@CitizenofDystopia according to most recent AAMC and AACOM data the mean MCAT is 26.48 for DO matriculants vs 31.1 for MD matriculants. Who cares that you take the COMLEX? Nobody else teaches OMM, so why take a board exam that includes it?? Like I said DO's receive excellent training and become great physicians. But 9 times out of 10 there is a reason you are in DO school. But there is a shortage of primary care docs (FP, OB, Peds, ER, IM, etc.) so more power to all the DO programs...we need em
You're half right. I have a 32 on my MCAT but my gpa was a 3.4 so I couldn't get into an M.D. school and now I'm in a D.O. school. Stuff happens in undergrad you can't fix, so rest easy now and think yourself superior to me because you got into an M.D. school. Unfortunately for you, there's still that U.S.M.L.E step 1 where I can demonstrate that I'm a lot smarter than you and take your spot at an M.D. residency. You think I'm headed to primary care? You're funny. :)
Let's be honest. A majority of DO students are there because they couldn't get into medical school. They still receive excellent training and are great physicians, but overall DO schools have students who didn't perform as well in undergrad. It shows in board scores, where MD's have a first time pass rate of the USMLE around 93%...DO's who take the same test (which tend to be the top 30% of DO's) pass the USMLE at a rate of just above 80%. Be proud of your education, but don't kid yourself...
@dtrack22 DO's are required to take the COMLEX. When you have to take both tests, come back and talk to the Osteopathic students. Currently, the average for DO school is 3.48 and 27, while for MD it's 3.58 and 29.5. That to me doesn't sound like great difference. Wait 10 more years as the Caribbean option closes and the DO stigma is almost non-existent and you'll see about the same averages.
@mosquitopa Thank you. I think this person also forgets the hollistic approach to medicine that D.O. has in place. This DOES leak into admissions as well. If you see PCOM numbers, they had about 4,000 applicants. I'm sure getting a class with an average of 3.7/32 MCAT wouldn't be a challenge. Instead, they've admitted a number of students from multiple backgrounds that don't necessarily scream "top pre-med" by their grades.
@whtlghtn49 If you had to go through the stress of applying yourself, you wouldn't be saying that shit. My GPA is respectable (3.6) and my MCAT is 34R and there's a very good chance I won't get into MD this year. If not, I'm perfectly fine with DO. It's just as hard to get into DO school now as it was MD school 20+ years ago. Someone with my stats back then would've been a shoe in.
@whtlghtn49 Seriously, as an MD student, you're FOS. I have friends that applied only DO for some reasons, and DOs perform indistinguishably in terms of clinical care from MDs.
oh, I thought they were chiropracters. thanks for letting me know. so do is better then md? shood I change my md and get a do? it seams that if you take more chorses you are better
They are not necessarily "better" than M.D.'s. Both D.O.'s and M.D.'s are fully licensed physicians are have equal ability to practice medicine in the United States. The only difference is that D.O.'s are required to learn Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM for short). However, you are *required* to use it in practice should you decide to go the D.O. route. M.D.'s and D.O.'s are both able to work in hospitals, perform surgery, etc.
@bkq1 Oh man...that was a grammatical error on my part. I meant to say *not required*. Must've kept the trend after saying you were required to learn it in medical school.
No, they're exactly the same as MD's, they just learn something called OMM during medical school that MD students don't. If anyone tells you different they're being pretentious little bastards and have no idea what they are talking about.
