Is there really that much anti DO bias?
I'm an incoming (US) OMS1 into a top 3/top 5 (depending on who you ask, I suppose) DO school, and they're one of the few DO schools that (a) is connected to a hospital and (b) has a dedicated anatomy/cadaver lab. Nevertheless, trying to read about this online or finding blogs, recommendations, etc from pathologists... everything online about getting into pathology seems to have very strong MD bias.
For context, I'm specifically interested down the road in specializing into forensic pathology, as my undergraduate degree was in in Forensic Science/Forensic Biology from a FEPAC-accredited institution. I have prior background publications (third author in neurotoxicology, first author on a lit review about epigenetic markers with some forensic applications), and I'm definitely going to try to get involved in research once I'm on campus.
I know pathology isn't the most competitive residency generally, and forensic pathology is not the most popular specialization given the lack of certified forensic pathologists in the country, but how much more difficult is this career "plan" going to be with a DO degree?