Application Information

Applicants will be considered only with the completion of the attached application for the upcoming year between July and September.

Applications must include:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Medical School Transcripts
• Proof of completion of approved residency program in another specialty
• Personal Statement
• Three Letters of Recommendation

Once completed, please submit your application and all required documents via email to Rebecca Allison at rebecca.allison@okstate.edu.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Rebecca Allison, program coordinator or Mark Thai, D.O., program director at mark.thai@okstate.edu.

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Interviews

Applicants are required to meet one of the following qualifications to be eligible to interview:

1. Graduate of a COCA accredited College of Osteopathic Medicine
2. Graduate of a United States (US) LCME college of medicine plus completion of all OSU-CHS/OMECO prerequisite requirements for entry into an ACGME accredited Osteopathic Recognition residency program.
3. Graduate of a US LCME college of medicine and a passing score on the COMLEX-USA Level 1, Level 2 CE and Level 2 PE exams.
4. Graduate of approved residency program in another specialty

Eligible applicants will be considered for interview, ranking and appointment based on:

1. Academic performance
2. Grade point average
3. COMLEX-USA Level 1, 2CE and 2 PE
4. USMLE Step 1, 2CK and 2CS
5. Completion of OSU-CHS/OMECO pre-matriculation requirements for entering the Osteopathic Recognition Program
6. Ability
7. Overall preparedness
8. Communication skills
9. Personal qualities (such as motivation and integrity)
10. The interview, compatibility of the applicant with program philosophy and goals, academic record, letters of recommendation, and evidence of involvement in and commitment to osteopathic manipulative medicine weigh heavily in the selection and ranking of applicants
11. Preference in offering interviews and the selection/ranking of interviewees will be given to those applicants who:
12. Are likely to fulfill the mission of this residency, specifically the mission to graduate Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine physicians who will provide the full range of osteopathic primary care practice in rural and medically underserved areas in Oklahoma.
13. Are current primary care resident, or have completed residency from an accredited primary care residency program within the last five years.
14. Have no gaps or delays in their medical training history.

Interviews are held September 1 – December 1

 

Audition Rotation

Please visit the Office of Clinical Education to review the following:

• Complete the visiting student application
• Upload the required documentation
• Proof of Completed Compliance Training (eg, HIPAA, ACLS/BLS, TB test, Mask fitting)
• Letter of good standing
• Current CV and photo
• Immunization verification form
• Background check report
• Certificate of malpractice liability coverage
• Proof of health insurance coverage
• 10 panel drug screen report
• HIPAA/BBP training certificates
• Letter of intent for Family Medicine
• Passing your COMLEX
• Verify that an affiliation agreement is in place with your school and OSU

Once these items have been uploaded, your file will be forwarded to the Department of Osteopathic Medicine for review.  An email will be sent to the student with an approval or denial of their request.

 

Questions and/or difficulties about the audition application can be forwarded to the Clinical Education department:

 

Melissa Goodell: melissa.goodell@okstate.edu

 

ERAS Information

Applicants do not apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Completed applications and all pertinent documents should be emailed to Rebecca Allison at rebecca.allison@okstate.edu

 

Non-DO Applicants

Prior to match the Applicant Must Have Ready for Submission:

1. 60 hours of OSU-COM’s years one and two to include; OMM I, II, III, and IV. A Teaching Guide for Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine or lectures may be used to direct the lab portion. Certificate of completion will be provided.  OMM education from outside institutions will not be accepted.
2. Verification that candidate completed the CORRE examination with a minimum passing score at or above the 10th percentile.
3. Letter of recommendation from a D.O. with an active practice to be included with residency application. (letter must indicate that applicant understands osteopathic philosophy)
4. Proof of current AOA approved osteopathic residency program and on track for completion of the residency.

During Residency:

1. Complete 60 hours of OPP Continuing Medical Education, approved by the OSU-CHS/OMECO, achieved through any of the following: CME courses, didactics, elective rotations, etc. focusing on clinical application.
2. Successfully pass an OMM basic skills competency practical examination, administered by OSU-CHS faculty.
3. Satisfactorily progress through the Osteopathic Recognition Milestones during residency.