@CitizenofDystopia according to most recent AAMC and AACOM data the mean MCAT is 26.48 for DO matriculants vs 31.1 for MD matriculants. Who cares that you take the COMLEX? Nobody else teaches OMM, so why take a board exam that includes it?? Like I said DO's receive excellent training and become great physicians. But 9 times out of 10 there is a reason you are in DO school. But there is a shortage of primary care docs (FP, OB, Peds, ER, IM, etc.) so more power to all the DO programs...we need em
dtrack22 10 months ago
@dtrack22
You're half right. I have a 32 on my MCAT but my gpa was a 3.4 so I couldn't get into an M.D. school and now I'm in a D.O. school. Stuff happens in undergrad you can't fix, so rest easy now and think yourself superior to me because you got into an M.D. school. Unfortunately for you, there's still that U.S.M.L.E step 1 where I can demonstrate that I'm a lot smarter than you and take your spot at an M.D. residency. You think I'm headed to primary care? You're funny. :)
Mrmoc7 5 months ago
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dtrack22 10 months ago
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dtrack22 10 months ago
Let's be honest. A majority of DO students are there because they couldn't get into medical school. They still receive excellent training and are great physicians, but overall DO schools have students who didn't perform as well in undergrad. It shows in board scores, where MD's have a first time pass rate of the USMLE around 93%...DO's who take the same test (which tend to be the top 30% of DO's) pass the USMLE at a rate of just above 80%. Be proud of your education, but don't kid yourself...
dtrack22 1 year ago
@dtrack22 DO's are required to take the COMLEX. When you have to take both tests, come back and talk to the Osteopathic students. Currently, the average for DO school is 3.48 and 27, while for MD it's 3.58 and 29.5. That to me doesn't sound like great difference. Wait 10 more years as the Caribbean option closes and the DO stigma is almost non-existent and you'll see about the same averages.
CitizenofDystopia 10 months ago
@CitizenofDystopia
I agree with every word of your post!
mosquitopa 10 months ago
@mosquitopa Thank you. I think this person also forgets the hollistic approach to medicine that D.O. has in place. This DOES leak into admissions as well. If you see PCOM numbers, they had about 4,000 applicants. I'm sure getting a class with an average of 3.7/32 MCAT wouldn't be a challenge. Instead, they've admitted a number of students from multiple backgrounds that don't necessarily scream "top pre-med" by their grades.
CitizenofDystopia 10 months ago
Anyone know what show/movie is this clip from?
Thanks
elvispresleyking 1 year ago
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american2007 10 months ago
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@elvispresleyking I believe this is alien apocolypse
american2007 10 months ago
@elvispresleyking I believe this is alien apocalypse
american2007 10 months ago
Actually, I know more than one person that got accepted to an MD school but opted for a DO school, instead. So much for that theory...
zacharyso 2 years ago
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DO's are wannabe MD's who didn't get into allopathic schools...
whtlghtn49 2 years ago
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chops3690 2 years ago
@whtlghtn49 If you had to go through the stress of applying yourself, you wouldn't be saying that shit. My GPA is respectable (3.6) and my MCAT is 34R and there's a very good chance I won't get into MD this year. If not, I'm perfectly fine with DO. It's just as hard to get into DO school now as it was MD school 20+ years ago. Someone with my stats back then would've been a shoe in.
areufkingkiddingme 1 year ago 4
@whtlghtn49 Seriously, as an MD student, you're FOS. I have friends that applied only DO for some reasons, and DOs perform indistinguishably in terms of clinical care from MDs.
leaffall 1 year ago 2
oh, I thought they were chiropracters. thanks for letting me know. so do is better then md? shood I change my md and get a do? it seams that if you take more chorses you are better
singleagaindammit 2 years ago
They are not necessarily "better" than M.D.'s. Both D.O.'s and M.D.'s are fully licensed physicians are have equal ability to practice medicine in the United States. The only difference is that D.O.'s are required to learn Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM for short). However, you are *required* to use it in practice should you decide to go the D.O. route. M.D.'s and D.O.'s are both able to work in hospitals, perform surgery, etc.
Michael326 2 years ago
DO's are not required to use OMM in their practice.
bkq1 2 years ago 8
@bkq1 Oh man...that was a grammatical error on my part. I meant to say *not required*. Must've kept the trend after saying you were required to learn it in medical school.
Michael326 2 years ago
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TheoMurpse 1 year ago
@TheoMurpse
I've already clarified that this was a mistake on my part...
...and now I've just noticed that you removed the comment because you knew that I made a mistake. Now I feel silly.
Michael326 1 year ago
Osteopaths are chiropractors?
singleagaindammit 2 years ago
No, they're exactly the same as MD's, they just learn something called OMM during medical school that MD students don't. If anyone tells you different they're being pretentious little bastards and have no idea what they are talking about.
pyropig7 2 years ago