Hi Spiderman,
I really don't want to tackle this question all alone and I'm sure that "others" will help me out. A short answer to your question is, no osteopathic medical education is not all that different than allopathic education. Both schools take the same major classes, anatomy, biochem, etc. usually using the same textbooks. The major difference is actually that osteopathic education includes over 120 hours of something called OMT (or OMM) in addition to all of the other basic courses that both schools share. This is one of the principles of osteopathic medicine and it is usually your choice to use it once you graduate.
I'd suggest that you take a further look at some of the other threads on this board as there is a lot of information to be found. You might also want to check out the American Osteopathic Association's website at <a href="http://www.aoa-net.org." target="_blank">http://www.aoa-net.org.</a>
If you have any other questions, please feel free to PM me! I was once confused as well...but now I know I've made the right choice.
care