What applicants said about HonorHealth-AZ in the 2023 cycle

Scottsdale, AZ

Applicant sentiment — from 4 anonymous posts, 2022-2023 Derm

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This should go without saying but if you notice that a program has mainly, if not all, DO Derm residents, don't waste your money as an allopathic MD student in ERAS fees for those programs. The merger doesn't mean anything in terms of equal consideration of your application.

#684Mar 21

as a recently matched DO resident, I can say this is largely true. Most DO programs won't take MD candidates. Maybe this will change in the future, but not true now. May also not be true if you have a strong tie to the program. Also, many DO programs are now run by MD PDs and May start taking more MDs, such as Honor Health, LVHN, St. Joe's, etc. For a list of these "DO" programs, see this spreadsheet: Formerly AOA Dermatology Residencies: Audition Rotation Guide

Mar 21

Does this 50/50 lecture & clinic based derm elective count as rotating through your home derm program, or no?

Mar 21

technically you do rotate but half the rotation is didactics and assignments, after July we're able to sign up for our formal home rotations though < I would just prepare well in advance for your away rotation for July and then do your home program rotation the next month.

Mar 21

Thank you !

Mar 21

< lmao i got invited to both DO places and harvard/stanford e.t.c < what are the "both DO" places you are referring to.

Mar 21

who got into honor health??? < there is a reason this is being kept a secret, stop asking< does honor health prefer DOs over MDs? i saw that most of their residents are DOs

#676Mar 21

before the merger, Honor Helath was an AOA, or DO program. Last year, honor health separated from the faculty who were largely DOs and have a completely new faculty who are largely MD. No one knows what the future holds, but my guess is that they take a mix of both moving forward. <wouldnt this mean there's a large pool of people applying to honorhealth, bothMD and DOs?? so slimmer chances

Mar 21

HH accepted 2 MD's this year. Congrats MD students. RIP DO's.

Mar 21

Good to know for future DO applicants for the HonorHealth Derm program in Arizona that it's pretty much become an allopathic Derm program now. < Nearly all the Derm residency faculty there were with Affiliated Dermatology and had a dual role with Honor Health. I don't know why that suddenly changed where entirely new people were brought on.

Mar 21

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