve my chances, since I'll be in two matches. But from a practical standpoint, is that really how it plays out? Wouldn't dually accredited programs just make one big list and rank all applicants, DO and MD on that list? My number one program is dually accredited and only matched about 20% of their spots from the DO match. It almost seems like they cherry pick the stellar applicants from the DO match and then the "real" match is the ACGME match. My other choices are a mix of dually accredited or ACGME only sites. So am I better served to only enter in the ACGME match or should I enter both matches?
Can people in dually accredited programs confirm?
Can people in dually accredited programs confirm?