73 Questions with an Osteopathic (D.O.) Medical Student | ND MD

Welcome to 73 Questions with ND MD. This video series highlights different medical specialties to give you a better idea of what it is like in the life of a full time attending or resident physician...and now healthcare professional students of various healthcare careers or programs! On this episode, Rena, an OMS-2 osteopathic medical student, talks about her path to medical school and what YOU need to know about the lifestyle of a future D.O. physician. Listen to the awesome energy, youthful wisdom, and bright personality that makes Rena an incredible medical student and inspiration to pre-meds looking to explore a career in osteopathic medicine. Thank you Rena for your time and valuable insight into the life of an osteopathic medical student!

Check out her Instagram for pre-med tips!

Come say hi!
Instagram:
TikTok:
Spotify for study music:

to help support Asian-American business (and help me pay for med school lol)
Use code NDMD for 10% off!
@nguyencoffeesupply

If you read this, comment “coffee” below and subscribe for more mildly entertaining med school content (thank you so so much for 1k, 10k on the way next)!

My gear:

As always, thanks for watching!
Disclaimer: This video features personal opinions and does not reflect or support the official opinions or initiatives of Augusta University or the Medical College of Georgia. This video is also not a substitute for the advice of a properly qualified and licensed physician or healthcare provider. The content featured is for informational/entertainment purposes only. Please see your primary care physician for the most accurate information. For the most accurate and up to date information regarding specific programs or schools, please refer to their official .edu websites.

[NDMD]

Shout out to Rena (Insta @helloooitsrena) for being awesome and sharing her experiences! She has a ton of pre-med resources and motivation on her account so go give her a follow and tell her I sent you :)

[arilondon]

I LOVE this ❤️ I’m pursuing DO school and it’s so nice to see it being advocated for outside of “low scores” 🙄🥰

[PCOMeducation]

We're just seeing this video, but we love Rena! Thanks for featuring her—she represents our College and her future profession well!

[TexadaIslandRocks]

I’m graduating soon from massage therapy school in Canada, yeah not the same difficulty as an MD or DO but by doing soft tissue manipulations it seems to be effective for patients in a supportive care way. I know I won’t be like curing cancer or doing surgery, but if I can help alleviate some post-surgical pain or help with recovery from a strain/sprain with my techniques and it speeds recovery time then I feel I’m still helping people 🙂

[ElleBurress]

Thank you for featuring this. I'm an OMS-2 and I just discovered your videos. Love them! DOs want to provide great patient care just like our MD counterparts. I really hope that the MD students/physicians I encounter will not look down on me because they don't understand what it means to be an Osteopathic physician. Many of us take both usmle and comlex boards, complete the same coursework, and study OMT. It's not better or worse, just different. If we could work together and respect one another, we could provide better holistic patient care. That's all that matters at the end of the day. One of the comments said DOs have a lower IQ- I think it's time to move on from that notion and focus on more important things. Thank you for vlogging, very well done!

[davidr]

What a great student and future doctor. Every answer she gave was solid and so natural.

[rickypen]

As a fellow DO student, I agree with renal lol. Its hilarious that her favorite times in school are the times when she's not at school lol. Maybe its my age, but im so glad to be in school
And I would choose DO again in a heartbeat, didn't even apply to MD schools.

[evanandersen]

I personally like seeing a DO for my primary care. In my opinion I think they listen to you more.

[emilionarvaez]

I am a D.O. and I am proud to be but it does limit your prospects. Especially after the merger of AOA and ACGME. You can become anything you want to as a D.O. but your prospects will be limited compared to an M.D. candidate now. Ultimately if you are comfortable with not matching to a competitive fellowship or a difficult specialty and would be alright with a less competitive specialty then it may be a good fit. Ultimately US M.D. is the standard you hope to achieve if you can so all options are on the table and realistic for you.

[nic.ooleee]

I really love watching your videos!! Please do cardiologist next!! :)))

[Colt-iiqn]

This is generally speaking, I’ve had much better rapport with D.O.s, I’d say much more approachable then MD’s test stats aren’t everything

[abdulansari]

Residency training in the U.S. for OB/GYN is 4 years not 3.

[Amelia-fmij]

Such a cool video, please do a pathologist sometime soon!

[willyhuang]

Emergency medicine doctor please!n also Thanks for the videos really love it 😍

[oamegbe]

You guys should do a Caribbean Student too

[lukasloh]

An non American I am curios..So in the US, there’s an MD and DO schools? And there’s DC? (chiropractic). So DO is an MD with DC background?

[pinkorganichorse]

She is so cute. Such a cute personality.

[chordia]

After you finish DO, can you then pursue an M.D. to become a doctor?

[tafarihowe]

I love everything about medicine I can’t wait 😛

[asiagreen]

So, you amost done your first year of medical school education. What will you do your short summer break?