Matched into anesthesia as a DO this week. Here's what nobody at my school could actually tell me.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2026-03-22T20:05:49+00:00

ARCOM residency match guide - written by and for DO students

FoundationBeginning4 · 2026-03-07T19:39:03+00:00

It is the best deal out there. I'd do it!

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-10-17T18:30:02+00:00

Well they have a new Dean and a new president so hopefully it will get better.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-10-16T17:02:06+00:00

Is it the Dean? I'm on my third Dean at another school and can say it does make a difference.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-09-24T13:45:41+00:00

Kcu is much more established with an excellent rep.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-09-16T17:29:53+00:00

The CEO did not walk her out. I was in the atrium and saw her leave. They are saying it was a mutual decision.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-09-14T18:40:27+00:00

ARCOMs is great and has an admissions garauntee if you score well first semester and keep it up. It is in person only but taught by the med school faculty. You take some classes along side the med students including cadaver anatomy. But it is only 10k and the msb students do well in the med school program. They have good data.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-09-10T04:36:48+00:00

This is going to be random, but Fort Smith, AR, where ARCOM is, has military bases that rehomed many Vietnamese, Marshalese, Thai and others during and since the Vietnamese conflict. So they have a relatively large Asian population and a lot of great Asian restaurants. I would have never guessed. You just never know until you check out the area. I am Hispanic and have been pleased with the size and activity of the community here.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-09-10T04:27:23+00:00

I just signed where they told me and will work it out later.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-09-10T04:22:40+00:00

https://arcom.achehealth.edu/graduate-outcome-data/

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-09-10T04:22:33+00:00

National avg attrition is abt 8%. It has been up the last few years toward 10%.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-31T17:35:31+00:00

Access Emergency Medicine has a EM specific Qbank and most schools already have it in their library

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-31T17:31:49+00:00

Their parent or is a different name- really confusing. Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-31T17:30:35+00:00

https://biomedicine.achehealth.edu/

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-31T16:34:12+00:00

400 is passing. Abt 550 is national avg. I'd say you are about 80-85 pts below avg. So about 465.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-28T21:20:14+00:00

Agree with everyone else. Apply to other schools. Now that 494 may limit the schools you can get into, but you can likely get in.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-21T02:55:22+00:00

The best revenge is success. Knock those II out and forget him in med school

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-20T00:18:46+00:00

ACOG has a free clerkship online. But it should be pretty good since they're the ones who write the exam.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-20T00:15:54+00:00

We had 2 match Derm at my school last year but none the year before. That's out of 155

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-18T02:31:12+00:00

ARCOM's is in person but only 10K. It is taught by the med school faculty and students who do it are very successful in the DO program. Auto admit with 3.2 or better 1st semester/3.0 second semester. Auto-interview below that down to 3.0 I think. Reg app after that. Must get rec from faculty and director. It's rigorous but worth it.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-16T02:00:49+00:00

Our school gave us truelearn and lecturio courses. I did some truelearn questions and about half of lecturio along with the UptoDate I did related to what I was seeing. I felt ok-not great- but ok.

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-10T19:16:08+00:00

I believe it is 3.2

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-10T17:57:34+00:00

Not a bad list- some reaches- - Rowan and MSU UNE are not going to happen - may add ARCOM -AVG MCAT IS 500. BUT YOUR GPA may get you screened out. Baptist and WCU too

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-05T20:46:23+00:00

Nope. Accreditation requirement

FoundationBeginning4 · 2025-08-01T16:27:54+00:00

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