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DO v.s. MD
Started by ThundaDownunda5
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Get ready, my friend. Get ready.
search. Really is simple.
To answer your question......nevermind.....search. this has been discussed more than once before. Actually more than 1000 times before.
To answer your question......nevermind.....search. this has been discussed more than once before. Actually more than 1000 times before.
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Hey, here's a great link that summarizes basically everything:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_MD_and_DO_in_the_United_States
Short answer/my summary: Almost identical. Both fully licensed. DO's receive a little more training in the musculoskeletal system. May need to take COMLEX along with USMLE if going DO.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_MD_and_DO_in_the_United_States
Short answer/my summary: Almost identical. Both fully licensed. DO's receive a little more training in the musculoskeletal system. May need to take COMLEX along with USMLE if going DO.
There has been more than enough discussion on this subject... Use search the search function....
Huh....much nicer than I'd expected 
But seriously....there are multiple stickys worth reading at the top of the pre-osteo page. Between those and the much suggested search function, a little googling, you'll have more info than you could ever imagine within 10 min
But seriously....there are multiple stickys worth reading at the top of the pre-osteo page. Between those and the much suggested search function, a little googling, you'll have more info than you could ever imagine within 10 min
oh my
Not far off the mark. It's funny how you can superglue something at eye level and still people don't see it. Anyway, quoting the big textbook Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine:
Osteopathic Medicine
Founded in 1892 in the American heartland by the physician Andrew Taylor Still, osteopathic medicine was based originally on the belief that manipulation of soft tissue and bone can correct a wide range of diseases of the musculoskeletal and other organ systems. Over the ensuing century, osteopathy evolved progressively toward conventional (allopathic) medicine. Today, the training, practice, credentialing, licensure, and reimbursement of osteopathic physicians are virtually indistinguishable from those of allopathic physicians, with 4 years of osteopathic medical school followed by specialty and subspecialty training and certification by organizations such as the American Board of Internal Medicine. Some osteopathic physicians continue to practice spinal manipulation, primarily as a tool to address specific musculoskeletal complaints.
Founded in 1892 in the American heartland by the physician Andrew Taylor Still, osteopathic medicine was based originally on the belief that manipulation of soft tissue and bone can correct a wide range of diseases of the musculoskeletal and other organ systems. Over the ensuing century, osteopathy evolved progressively toward conventional (allopathic) medicine. Today, the training, practice, credentialing, licensure, and reimbursement of osteopathic physicians are virtually indistinguishable from those of allopathic physicians, with 4 years of osteopathic medical school followed by specialty and subspecialty training and certification by organizations such as the American Board of Internal Medicine. Some osteopathic physicians continue to practice spinal manipulation, primarily as a tool to address specific musculoskeletal complaints.
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Questions about the application process differences are valid. For DO, you need to shadow a DO, get a DO letter of rec, and apply through AACOMAS. In summary, DO schools teach OMM and many focus more on primary care. In the end you become a licensed physician from either a DO or MD school so I don't see why people bother talking so much about this on SDN.
As for everything else, most of the arguments on SDN about DO vs. MD are POINTLESS and there are a ton of people on here who don't know what they are talking about.
As for everything else, most of the arguments on SDN about DO vs. MD are POINTLESS and there are a ton of people on here who don't know what they are talking about.
MS-0 really? Sigh
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This topic really needs to be banned. Really. Dude, there are countless threads on this subject. Countless. Just do a search.
Lazy bastard. YOU HAVE ONE POST.
when you join, it literally shows you how to search
People this lazy/clueless just simply shouldnt be allowed into medical school
when you join, it literally shows you how to search
People this lazy/clueless just simply shouldnt be allowed into medical school
Troll level: 99
Pretty much.
Enough with the insults.
OP, there are literally dozens of recent threads on this topic, and even a sticky about DO v. MD threads.
Closing.
OP, there are literally dozens of recent threads on this topic, and even a sticky about DO v. MD threads.
Closing.
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