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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an allopathic doc from a very reputable American med school, I can say without reservation the admission criteria to American MD schools is more stringent (GPA/MCAT scores) than DO and Caribbean schools.  I.e. it’s easier to gain admission to those aforementioned schools.  Having said that, we all have to pass the same usmle exams to gain a license to practice medicine.  A large benefit to American MD schools is we get (in general) better access to better residencies, which may lead to better training.  I do work with foreign and DO grads all the time and for the most part they serve and practice admirably.  One thing I see in my health system, however, is that DO and FMG account for a higher proportion of medical errors up for review. Take it FWIW.[/quote]

NP/PA's make even more probably. [/quote]

Just need to make a comment here as the critiques of NPs and PAs has flared a bit. I was a bedside nurse for a long time, mostly critical care. Medical errors are made by bedside nurses, but also prevented by bedside nurses, in far greater numbers. Experienced nurses, especially at training hospitals, will question orders that may not be ideal or wrong, pharmacy checks doses, etc. MDs are not infallible.[/quote]

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