Orange Park, FL
Sentiment score: 5.8 / 10
Applicants are discussing Orange Park's transition from a DO-only program to accepting MD students for the first time this year. Key concerns include uncertainty about interview timeline and invite status, limited spots available (possibly only one), and mixed signals about whether MDs are truly competitive at this historically DO-heavy program. Some applicants report positive experiences from away rotations and note that the program does interview and match MDs, though DOs appear to be prioritized.
What are the best community programs? ones with best training/opportunities?
orange park
is honorhealth good? < yes have heard honorhealth is good too
> as an aside, what makes something a "community program"?
not affiliated with a university
POOP
not affiliated with a university
So Orange Park went our and invites are done? Anyone heard from KCU/ADSC?
how did you find out invites are done?
I dont know that, im asking here, they said they would send out by 11/22 so im curious as to whether they came out already and the II are done for them
orlando is not until next month
Did orange park drop invites?
according to the interview offers page. do rotators still get an official invite from thalamus?
Is OP supposed to release today or tomorrow?
what school is OP?
orange park
Did anyone else who applied to Orange Park Derm get an ERAS message saying they are still reviewing all applications?> yes! >my heart fell out my butt thinking it was an interview, one could only dream >
if we have an audition here do they send interviews to everyone all at once? I thought your audition counted as interview ? Confused how this works < I think its just an email sent to all applicants as a "dont worry about the silence we are still working on things" email. Probably meant mostly for nonrotators and just got sent to everyone.
Advice on applying to DO programs as an MD (T20 school)?
US-MD PGY-1 here, it gets tricky. A lot of DO-specific programs will naturally overlook you as an MD, let alone a Top20 US-MD candidate. Unless you have a.) away-rotated there or b.) have an INSANE connection there, I would not risk wasting a signal on a DO-heavy program in 2025. Alot of these DO-heavy programs will "protect" spots for DOs to preserve their presence in the field (and rightfully so given the competetive nature of the application process). Programs that come to mind are Orange Park and Hackensack - these programs take a massive majority DO with the occasional MD every other/few years. I'm willing to bet that MD had an incredibly impressive away-rotation there or a close mentor who knew the PD vouched heavily for the student.
< have spoken with the most recently matched MD at Orange Park and they confirmed they indeed do an away rotation. If there is a DO-friendly program you are serioualy interested in, you should do an away there to show you're seerious.
Which DO programs take MD students? < Orange Park, KCU Orlando
Does orange park want gold or silver from away rotators? < email and ask directly to avoid getting misled is my advice generall, but also generally if a program is in your top 3, give them a gold. if you love a program and want to be there don't risk not showing them that
is HCA largo and HCA orange park only DO? < HCA Largo is strictly DO
Orange park is mostly DO but they interviewed MDs last year! Might've just worked out that way < from their instagram looks like they have MDs in every class except the most recent one they took only DOs! < They consider and take MDs too. My mentor (MD) interviewed here last year and really liked it.
< Um I just looked at their instagram and found where all the hot derms people talk about are
how many spots does orange park have this year? in the away impressions tab it says they only have one???
anyone rotate at orange park and wanna share their opinion/ impression? I feel like interview day didnt give me enough < Rotated there and they're my #1
Has Orange Park sent any interviews??
Did Orange Park (DO program) ever send out invites?
man that orange park email notification scared me x5
St. John's Episcopal Hospital interview invite x1 <congrats any MDs?< DO x1
did you rotate? <I rotated there as an MS3 for family med but never for derm
< do you have to be religious to get an offer?
You must be religious, an ethnic minority and toothless << And baptised before the age of 3 << And you must have survived childhood holoprosencephaly << bruh
I've noticed that some programs (St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Still OPTI, OPTI West, Orange Park, NYMC, Lehigh, Larkin, Larkin Palm Springs, Icahn, HCA, Campbell, Bay Area) do not have "NRMP Program Code"s listed on ERAS. Anyone know why this is? I presume they are all participating in the match?
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