Is becoming a Pediatrician challenging?

Bigredmed
Sun, 07 Sep 2014 19:31:18 +0000

Yes it certainly is. There are a handful of DO specific pediatrics residencies, but the overwhelming majority of MD peds programs are welcoming to DO candidates.

Pediatric fellowships are also very welcoming of DO candidates. One caveat to that though…while I have many friends who I’ve trained along side with during residency and fellowship that were DO’s, I’m not sure if I know any fellows who did a DO specific residency. In other words, the DO’s I know who have gone on to subspecialize, I think all of them did MD residencies. I’m not saying it’s impossible, only that I’m unsure if any came through the DO-specific residency route.