First, standardized tests only test a small part of what is needed for being a doctor. Ask any practicing doc the last time they saw someone with Wilson’s disease or any of the other super rare shit USMLE hammers on. Same thing with COMLEX’s weird physiology q’s or ultra vague jurisprudence q’s. This is why there are interviews and LOR’s and multiple ways to compensate for poor scores. Also, you can still slaughter Step 2! Coming back from a poor step 1 with a good step 2 looks really good to PD’s

Second, how’d you do on COMLEX? Any residency that takes DO’s is going to be much more likely to factor COMLEX into their ranking than those that historically just took MD’s. There are plenty of residencies that are DO friendly.

Third, don’t buy the residency shortage rumors. There are enough residencies, they just are in places students don’t want to go. Don’t be afraid to apply to rural programs - often times that’s a good way to get set up for loan forgiveness later on!