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Posted on 5/24/18 at 4:51 pm to Fishwater
This makes no sense
Not when there is an md program 90 minutes away
Baton Rouge needs an md, od, pharm d, ot,and pt school
Not when there is an md program 90 minutes away
Baton Rouge needs an md, od, pharm d, ot,and pt school
Posted on 5/24/18 at 4:53 pm to Jake88
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We do? In a state of 4 million we need a fourth?
Don't forget the one opening in Lake Charles soon.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 4:58 pm to AMS
Having every residency be ACGME accredited is a done deal, it's just going to take another 2 years for all the site visits/paperwork/approval stuff to get done so 2020 is when 100% of the transition is supposed to be done.
DO schools are still accredited by COCA which either don't have a moratorium on number of programs or have easier accreditation standards than LCME. New DO schools are cash cows and seem to pop up every year
DO schools are still accredited by COCA which either don't have a moratorium on number of programs or have easier accreditation standards than LCME. New DO schools are cash cows and seem to pop up every year
Posted on 5/24/18 at 4:59 pm to AMS
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Most DOs are indistinguishable from MDs.
We had to make an ER trip in Colorado a few years ago and it was a DO on duty that night. He took good care and everything went well.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 5:00 pm to HuckleBearer
Never heard that? Name of school?
Posted on 5/24/18 at 5:06 pm to Fishwater
I attended ULM and can say for certain this scares the shite out of me.
Will not look for any doc who received is education at ULM. And if I see it on his/her wall, I'm out.
Will not look for any doc who received is education at ULM. And if I see it on his/her wall, I'm out.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 5:14 pm to AMS
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Lol you saying you wouldn't use a DO is kinda silly... You know they learn the same medicine, take the same standardized tests, and do the same residency training as MDs....
Most DOs are indistinguishable from MDs
Vast majority of patients wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 5:26 pm to reo45
I graduated from ULM in 2006. I thought the school was great. And they have done nothing but improve since I left. I would have no problem sending my child there.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:47 pm to ElderTiger
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We had to make an ER trip in Colorado a few years ago and it was a DO on duty that night. He took good care and everything went well.
That makes perfect sense lol. Generally speaking, DOs are equally qualified and trained as MDs.
Posted on 5/25/18 at 6:06 am to reo45
Don’t be a ****
Posted on 5/25/18 at 6:32 am to Goldrush25
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Vast majority of patients wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
I am far more concerned with all these NPs getting online degrees. Seems like they are giving out NP degrees like candy these days.
Posted on 5/25/18 at 6:36 am to reo45
That is odd. ULM doesn't have a med school. However, I always ask my nurse where they went to school. If they say ULM, they are very good. If they said any other school north of Alexandria, I worry. There is a HUGE difference in ULM nursing school and the rest - from experience.
Posted on 5/25/18 at 7:24 am to OKTGR580
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LSUHSC should be in BR not NOLA. Not everyone wants to up and move to Nola for med school. Monroe is a good place for med school no distractions like NOLA has.
This is fricking stupid. If the location (New Orleans versus Baton Rouge) is stopping you from going to Med School, then maybe Med School isn't for you.
Posted on 5/25/18 at 10:36 pm to Fishwater
I have experience with the auburn location. Very nice building/resources with a lot of Out of state kids that are expected to stay in the the area. This will be a good thing for Monroe.
This post was edited on 5/25/18 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 5/25/18 at 11:37 pm to 1999
DOs are pretty equal when it comes to primary care specialties. The main problems DO faces are trying to get into competitive specialties such as most surgical subspecialties, derm, and some others. It is possible for them, but they face a tougher road. DOs definitely rank ahead of Caribbean grads though. Caribbean med schools are an absolute scam.
The argument about opening up more med schools to take care of the issue of the doctor shortage is so dumb. The problem is government funding for residency spots. There are thousands of students every year who get an MD, but do not match into a residency. Im about to be applying for residency spots this next cycle, and it is not a fun process.
The argument about opening up more med schools to take care of the issue of the doctor shortage is so dumb. The problem is government funding for residency spots. There are thousands of students every year who get an MD, but do not match into a residency. Im about to be applying for residency spots this next cycle, and it is not a fun process.
Posted on 5/25/18 at 11:47 pm to olemiss5931
Also going to a DO school generally puts you at a disadvantage because you don't have "home" residency programs. Meaning that if you aspire to be a general surgeon, allopathic students might start shadowing a surgeon at their own institution during there first year or two of med school and then do well on their surgery rotation during their third year. By the time 4th year rolls around the attendings may already know the kid by name. DO students often do their rotations at small hospitals that don't have residency programs. This puts you at a big disadvantage if you have borderline grades/scores for a specialty. Ive been told that it is usually very very important for DO students to really impress during their 4th year away rotations.
Posted on 5/25/18 at 11:52 pm to GeauxTigers123
Yea thats a big factor also. ive worked a good amount with the Program Directory of the specialty im interested in at my hospital. DO students not having that opportunity certainly puts them at a disadvantage
Posted on 5/26/18 at 12:01 am to olemiss5931
Are they going to increase residency programs in the area?
Will the students have to leave the area or the state? Will this actually increase the number of doctors in the area?
Will the students have to leave the area or the state? Will this actually increase the number of doctors in the area?
This post was edited on 5/26/18 at 12:02 am
Posted on 5/26/18 at 6:46 am to Ric Flair
quote:Admissions requirements tend to be a little less competitive.
Is there an easier point of entry,
From an article I read
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The DO curriculum in the US is now indistinguishable from that of the MD curriculum of traditional medical schools, with one glaring distinction. A vestigial, non-trivial remnant of osteopathic teaching has been retained and remains, at least for the sake of appearances, at the heart of the mission of these schools. While osteopathic schools also claim distinction by focusing on a “holistic” approach to health and on disease prevention, this is a false distinction as traditional medical schools place this approach at the core of their missions as well. Despite the one true distinction between traditional and osteopathic medical school (the focus on osteopathic manipulative therapy), a minority of DOs continues to practice OMT once they finish their training (Johnson et al., 2001). My experience working with many DO students and graduates is that most do not choose this path to a medical degree because of the DO component of the training, but because of the less competitive nature of the admissions requirements. The traditional DO student body has tended to be older and have lower GPA and MCAT scores than that of traditional medical schools. Probably a plus, it has also tended to be comprised of students with more diverse, non-traditional backgrounds.
LINK to article on science based medicine.org
Fairly comprehensive article on Osteopathic Medicine on Quackwatch.org
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