I am applying this upcoming cycle to MD and DO schools. I am hesitant to apply DO because I do not want anyone cracking my neck or bending it around. Is it possible to refuse doing this or should I just not bother applying DO?
I mean you should be comfortable bending a neck if you are going to med school. But at least at my school HVLA techniques are taught and demonstrated but you are just required to show how they are set up and verbally give the direction the thrust (crack) will be. So you will never crack a neckI am applying this upcoming cycle to MD and DO schools. I am hesitant to apply DO because I do not want anyone cracking my neck or bending it around. Is it possible to refuse doing this or should I just not bother applying DO?
I prefer MD but my stats are a little lowYa you can refuse. Just be sure to take any USMD school over any DO school
I am just concerned about the risk of getting a vertebral artery dissection from hvlaI mean you should be comfortable bending a neck if you are going to med school. But at least at my school HVLA techniques are taught and demonstrated but you are just required to show how they are set up and verbally give the direction the thrust (crack) will be. So you will never crack a neck
Your school allows you to refuse to learn OMM techniques? I feel like most OMM faculty would still make you unless you had a legit concernYa you can refuse. Just be sure to take any USMD school over any DO school
Yeah you never do the technique at most schoolsI am just concerned about the risk of getting a vertebral artery dissection from hvla
99% prefer MD but yeah you got to play your cardsI prefer MD but my stats are a little low
Ya, you can ask to not to have HVLA or any technique done on you if you don’t want.Your school allows you to refuse to learn OMM techniques? I feel like most OMM faculty would still make you unless you had a legit concern
Yeah you never do the technique at most schools
99% prefer MD but yeah you got to play your cards
Oh okay misunderstood you. That is the same with my school.Ya, you can ask to not to have HVLA or any technique done on you if you don’t want.