Would you learn OMM in order to apply to an AOA ROADs residency?

[tentomruler]

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Would you?

 

[Eiot]

If I was an MD, probably not.

 

[drizzt3117]

Roads aren't the problem; there are very few DO spots in them in any case; it's the surgical sub specs, primarily orthopedics.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Roads aren't the problem; there are very few DO spots in them in any case; it's the surgical sub specs, primarily orthopedics.

It's just a hypothetical question. Would you have agreed to be trained in OMM if you our defined scenario had no other way of matching into Rads? Lets also say that it's a post-2018 program which is defined as being up to the standards of the ACGME.

 

[drizzt3117]

It's just a hypothetical question. Would you have agreed to be trained in OMM if you our defined scenario had no other way of matching into Rads? Lets also say that it's a post-2018 program which is defined as being up to the standards of the ACGME.

Nope, would have done something else.

Btw, you realize how stupid the concept of OMM for a rads residency sounds right?

 

[phikapdoctor]

You hardly use OMM in any specialty.. I can not see the justification of using it in RADs.
Herego my answer is no.


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[zoner]

The question wasn't whether you will use it or not but would you learn it just so that you can qualify for the aoa roads residencies....

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[phikapdoctor]

The question wasn't whether you will use it or not but would you learn it just so that you can qualify for the aoa roads residencies....

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Only if I had too, otherwise no


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[Narmerguy]

I think it's hard to ask this to a group of pre-allo students who have no idea where their heads will be at this time. Many of us assume that we will confidently pursue the choices that we desire without compromise, but who knows what we'll be feeling when we're shooting for residencies. Perhaps you fall in love with a specialty but the only way you'll get in is if you learn OMM. Any number of things could compel one to learn OMM, much of which is completely unknown to us at this point in our training.

Nothing wrong with asking, I'm just suggesting that we not read too much into the results as they may not be reflective of reality.

 

[Mountaineer12]

I wouldn't unless I absolutely had to. Not that I have anything against OMM, I almost went to a DO school, it's just that I don't see much benefit in OMM and it would extra time I could use for studying or relaxing. If I decided to go into something competitive I would definitely suck it up and learn OMM so I had more opportunities to get in somewhere.

 

[XCourtSmash]

This question might be better asked in the Allopathic Medical Students forum and not the pre-med one...

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Nope, would have done something else.

Btw, you realize how stupid the concept of OMM for a rads residency sounds right?

I do, but I likewise probably could claim that many other things in med school and residency were equally stupid. At least this one will make you decent at massages for the wife/husband.

 

[typicalindian]

I can already feel the jimmies of the DO students reading this thread begin to rustle.

 

[SpecterGT260]

Nope, would have done something else.

Btw, you realize how stupid the concept of OMM for a rads residency sounds right?

Except cranial. Totally relevant there as its first steps are basically a form of "mind's eye" imaging

 

[Praefectus]

What's the point?

 

[zoner]

I can already feel the jimmies of the DO students reading this thread begin to rustle.

others' have been trying to rustle their jimmies in other threads with no success unless you wanna go all out war between the two