I recently got into a bs do program 7years. 3 years undergrade and 4 years at NYITCOM. And i was wondering if is worth it, since I want to become a surgeon.
I have already answered your question in the other thread. In your reply you said “I really dont care about the whole DO philosophy, what I really care about is becoming a surgeon.” If you are not interested in DO, why you ask here? Just don’t go.
[Charting the Outcomes of the Match for Osteopathic Medical Students/Graduates–2017](http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Charting-Outcomes-US-Osteopathic-2016.pdf)
On p. 52, 100 DO grads applied for ACGME general surgery residencies (residency program hosted at MD hospitals), 49 matched, 51 did not.
Matched students had a mean Level 1 COMLEX = 609; unmatched students had a mean Level 1 COMLEX = 536
[AOA Match Results for 2018](American Osteopathic Association | AOA)
See also: [2018 Summary of Positions Offered and Filled](https://natmatch.com/aoairp/stats/2018prgstats.html)
118 DO students matched to general surgery at AOA residencies. (3 positions did not fill and will be offered in the Scramble.)
Some ACGME residencies (MD residencies) will accept COMLEX scores in lieu of USMLE scores, but most prefer USMLE scores.
Unless someone is really committed to the DO philosophy, I don’t know why one would lock themselves in to DO as a high schooler - seems like an unnecessary handicap.
They gave me a good deal. Skip a year of undergraduate school, and a good guarentee to be accepted to a DO school. I dont want to be that undergrade who been through 4 years of schooling to get rejected when i apply for medical school.
If you can get accepted to DO school as a high schooler, you have a very good shot of getting into med school and an extremely good shot of getting into DO school at the end of college. These programs exist to get students like you who they think they won’t be able to get later on.
Going DO will probably close doors for you with regard to residency and that will cost you way more in the long run than a 4th year of undergrad.
Personally, I also think shaving a year of undergrad hurts your med school performance. It certainly appears that way for he 6 year programs.
The cost difference between a career in plastics, ortho or neurosurg vs gen surg is orders of magnitude more than one or two years of undergrad.
1.) If you don’t actually care about osteopathy, you will regret chaining yourself to it at some point when MD becomes easier or more appealing a path.
2.) Never, ever, ever sign with a medical school when you haven’t even set foot in your undergrad program yet. I have no idea how you don’t see how predatory/opportunistic the offer even is.
3.) Going into med school younger and with less academic/research/clinical experience will be a hindrance to you, not an advantage. The extra year of schooling is absolutely a worthwhile price to pay.
In short, as a fellow aspiring DO I think this would be a major mistake on your part, one that could tamp down your chances of having the career you actually want.
There was a thread on SDN talked abut NYIT 7-yr combined program. Keep in mind it is NOT a 100% guarantee admit, you’ll need to maintain high GPA, take MCAT (achieve 503/504) and pass interview. On the other hand, Cornell pre-med is really hard to get high GPA. Some time ago someone posted here on CC that his son with 3.5 GPA from Cornell did not get any interview when applying to all NYC med schools.
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The stats published by AOA or ACGME matching is very misleading if you want a hot location of residency. For example, it is extremely difficult to be matched into ANY specialty in California as those are sort after by high stats graduates. I would imaging if you want a residency in the rural areas in Idaho, Nebraska or Arkansas or any midwestern states, it would be easier. The positions on the both coast are more difficult.
A kid of my friend who tried very hard to get an OBGYN residency in the Bay Area and was not able to, she had to settle in a Primary Care residency in the Sacramento area, not even in the Bay Area.