I agree with what everyone else is saying. Just so you know an AA or MD/DO could possibly not get the job where they want when they are all finished. I know anesthesiologist who is from a town similar to Columbus in South Carolina and she is unable to get a job there because they don't need any anesthesiologists. That being said no one on this message board can answer that question your best bet would be talk to St. Francis and Columbus Medical Center and see if they would sign you upon entering the program. Some places will do this...however you tend to sign at a substantially less pay rate because they have all the leverage.