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thanks Goro 2.0Channeling Goro... Connecting... Connecting.... Connected.
Goro: plenty of my students match EM and the field is open to DO students who work hard enough.
thanks Goro 2.0Channeling Goro... Connecting... Connecting.... Connected.
Goro: plenty of my students match EM and the field is open to DO students who work hard enough.
It can be either, or both. Most schools will ask "why DO"? on the secondary, so it's sometimes more appropriate there.
Lol, most DO students want to go into EM. And each DO school has a good number of students that match into it every year. I'm interested in it as well... but the salary compensation might not be worth those long graveyard shifts and inevitable burnout .
Hi @Goro,
Maybe my search skills aren't good enough, but I couldn't find anything on threads about where to put shadowing for AACOMAS. Do we have to include shadowing? If so, where does it go and what information should be included?
I live in Maryland and I have been contacting tons of DOs and still unable to find anyone that wants to let me shadow. I work in a hospital and still have had no luck with the doctors here either I'm one of those students who doesn't care if I go MD or DO, as in I'd be happy with either one. If I got a DO acceptance at a good school vs an MD acceptance at a so-so school, I'd go DO. But being that I can't find a DO to shadow, I'm wondering if it'll hurt my chances. I don't want my options limited.
You do need to show that you've shadowed, and most schools (including mine) are OK with you shadowing an MD, and having LOR from same.
I know it's a hike, but you could drive up to PCOM and chat up the DO faculty there.
I'm not familiar with the logistics of form-filling for AACOMAS. Best to make a post on the pre-Osteo forum. Good luck!
Hi @Goro,
Maybe my search skills aren't good enough, but I couldn't find anything on threads about where to put shadowing for AACOMAS. Do we have to include shadowing? If so, where does it go and what information should be included?
I live in Maryland and I have been contacting tons of DOs and still unable to find anyone that wants to let me shadow. I work in a hospital and still have had no luck with the doctors here either I'm one of those students who doesn't care if I go MD or DO, as in I'd be happy with either one. If I got a DO acceptance at a good school vs an MD acceptance at a so-so school, I'd go DO. But being that I can't find a DO to shadow, I'm wondering if it'll hurt my chances. I don't want my options limited.
Put shadowing on extracurricular tab
Oh thank you!
What part of Maryland are you in? There are a TON of DOs at University of Maryland/Baltimore-Shock Trauma. I mean a ton. A lot probably has to do with observational selection bias on my behalf, but I've seen them in the trauma bay, CCU, CCRU, and MSTICU.
On the west end of the state, I've come across a couple in the ERs at Frederick Memorial and Western Maryland Medical Center as well. If you're closer to Allentown, PA then try there (President of ACEP is a DO and Sr Vice Chair of EM there).
Inova Fairfax has a bunch, mostly residents though. One ER attending, two surgical residents, and one peds resident off the top of my head. They're out there...you're best bet is to use one of your connections to put you in touch with one.
shut the front door... I am originally from Frederick. Born at FMH. I would agree that there are DOs there. Really solid EM physician there who is a DO, he was also on the board of directors for the entire hospital for a while.What part of Maryland are you in? There are a TON of DOs at University of Maryland/Baltimore-Shock Trauma. I mean a ton. A lot probably has to do with observational selection bias on my behalf, but I've seen them in the trauma bay, CCU, CCRU, and MSTICU.
On the west end of the state, I've come across a couple in the ERs at Frederick Memorial and Western Maryland Medical Center as well. If you're closer to Allentown, PA then try there (President of ACEP is a DO and Sr Vice Chair of EM there).
Inova Fairfax has a bunch, mostly residents though. One ER attending, two surgical residents, and one peds resident off the top of my head. They're out there...you're best bet is to use one of your connections to put you in touch with one.
I am from there too have you tried GBMC or the imentor program online?Hi @Goro,
Maybe my search skills aren't good enough, but I couldn't find anything on threads about where to put shadowing for AACOMAS. Do we have to include shadowing? If so, where does it go and what information should be included?
