Has anyone noticed the WL movement for KCU? I can't remember if they said there was more movement in early or late May. I remember someing telling me their WL movement was later for some reason
Hello!
Just wanted to ask the people out there if they'd noticed any tangible differences throughout their education between MD and DO. I mean, the big ones obviously like OMM, clincal rotations, cost of attendance. I'm wondering more about experineces getting away rotations, have people look down on your during rotations for your degree, being limited in speciality etc. etc. Wanting to know how much of an uphill climb is it and how difficult would it be to get heme/onc fellowship as a DO
Hello everyone!
So this cycle has been stressful, and long story short, I'm sitting on 3 waitlists, 2 are pretty good DO schools (one is in-state) and USUHS. In January, I was willing to go literally anywhere. I applied DO late in the cycle and interviewed after seats were filled. I just wanted to be a doctor. However, after being rejected for the second time, my in-state MD dean of admissions reached out to me to have a meeting and talk about my application. He told me he never really does this, but reviewed my app and would like to chat. The tea is that my two triplet sisters got in with ALMOST the same credentials. They just had more clinical hours. I didn't even get an interview, which sucked. Just an FYI, this MD is known for liking older applicants with unique experiences.
During the meeting, he told me the only thing holding me back was my clinical hours. I was transparent about the WL's, and he told me, "I see you as an allopathic physician, not an osteopathic physician". It was clear he had some DO bias. Anyway, I've been basically following all the moves he told me to take to prepare for reapplication. I got the MA job he put me in contact with someone for, I've kept up with clinical volunteering, and shadowed 3 new physicians. I feel pretty good about a re-app, but obviously, nothing is guaranteed. We've remained in contact and he told me to give him updates/ said he would look out for my app.
My biggest hangup is that I could be turning down a potential acceptance for a maybe, even if it's a REALLY, REALLY good maybe. Basically, I have like two seconds to turn down my WL's before I get an acceptance, so that next year I could still apply to DO just in case and not just hail marry an MD.
USUHS is still an option and well...I'm definitely considering it. There are some things about military medicine I dont love.
Here's my pros and cons list. Any advice is appreciated.
MD Pros:
MD Cons:
DO Pros:
DO Cons: