Plastics resident here... My wife is a urology resident and I was surprised when she told me that urology is not as competitive as some of the other subspecialties. I was skeptical but after looking at this match list I see that there are several FMGs, as well as representation from many lower tier medical schools.
Is this a recent phenomenon or is urology just falling on hard times? Just curious. Shout out to all the Bruins in the house!
To the humancentipede (plastics resident, his wife, and their pomeranian)
As much as it goes against my better judgement to respond to an idiotic comment such as this, I feel compelled to point out how proud I am to be going into urology. A field that values hardwork, intelligence, and personality above pedigree, connections, and ego-feeding. For those interested in further evidence of how grossly inbred Plastics programs are, you can review the program director surveys the NRMP releases and see how they much more importance they place on the perceived status of your home school.
Please tell your wife that she's better than Urology and should go into something much more elegant like ENT
"Furthermore, I did not listen to the naysayers who said I did not stand a chance." this is the only line that needs to be read on this whole post.
I have heard two things from just about every DO student interested in Urology
1. Dont bother they wont let you in over thier own (not true it happens every year)
2. No, I didn't apply, because I knew I wouldn't get in (No person smart enough and confident enough to get into a DO program should ever say something this stupid)
I have not heard from a single student who applied to an MD residency, just plenty that did not dare. I say this, there is only one way to know. Come next summer this is one DO student who will be applying.
I can say one thing for certain, MD programs accept DO's and if you think you are not good enough to get into a MD program you might want to think about if you are good enough to get into a DO program, its not easy. The odds are much worse for DO's about 50% of students match into DO Urology programs and MD programs match 77%.
Last but not least consider it as adding a whole new section to your DO application that no one else has, its as if there was a competive and confident box at the top of the application and you are the only one that gets to check it. Believe me its going to look very good to the DO programs if you are applying to MD as well because as stated before not many DO's do. Many DO's are trying to stand out from the crowd, however, paradoxically they seem to do everything in thier power to be a part of the crowd. Furthermore, don't listen to the naysayers
some general urologists will do circumcisions and groin cases (hernia/hydrocele/orchiopexy). many choose not to and refer those patients out. it depends on the practice patterns where you are. the more complex reconstructive cases (mid to proximal hypospadias, reimplants, pyeloplasties) probably should be done by a pediatric urologist who has the training to handle the complications.
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Plastics resident here... My wife is a urology resident and I was surprised when she told me that urology is not as competitive as some of the other subspecialties. I was skeptical but after looking at this match list I see that there are several FMGs, as well as representation from many lower tier medical schools.
Is this a recent phenomenon or is urology just falling on hard times? Just curious. Shout out to all the Bruins in the house!
To the humancentipede (plastics resident, his wife, and their pomeranian)
As much as it goes against my better judgement to respond to an idiotic comment such as this, I feel compelled to point out how proud I am to be going into urology. A field that values hardwork, intelligence, and personality above pedigree, connections, and ego-feeding. For those interested in further evidence of how grossly inbred Plastics programs are, you can review the program director surveys the NRMP releases and see how they much more importance they place on the perceived status of your home school.
Please tell your wife that she's better than Urology and should go into something much more elegant like ENT
There are so many more spots to be filled out. Where are you people, we want to know!
"Furthermore, I did not listen to the naysayers who said I did not stand a chance." this is the only line that needs to be read on this whole post.
I have heard two things from just about every DO student interested in Urology
1. Dont bother they wont let you in over thier own (not true it happens every year)
2. No, I didn't apply, because I knew I wouldn't get in (No person smart enough and confident enough to get into a DO program should ever say something this stupid)
I have not heard from a single student who applied to an MD residency, just plenty that did not dare. I say this, there is only one way to know. Come next summer this is one DO student who will be applying.
I can say one thing for certain, MD programs accept DO's and if you think you are not good enough to get into a MD program you might want to think about if you are good enough to get into a DO program, its not easy. The odds are much worse for DO's about 50% of students match into DO Urology programs and MD programs match 77%.
Last but not least consider it as adding a whole new section to your DO application that no one else has, its as if there was a competive and confident box at the top of the application and you are the only one that gets to check it. Believe me its going to look very good to the DO programs if you are applying to MD as well because as stated before not many DO's do. Many DO's are trying to stand out from the crowd, however, paradoxically they seem to do everything in thier power to be a part of the crowd. Furthermore, don't listen to the naysayers
some general urologists will do circumcisions and groin cases (hernia/hydrocele/orchiopexy). many choose not to and refer those patients out. it depends on the practice patterns where you are. the more complex reconstructive cases (mid to proximal hypospadias, reimplants, pyeloplasties) probably should be done by a pediatric urologist who has the training to handle the complications.