STEP 1 Pass/Fail: What does this mean for D.O. students?

If you are considering specializing in ENT surgery, and/or you are going through med school with a military scholarship, the advice from Cameron Lindemann, DO should be perfect for you. Learn about his journey through his 4th-year of med school, and what he did to secure his residency spot in ENT at a Navy training site. If you would like to reach out to me, feel free to do so at [email protected], or through Twitter @the_osteopod. Thanks for listening!

Join me as I talk with fellow classmates and newly-minted physicians, Drs. Avery Hill and Beau Condie, about what we did as 4th-years to get into our specialties and residency programs. We talk about audition rotations, the ERAS application process, and what we did when ranking programs we interviewed at. Residency Explorer: https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2F AAMC Residency Page: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-residency/apply-smart-residency/ FRIEDA (individual program details): https://freida.ama-assn.org/Freida/#/ Pugh Decision Matrix: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision-matrix_method If you have suggestions or feedback, reach out to me at [email protected] or at twitter @Phil_Osteopod. Thanks for listening!

Should you go to Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Yakima Washington? Find out with Arashpreet (Arshi) Gill, a second-year medical student at PNWU.  PNWU main website: https://www.pnwu.edu/ Choose DO PNWU infopage: https://choosedo.org/pacific-northwest-university-of-health-sciences-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-pnwu-com/ Got suggestions or feedback, or want to be interviewed about your medical school? Reach out to the show at [email protected] or on Twitter @the_osteopod. Thanks for listening!

Should you go to PCOM? Find out with first years Alec Massood and Gelan Shamloul, current students at the Philadelphia campus.  PCOM main webpage: https://www.pcom.edu/ Choose DO informational page: https://choosedo.org/philadelphia-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-pcom/ If you would like to reach out with suggestions or feedback, do so at [email protected] or @the_osteopod on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

In this unscripted episode, I sit down with Braden Anderson and Tanner Bond, both 4th-year students and classmates of mine at Rocky Vista University in Colorado, and we talk about the latest news on STEP 1 becoming a pass/fail test. We discuss our thoughts on the test itself, and what this change will mean for future D.O. students. If you have feedback or suggestions, let me know at [email protected] or at Twitter @theOsteopod. Thanks for listening!

Should you go to Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine in Meridian, Idaho? Find out with this panel of first and second-year students, including Kiefer Starks, Faith Spratt, Michal Kozdronkiewicz, and Stephanie Dillon, the Communications and Marketing Director for ICOM. If you want to learn more about ICOM in podcast form, check out the COM Pod https://open.spotify.com/show/76V54lxHsQsS0jl0w8RQUI ICOM main website: https://www.idahocom.org/ Choose DO website for ICOM: https://choosedo.org/idaho-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-icom/ Reach out to me at [email protected] with suggestions and feedback, or at Twitter @theOsteopod. Thanks for listening!

Should you go to MSUCOM in East Lansing, Michigan? Find out with this panel of first-year students, including Taylor Casey, Derek Versalles, Anjali Gundeti, and Trey Shaughnessy.  To learn more about MSUCOM, here's their main webpage: https://www.com.msu.edu/ Here is the Choose DO informational page: https://choosedo.org/michigan-state-university-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-msucom/ To reach out to me, email me at [email protected], or through Twitter @theOsteopod.  Thanks for listening!

Want to go to school on an island? Find out with Samuel Ji, a 4th-year medical student from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo, California.  Here is the school's main website: http://www.tu.edu/ Here is the Choose DO page on Touro California: https://choosedo.org/touro-university-california-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-tucom-ca/ Here is the student life webpage Sam mentioned in the podcast: https://www.tustudentlife.com/ If you're interested in getting into contact with the show, whether to be interviewed or learn more, reach out at [email protected], or through twitter @theOsteopod. Thanks for listening!

InterCOM # 6 is with Nathan Holt, a first-year medical student at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Lynchburg Virginia. Nathan gives us some perspective after completing his very first semester of medical school, and some sound advice for students thinking about going to medical school. LUCOM main website: https://www.liberty.edu/lucom/ Choose DO page: https://choosedo.org/liberty-university-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-lucom/ Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected], or at Twitter: @theosteopod.  Thanks for listening!

Intercom # 5 is with Ky Raymond, a third year medical student from Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Henderson, Nevada. Just outside of Las Vegas, this school has been open for nearly 20 years, and features a large class size of about 180 students, as well as an opportunity for a DO/MPH dual degree.  I apologize for the clicks in this episode, our internet connection wasn't as good, unfortunately. Hopefully the message gets across well enough, as Ky has some great advice for prospective med students. Touro Nevada's main webpage: https://tun.touro.edu/ Choose DO Touro Nevada page: https://choosedo.org/touro-university-nevada-college-of-osteopathic-medicine-tuncom/ If you would like to reach out to me, do so at [email protected], and follow me on Twitter @theosteopod. Thanks for listening!