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I have the same question!!! Particularly with the "merger" coming up from 2015-2020. Does anybody have any new information on whether this may be possible moving forward?

Thanks for the reply! Wonder if anybody knows about AOA?

Any more recent numbers on these salaries????

I heard from approx. 20% of the Osteopathic residency programs I've applied to (these aren't surgical programs), and not a word from the other 80%. We're staring down the barrel of November. Should I be worried??? Or, is this normal?

If any of you guys and gals utilize IBR, how much should I expect to pay monthly during residency? ...Assuming $320,000 in med school loans of every type (the standard variety for most of us) and at various interest rates. NOTE: the MedLoans Calculator won't allow me to import my NSLDS file...

ERAS mailbox on iPhone??? How???

Howdy all! Which Allopathic EM programs will accept COMLEX scores in lieu of USMLE? I'm trying to create a list for myself, so fire away. I did not (and will not) take the USMLE. FREIDA is sometimes less-than-clear on this issue. So, figured you guys and gals would know. Thanks.

Extremely basic financial strategy question... Because $320k in loans freaks me out!!! ... Is the NHSC student to student loan forgiveness program worth it financially for general internal medicine? Or, would I make more as a hospitalist such that the NHSC would be a poor financial decision...

Extremely basic financial strategy question... Because $320k in loans freaks me out!!! ... Is the NHSC student to student loan forgiveness program worth it financially for general internal medicine? Or, would I make more as a hospitalist such that the NHSC would be a poor financial decision...

For Osteopathic combined EM/IM programs, do I need to write a single personal statement incorporating IM and EM stuff, or should I include 2 separate personal statements for each specialty?

I'm filling out ERAS right now and listing the programs I want to shoot for. US News and the like don't seem to care too much about we DO folks. attachFull184572 1.) Does anyone have a list compiled of all Osteopathic IM programs ranked by competitiveness? Seems like the allopathic docs have it...

I'm filling out ERAS right now and listing the programs I want to shoot for. US News and the like don't seem to care too much about we DO folks. ;) 1.) Does anyone have a list compiled of all Osteopathic IM programs ranked by competitiveness? Seems like the allopathic docs have it down to a...

- 2 bed/2 bath at The Palms on Scottsdale (1535 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe). - I'm a 3rd year med student and need to share an apartment starting June 15. - Max $700/mo total per person INCLUDING utilities (base rent = $1100 + est. 300 utilities) - Shoot me a note if you're interested.

After reading most of this thread, some of which was pretty funny, and some of which was fairly disturbing, I can state that the original poster is correct, and nothing false was stated. That said, posts like these don't do us any favors for residency applications, as it taints the school's...

So sorry to hear of your struggle. I know it's not easy, and I know a lot of folks who struggled on the MCAT. It matters because MCAT scores are closely correlated with Step 1 boards scores, which is why schools use it as a barometer of future success. The MCAT answers this question: "Is this...