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New Osteopathic Forums!

bapassey — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:58:32 +0000

I have been working hard on creating our new forums. Come check it out and discuss everything from pre-med topics to preparing for your COMLEX and beyond! We are proud to be your place for osteopathic medical discussions.

Not a Traditional Student

bapassey — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:25:05 +0000

Most people that go to medical school follow a similar pattern. Majority of my classmates went through their undergrad courses and mixed the pre-med courses into their majors and minors. I, however, didn’t do that.

When I started going to college I was already 21 years old. After high school I lived in Hokkaido, Japan, for two years. After that I came home and started school. I always felt that I wanted to work in the medical field, but I wasn’t sure what level I could handle. Undergrad had its ups and downs, fortunately more ups, By the time I applied to medical school I was 27 years old and we were expecting our second child.

The nice thing about osteopathic schools is that they have a fair number of “non-traditional students.” One of the nice things about not being a typical applicant meant that I had a lot of non-traditional things to talk about during interviews. Over the next while I’ll be touching on a few topics that have come up in my med school journey thus far. Topics ranging planned are:

Applications
Letters of Recommendations
Shadowing
Interviews
Choosing a School
Paying for School
Grades in Undergrad
Grades in Medical School
Remembering Everything From the First Two Years
Preparing for the COMLEX / USMLE

These are just a few of the things that I have had the pleasure of navigating. Sometimes I’ve been more successful than others, and hopefully my experiences will give you some insight that I wished I had access to.

Time to Talk

bapassey — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:19:19 +0000

I’ve been in medical school now for a few years. I think it’s time I share my whole story. I am gathering my thoughts now and will start to share my experiences over the next while here on the under used blog portion of my site. Med school isn’t easy and has it’s ups and downs. I hope that as I share my thoughts and feelings that they will be useful to some of you out there.

Osteopathic Principles Page

bapassey — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:59:47 +0000

We recently added a section about osteopathic principles. It is a quick article that will help someone learning about osteopathic medicine understand the underlying principles that a DO learns and takes into account when treating a patient.

TUNCOM MCAT and GPA Averages

bapassey — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:39:24 +0000

The newest addition to MCAT and GPA stats is another Touro school. This time we just added averages for Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUNCOM). Take a quick look at TUNCOM’s MCAT and GPA stats.

MCAT and GPA Stats for TUCOM-CA

bapassey — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:38:47 +0000

I just added MCAT scores and average GPAs for students starting at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California (TUCOM-CA). On their site TUCOM provides brief class profiles for the classes of 2011 and 2012. I like when schools give a year to year update of their stats. It lets you see that schools are quickly becoming more and more competitive. Take a quick look at TUCOM’s average GPA and MCAT scores and see how you compare.

CCOM MCAT Stats

bapassey — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:18:36 +0000

We just added the most recent MCAT scores for the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine that we could find. Midwestern University is a quality school and you should take a good look at their high first attempt performance on the COMLEX when considering applying to osteopathic schools. They have a great reputation.

OU-COM MCAT Scores and GPA Statistics

bapassey — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:00:34 +0000

Osteopathic Med Student has posted more new GPA and MCAT scores. This time the numbers are for Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. If you are interested in applying to OU-COM you should take a look at OU-COM’s MCAT and GPA stats. You should also take a look at a recent guest blog post by Diane Lui. Diane recently interviewed at OU-COM and provided us with a great review of her experience.

Western University – College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific MCAT and GPA Statistics

bapassey — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:00:50 +0000

Again OMS has been busy finding more MCAT and GPA information for another osteopathic medical school. Today’s school is the Western University – College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. WesternU-COMP provides a list of the most recent matriculated classes MCAT and GPA statistics. Take a quick look and see what they had to say.

VCOM MCAT and GPA Scores

bapassey — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:47:37 +0000

When I was applying to osteopathic medical schools I was very intrigued by the Edward Via – Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. I don’t know why, but I made sure that I took a look at VCOM. I would recommend that you take a look at them too. I would make sure that I checked the profile links to VCOM’s site to see where the majority of their students come from. VCOM seems to highly favor the students from the Appalachian region; however, I wouldn’t let that stop you from applying if VCOM is where you really want to go. To help with your investigation take a quick look at VCOM’s MCAT and GPA statistics.