I live in Maryland and I have been contacting tons of DOs and still unable to find anyone that wants to let me shadow. I work in a hospital and still have had no luck with the doctors here either I'm one of those students who doesn't care if I go MD or DO, as in I'd be happy with either one. If I got a DO acceptance at a good school vs an MD acceptance at a so-so school, I'd go DO. But being that I can't find a DO to shadow, I'm wondering if it'll hurt my chances. I don't want my options limited.
I may try, I'm just afraid that at this point it's a little late. But thank you for the suggestions!I am from there too have you tried GBMC or the imentor program online?
How do you feel about "Thank You" emails post-interview?
How do you feel about "Thank You" emails post-interview?
that isn't nice ;(I respond to them promptly and politely. A perversity of mine is that I throw away written thank you notes!
Hello,
@Goro when writing secondary's, is it safe to assume that an adcom read and remembered my primary? For example, if I mention organization ABC in my primary and I detailed what I did with them. Is it safe to mention the organization or part of what I did in a secondary essay without going into too much detail.
Thank you in advance
@Goro I think I read something about your interview guide being posted soon. When will the interview guide be posted? I'm very interested to read it!
Excited!!!!End of month/early Sept. Stay tuned!
as if this entire process wasn't complicated enough haha....I respond to them promptly and politely. A perversity of mine is that I throw away written thank you notes!
send both and then look like you forgot that you sent the other one or that you are really desperate. lose lose situation lol.as if this entire process wasn't complicated enough haha....
We got some people interviewing us who love hand written notes and some who throw them away. What's a guy to do? Heh
send both and then look like you forgot that you sent the other one or that you are really desperate. lose lose situation lol.
tough call to make honestly. you want to send one to hopefully stand out, but if they are going to ignore one or the other then you are stuck guessing which one they want. i would say that hand-written has the potential to stand out more so it's still a 50/50 chance, but the hand-written has the opportunity to be better IMO
This is kind of what I thought as well. How many of these letters are being written because the student genuinely appreciates the time and consideration of the committee members enough to merit a handwritten, physical card, and not just trying to get the committee to remember them?There done so commonly as to dilute any potential benefit that the writers may perceive beyond merely being polite.
From my understanding the COMLEX includes OMM on it, so I highly doubt that allopathic schools will ever adopt it. Also, as far as the mergers go I don't think that it will make for much of a change. DO residencies have the option to keep out allopathic residents if I remember from reading the agreement. It seems like a formality since over half of DO grads do MD residencies.Don't know. But it would not surprise me.
Well, not all residency directors accepted COMLEX, so DO students had to take USMLE, which is a totally different animal than COMLEX. nationwide, DO student underperform on USMLE I, but the good one manage to catch up on Step II. Second, there are some residency directors, especially more in the higher competitive residencies, that simply refuse to take DO grads, period. The merger will eliminate that prejudice.
End of month/early Sept. Stay tuned!
True, I just wish that allopathic and osteopathic schools would come together to make a test. The fact that DOs essentially need to take the USMLE and COMLEX seems like overkill. And as you mentioned, USMLE Step 1 scores for DOs tend to be lower. It could be due to the overextension of taking both tests. Unfortunately, those Step 1 scores are a huge part of getting into allopathic residencies currently. I sure hope you are right about allopathic RDs accepting the COMLEX in the future.
Thanks @Goro this should definitely be a sticky
Just wondering what you look for when reading a persons LOR? What makes a strong letter?
Thanks @Goro!
Are those things you actually consider or dose everyone say that about the the applicate, you just see through it?
lol haha yah i see the difference thanks so much
Slightly off topic question, but what are your thoughts about Canadians attending USDOs and then practicing in Canada? Not sure if you've been following the news but i've been reading a few different things. People saying its very difficult and pretty much impossible now.