Jordan,
Your reasons for transferring are weak. EVERY med school, whether DO or MD encourages the general fields, i.e. FM, PEDS, or IM…and most of the specialties are in the IM genre. Additionally, when competing for residency positions, especially in California, they care much more about board scores and rank than what letters are on your jacket. (For that matter, just take the USMLEs to show your worth.) Third, EVERY med school reviews the exam. Some accept more than one answer, some drop questions. In fact, if you drop a question that you got correct, your average goes down, not up…so I don’t think that your DO school is just doing this so the drunkards (which happens in MD schools as well) can pass.
In summary, if you want to be a doctor, there is NO –repeat NO difference in DO and MD. If this makes you insecure then for sure switch. Otherwise, quit complaining and stay where you are. All the DOs I know are well respected, informed, and great physicians (which ought to be your ultimate goal, right?)
Sincerely, Eric (M4 in MD school)
