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No. It’s about being a DO. I have 250s/260s steps and have been passed over for interviews by MDs with 220s.I was planning on doing research elsewhere to get those publications. For example, I've been doing research remotely this year and have 3 derm pubs + 1 non-derm pub already and am working on more. I think I can be the top 1-2 students at my DO school b/c I was consistently in the top ~15% of the M1 class at a top 50 MD program (SMP).
And even though its only 75%, there seems to be a big difference (70 pts on COMLEX) between those who matched and unmatched, so isn't it more about board scores/research rather than being DO?
To be fair, it sounds like you’re already setting yourself up super well for research. It sounds like you made your decision already. Good luck!