The shot answer to ur question -- yes, it is possible to transfer to Ross, AUC and Saba, but not to Sgu. I am not sure about the specific requirements though, sorry.

I am sure any of the Caribbean programs would be happy to have you as a transfer student. That being said, I do not see why transferring from a DO school to a Caribbean school would be helpful. Having a DO allows you to compete not only for all the IMG spots at ACGME residencies, but also for the many AOA residencies in many highly lucrative fields, and these residencies are reserved for DO graduates only. You are much more likely to obtain a residency in the field of your choice if you remain a DO student.

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Maybe the MD means more than the DO to this person.

First off, thank you all for your insightful responses. It is appreciated.

I am happy with the education I am getting at the DO school and agree full with the advantage of residency slots being availalbe in the future. However, I am going into Family Practice so it shouldn't be a problem regardless of where I graduate from. I was hoping to get the MD degree afterwards from University of Health Science, Antigua but California does not recognize that school - therefore, it would be illegal to advertise as an MD. To answer your questions, I did not realize that it would such a huge disadvantage to not have MD after your name. People just don't know what a DO is. So my options to leave it blank (i.e. Dr. Joe Smith - Family Practice) which looks fishy as well. And if you put D.O., some people just say "that's not a real doctor" and move on to the next.

I think from a business standpoint, it will serve me well to have an M.D. - I will definately talk to some of the schools when the time comes.

Again, thank you all for your kind and respectful responses.

not 100% sure, but i do believe DOs in practicing in NY can advertise as MDs due to a court ruling there.

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SGU does accept a few transfers but u would have to repeat ure 2nd year.

Ross and AUC (from what I've heard), are better about accepting students into their programs with advanced standing.

Good luck

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In all honesty if you are already in a US program it would be foolish to go to an offshore school. I applied to several DO programs and did not get admission so I am on my way to Australia. I heard in California DOs can undergo continuing education to transfer their DO into an MD.

You heard wrong.

not necessarily from DO programs. I dont honestly know if they do or dont accept do credits. sgu tends to make these decisions based on teh general state licensing rules. I dont know if a US med school would take a DO transfer. the curriculum may be sufficiently different.

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You cannot convert a DO to MD in California. This myth came from when UC Irvine absorbed the then "California College of Osteopathic Medicine" into their University and turned it into an allopathic school "California Colleg of Medicine," basically the medical school for UC Irvine nowadays. When that happened, they allowed all the DO alumni to convert their degree to MD, for a small fee. This happened in the late 70's, I believe.

I don't know if this is still done in NY, but up until recently, DO's in NY can take additional courses and have their degree converted to an MD, awarded by CUNY. Don't know if this is still the case, and don't know if other states treat this conversion.

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