<p>Is there a comprehensive list these BA/DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) and/or BS/DO programs anywhere? Please post it here, if anybody happens to have it. Thank you very much.</p>
<p>I’d be more than happy to help you out. </p>
<p>Im attending Gannon University’s BS/DO program affiliated with the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for Fall 2009. Like many people, I had great outside activities and such, but my grades weren’t too hot. I applied to over 10 BS/MD programs, but got rejected to all of them. Fortunately, I got into Gannon’s program.
Ill be at Gannon for 3 years, then at Phila. College of Osteopathic Medicine. Because the program is not binding, I’ll still get to apply to MD schools, but if I dont get in, I still have a guaranteed seat at PCOM. I think a BS/DO is a great choice. You have to maintain a 3.2, 21 MCAT (very easy), and you can still apply to medical schools, so the stress isnt’t high. It’s better than attending an undergraduate college for 4 years and having to deal with the extremely competitive atmosphere. </p>
<p>Also, Gannon’s class size is about 14 students, so you’ll get excellent accessibility with teachers. There are many medical facilities around the campus too. I can get a paid internship next summer where I’ll get to deliver patient care. NYIT/NYCOM has a program, but you should look at the medical schools mainly since thats the most important. And if you look at it, PCOM has a great reputation with high board scores and well-placed residency matches.</p>
<p>I may be slightly prejudiced against DO programs, so take the following advice with a grain of salt:</p>
<p>Don’t do a BS/DO program. If you are competitive for a BS/MD program, but don’t get into ANY of them, don’t settle for any regular undergraduate (Gannon isn’t horrible, but it isn’t great) college. Rather, go to a good undergraduate school and do your best to get into a MD medical school. If at that point, you don’t get in, or feel like you won’t, throw a DO application in as well.</p>
<p>a 3.2, 21 MCAT is absolute CAKE in terms of getting a doctorate, but don’t bind yourself to a DO right out of high school. I know cloud09 said his program isn’t binding, and even if he applies out he still has his seat, but that’s a rarity that I have never seen before.</p>
<p>I don’t know if a 3.2 and a 21 on the MCAT would get you into a DO school, but if you can’t get even a 50% on the MCAT (after weighting of course) I’m not sure you deserve going to medical school.</p>
<p>For my program, the requirement was 27 and I still felt like it was significantly lower than other BS/MD programs.</p>
<p>I see that you are at Gannon, but one thing is, I would like to know, what is the ACT requirement at Gannon? from what I heard its 25? is that true?</p>
<p>^Some are getting 25 on first diagnostic test before they even start preparing and more so, before completing all pre-reqs. 25 is pretty low.</p>
<p>Cloud 09 can you give me a list of all the BS/DO schools you applied to. I was also interested in the program at Gannon. Can you give me some tips!</p>