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duswdav said:
wait..
i thought osteopathy is the study of slugs and their mating habits??
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Yes! My favorite obscure DO reference from that terrible, terrible movie that was so bad it's good with the giant alien ants biting people's heads off! Hey, if Bruce Campbell is a DO, then it's GOT to be cool, right?
kATE
 
A D.O is a fancy name for doctors who never became good doctors, (84% of them killed at least one patient by neglect) and they had to pay off their student loans by becoming indentured servants to the hospitals. A D.O is assigned to an M.D. and he/she must follow them around and clean wounds, apply bandaids, and assist the nursing assistants. Sometimes they help out in the cafeterias or perform janitorial work when the ER gets slow. The main difference between M.D./D.O is length of contract; most doctors are employed at will; D.O.s tend to have a 15-17 year servitude agreement and must report to the state when they will be out of town for more than 24 hours.
 
Thriller said:
OMM really doesn't take much time at all. It's 3-4 hours per week in lab and then studying for about an hour before a test. No other studying is needed. It's one of those "easy classes."
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I have to agree with JustJoshin there - I'm at one of the schools where it is NOT an easy class. There were a fair number of failures at my school -partially because people did not take it seriously enough in the beginning compared to classes that were more credit hours. Our OPP department (osteopathic principles and practices) is VERY serious. But ...really good. The lab manual most of the programs use comes from our school.

Kate
 
duswdav said:
ITS OK EVERYONE HE'S JOKING!!... i googled it to be sure.
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IDK this guy sure looks like an ITT TechCOM graduate in that 1) he is wearing a lab coat with a lot of authority 2) he does not have an MD 3) appears to be holding that x-ray backwards and 4) apparently x-rayed a patient who might have had their heart removed prior to the x-ray as they have the most pathetic cardiac shadow known to man

To his credit, he does have the "L" on the left, too bad that L is backwards (Thus why he's covering it with his thumb)
 
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duswdav said:
i know some rad techs that wear the white coat better than this guy.
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I had an appointment at my university's student health center... they employ for EMT students-who are usually also premeds- to take bp, weight, etc. The usually wear scrubs. The day I went in one of them was wearing khaki slacks, a shirt & tie with a sweater, and a long, white lab coat. I wanted to tell him, "dude, you're not a doctor. You're in the same premed classes I am. Take off the lab coat."
 
lftbndlbrnchblk said:
dos have to go to school twice as long. Their tests are harder. And they get paid less after graduation. All dos make less than mds. And they have separate bathrooms at the hospitals. Also, no free parking or lunches for the dos at said hospitals. Dos also have to bow their heads in the presence of an md. It's true...
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+1
 
NurWollen said:
I had an appointment at my university's student health center... they employ for EMT students-who are usually also premeds- to take bp, weight, etc. The usually wear scrubs. The day I went in one of them was wearing khaki slacks, a shirt & tie with a sweater, and a long, white lab coat. I wanted to tell him, "dude, you're not a doctor. You're in the same premed classes I am. Take off the lab coat."
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This is great. The sweater's the best part.
 
shraddham said:
Hey guys,
I need ur advice. I have been accepted to a DO school, but really wanted to be an MD. Can someone tell me the differences between DO and MD education? Like the differences in classes, curriculum, amount of training, etc. I will really appreciate your help. Also, is it very hard to study for both USMLE and COMLEX the same time?
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MD is usually harder to get into than DO, but the trainings are pretty much the same. MD boasts about their competition; DO boasts about their diversity. You'll probably get a higher class ranking if you go to a DO school and have better chance for IM residencies (just my guess). I thought I'm the only ****** who's starting to study for the Boards already, but I guess not... I'm a newbie going to an MD school in the fall, so sorry if my input is incorrect.
Best of luck
 
MedforMe said:
MD is usually harder to get into than DO, but the trainings are pretty much the same. MD boasts about their competition; DO boasts about their diversity. You'll probably get a higher class ranking if you go to a DO school and have better chance for IM residencies (just my guess). I thought I'm the only ****** who's starting to study for the Boards already, but I guess not... I'm a newbie going to an MD school in the fall, so sorry if my input is incorrect.
Best of luck
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Apology accepted...
 
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