> I know several bright minds who either pursued a DO or dropped out of medicine entirely because they couldn't pass the med schools' opaque admissions procedures.
I... what? A DO is a doctor, full stop. Aside from there being different organizations, there is no difference between what an MD can do and a DO. In fact, a DO is trained in OMM while an MD is not. DOs have more training than MDs, not less. A lot (I think most, but I'm not 100% sure) of residency programs are combined and will accept either credentials. Many are still DO-only.
Med schools conferring a DO degree have identical admissions processes to those conferring MDs. It may be unintentional but the wording of the quoted phrase makes it seem like if you can't get into an MD program you will either go "down" and apply to a DO program, or not go into medicine.
> there's something disturbing about the fact that GPs and family doctors have to invest so much time and undertake so much debt just to become professional symptom Googlers
I'm not defending the ludicrous price of medical school (which is due in large part to the AMA's physician cap that you mentioned), but even mediocre GPs are much more than "professional symptom Googlers."
I... what? A DO is a doctor, full stop. Aside from there being different organizations, there is no difference between what an MD can do and a DO. In fact, a DO is trained in OMM while an MD is not. DOs have more training than MDs, not less. A lot (I think most, but I'm not 100% sure) of residency programs are combined and will accept either credentials. Many are still DO-only.
Med schools conferring a DO degree have identical admissions processes to those conferring MDs. It may be unintentional but the wording of the quoted phrase makes it seem like if you can't get into an MD program you will either go "down" and apply to a DO program, or not go into medicine.
> there's something disturbing about the fact that GPs and family doctors have to invest so much time and undertake so much debt just to become professional symptom Googlers
I'm not defending the ludicrous price of medical school (which is due in large part to the AMA's physician cap that you mentioned), but even mediocre GPs are much more than "professional symptom Googlers."