Why Dr. Rue Supports Equal Acceptance of COMLEX and USMLE
Published June 10, 2024
By AACOM Government Relations
Advocacy Federal Policy GME GME Funding Healthcare Workforce OME Advocate Osteopathic Recognition
Katina Rue, DO, past president
of the Washington State Medical Association, reflects on her time as an osteopathic medical student
as she prepared for the residency process. She remembers her anxiety and stress
increasing “tenfold” as she studied for the COMLEX. Now a program director of
Trios Health Family Medicine Residency Program in Kennewick, Washington, Dr.
Rue sees the troubling trend of DO students taking both the USMLE and COMLEX,
with DO students spending more than $3,000 for an exam that does not reflect
osteopathic training and is unnecessary for licensure. Dr. Rue calls on lifting
the excessive barriers that prevent DOs from serving the communities that need
them the most.
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