MSK9's Medical School Thread & Guide

[MSK9]

Okay, batch update:

VCOM DO (four locations):
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

PCOM DO (three locations):
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

Michigan State MD: 
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

OU MD:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

Tulane MD:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

Michigan State DO:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

Still DO (Kirksville) [Did not apply to AZ campus despite receiving secondary]:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

UNECOM:
Pre-Secondary Hold

WV DO:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

NYIT @ ASU DO:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

DMU DO:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

UIWSOM DO:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

ACOM DO:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

MUCOM DO:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

OUHCOM DO:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

LMU-DCOM DO:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

St. George's MD:
Waiting for Interview or Rejection

UND MD, LECOM DO (two locations), ARCOM DO, Central Michigan MD, WV MD, UP-KYCOM DO:
Pre-Interview Rejection

[MSK9]

Still DO (Kirksville):
Rejected

[khwaja1924]

Thank you for sharing! While I'm not interested in medicine, I look forward to hearing about your journey.

I intend to start a similar thread for my law school application process, so I'll also be taking queues from your thread in terms of format.

You may have already shared your law school application process; however, I wanted to add the option of studying abroad for law school. I have sent my DD to law school, in England. She went there straight from High School (British system). She is foregoing the entire undergrad process, here in the US. She will attain a LLB and will be eligible to sit the bar exam in NY or California.

I thought I would throw that out there, as an option. Let me know if you need more information.

[mysonx3]

Thank you for sharing! While I'm not interested in medicine, I look forward to hearing about your journey.

I intend to start a similar thread for my law school application process, so I'll also be taking queues from your thread in terms of format.

You may have already shared your law school application process; however, I wanted to add the option of studying abroad for law school. I have sent my DD to law school, in England. She went there straight from High School (British system). She is foregoing the entire undergrad process, here in the US. She will attain a LLB and will be eligible to sit the bar exam in NY or California.

I thought I would throw that out there, as an option. Let me know if you need more information.

Thanks for the advice. I've considered this option (and other non-standard routes), but I think for me going the more traditional JD route is the way to go. Among other reasons, I don't want to be limited to CA/NY

I wish her luck, however. Perhaps someday I'll end up working with (or across from) her!

[MSK9]

Update:

WVCOM
Pre-II Hold

[MSK9]

Update:

St. George's University School of Medicine (MD):
Interview Invitation

[humboldtjake]

Update:

St. George's University School of Medicine (MD):
Interview Invitation

Nice reading about your journey! I am a physician recruiter and have been for 9 years.

Being a DO is great! For most states, you get your licensed after PGY-1 (1st year of residency) and this will allow you to moonlight sooner than your MD counterparts. Can save you a lot of money in the long-term.

I would strongly urge you against the Carribean schools. Not because they are not comparable, but because it can be a lot harder to get into residency than an AMG (American) school. I know plenty of physicians that were not able to get a residency spot and have not practiced.

Remember, when you go an IMG (International) graduate, you compete against graduates from all around the world and it becomes much harder.

DO is the way to go. 

Here are some schools to consider:

DO:
Touro University California 
Touro University Nevada
California Health Sciences University
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

MD:
Kaiser Medical School in Pasadena (TUITION FREE)
California Northstate University

[MSK9]

Nice reading about your journey! I am a physician recruiter and have been for 9 years.

Being a DO is great! For most states, you get your licensed after PGY-1 (1st year of residency) and this will allow you to moonlight sooner than your MD counterparts. Can save you a lot of money in the long-term.

I would strongly urge you against the Carribean schools. Not because they are not comparable, but because it can be a lot harder to get into residency than an AMG (American) school. I know plenty of physicians that were not able to get a residency spot and have not practiced.

Remember, when you go an IMG (International) graduate, you compete against graduates from all around the world and it becomes much harder.

DO is the way to go. 

Here are some schools to consider:

DO:
Touro University California 
Touro University Nevada
California Health Sciences University
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

MD:
Kaiser Medical School in Pasadena (TUITION FREE)
California Northstate University

You're right, based on my research it is certainly more challenging securing a residency (especially a competitive one) as an International Medical Graduate. That said, I know several (all Americans) who had a much easier time matching than non-American graduates.

I'm certainly not opposed to DO - in fact, most of my applications are for DO programs. As I understand it, the DO application cycle interview invitations can go out as late as March/April, so I'm still waiting on word from many of the schools I've applied to. Thanks for your input!

What is your background (aside from recruiting), if you don't mind me asking?

[humboldtjake]

Nice reading about your journey! I am a physician recruiter and have been for 9 years.

Being a DO is great! For most states, you get your licensed after PGY-1 (1st year of residency) and this will allow you to moonlight sooner than your MD counterparts. Can save you a lot of money in the long-term.

I would strongly urge you against the Carribean schools. Not because they are not comparable, but because it can be a lot harder to get into residency than an AMG (American) school. I know plenty of physicians that were not able to get a residency spot and have not practiced.

Remember, when you go an IMG (International) graduate, you compete against graduates from all around the world and it becomes much harder.

DO is the way to go. 

Here are some schools to consider:

DO:
Touro University California 
Touro University Nevada
California Health Sciences University
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

MD:
Kaiser Medical School in Pasadena (TUITION FREE)
California Northstate University

You're right, based on my research it is certainly more challenging securing a residency (especially a competitive one) as an International Medical Graduate. That said, I know several (all Americans) who had a much easier time matching than non-American graduates.

I'm certainly not opposed to DO - in fact, most of my applications are for DO programs. As I understand it, the DO application cycle interview invitations can go out as late as March/April, so I'm still waiting on word from many of the schools I've applied to. Thanks for your input!

What is your background (aside from recruiting), if you don't mind me asking?

I start, manage, and operate medical practices as well. Prior to my 9 years as a recruiter, I was a Broadcast Journalist on an NPR affiliate in CA.

I forgot to mention Rosemon University in Las Vegas:
https://medicine.roseman.edu/

[xspect]

Nice reading about your journey! I am a physician recruiter and have been for 9 years.

Being a DO is great! For most states, you get your licensed after PGY-1 (1st year of residency) and this will allow you to moonlight sooner than your MD counterparts. Can save you a lot of money in the long-term.

I would strongly urge you against the Carribean schools. Not because they are not comparable, but because it can be a lot harder to get into residency than an AMG (American) school. I know plenty of physicians that were not able to get a residency spot and have not practiced.

Remember, when you go an IMG (International) graduate, you compete against graduates from all around the world and it becomes much harder.

DO is the way to go. 

Here are some schools to consider:

DO:
Touro University California 
Touro University Nevada
California Health Sciences University
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

MD:
Kaiser Medical School in Pasadena (TUITION FREE)
California Northstate University

You're right, based on my research it is certainly more challenging securing a residency (especially a competitive one) as an International Medical Graduate. That said, I know several (all Americans) who had a much easier time matching than non-American graduates.

I'm certainly not opposed to DO - in fact, most of my applications are for DO programs. As I understand it, the DO application cycle interview invitations can go out as late as March/April, so I'm still waiting on word from many of the schools I've applied to. Thanks for your input!

What is your background (aside from recruiting), if you don't mind me asking?

I start, manage, and operate medical practices as well. Prior to my 9 years as a recruiter, I was a Broadcast Journalist on an NPR affiliate in CA.

Do you also recruit for mid-levels. Like Pysch Nurse practitioners (PMHNP). If so can you tell me if there are jobs out there and whats the range in the deep south like Mississippi. I have one year left before I graduated