•••quote:•••Originally posted by Toadkiller Dog:
•The above postings are not entirely true.
While it IS true that an MD and a DO in the SAME practice doing the same thing will be reimbursed the same amount by the insurance company, there are a few things one must take into account:
1. A *much* higher proportion of DO's go into (are forced into?) the lower paying specialties, particularly primary care. I'll probably get flamed for this, but statistically, it's true. It is generally more difficult and less common (though not impossible) for DO's to get into high paying specialties.•••••Toad,
How are DO's FORCED into primary care specialties? Are there people holding guns to their heads? Most DO's CHOOSE primary care specialties because that's the whole thrust of osteopathic medicine: Holistic, cradle to grave care. Treating the whole patient, rural medicine, etc. Also, many DO's go into a variety of specialties at a variety of places. I'm going to Mayo, I know friends in my class who are going to Hopkins, Harvard, Penn, WashU, etc. There are also folks going into excellent osteopathic residencies in derm, ophtho, ENT, ortho, too.
So, please clarify exactly what you are talking about?