The DO

Being a DO in a heavily MD residency program: What surprised me

By The DO Staff

04.12.24

I can remember the feeling of extreme nervousness and imposter syndrome I felt as I walked into the University of Miami Hospital in July 2021 for my first day of residency. I graduated from medical school during COVID-19 and hadn’t had a true wards experience before starting residency at one of the largest and highest-acuity internal medicine programs in the country. I honestly felt unprepared and nervous to be at such a large and historically allopathic program. I had many questions going through my head regarding expectations and flow of work.