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[fishsticks2629]

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So I was talking to a DO resident at the hospital that I work at and she said that a DO can't practice in other countries. She said something about how other countries don't recognize the degree. Does anyone have any insight on this topic? Replies are appreciated.

 

[plauto]

the search button is your friend. She was correct though. Only a few countries recognize the degree.

 

[Catalystik]

There are many countries where DOs have an unlimited scope of practice.

You might print this off and give it to her so she'll be correctly informed:

DO International Practice Rights: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=107627

 

[Electronegative]

I know wikipedia is not really reliable but here it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Osteopathic_Medicine

 

[cliffhuxtableDO]

So I was talking to a DO resident at the hospital that I work at and she said that a DO can't practice in other countries. She said something about how other countries don't recognize the degree. Does anyone have any insight on this topic? Replies are appreciated.

are you planning on leaving the country?

 

[The Poet Sings]

having an md doesn't make you automatically allowed to practice in other countries (if you choose to move there and live). but the people are more likely to recognize the md over the do. as far as i'm aware, there are generally hoops to jump through when moving to a new country to practice. but if you do it temporarily with a program like doctors without borders, then it doesn't matter which degree you have.

 

[Siggy]

having an md doesn't make you automatically allowed to practice in other countries

100% this. US MD does not equal complete international recognition. Additionally, no one is going to stop a DO doing mission work like Doctors without Boarders and the vast vast majority of physicians aren't going to emigrate.

 

[fishsticks2629]

are you planning on leaving the country?

Yea hopefully. An ultimate life goal is to work a great deal in developing countries.
Thanks for the responses everyone.👍

 

[Dissected]

Yea hopefully. An ultimate life goal is to work a great deal in developing countries.
Thanks for the responses everyone.👍

If you work for an organization in those countries (Doctors Without Borders, or the plethora of other similar organizations) either degree is fine. Volunteering or working for a recognized non-profit is not a big deal in a developing country. If you plan on becoming a citizen/resident of that country and starting a practice or working in their hospitals, that is where there becomes an issue for MD's/DO's (DO's probably would end up having an issue more of the time).

 

[Just Joshin]

the search button is your friend. She was correct though. Only a few countries recognize the degree.

Why do you bother to reply when you don't know what you're talking about?

 

[plauto]

Why do you bother to reply when you don't know what you're talking about?

actually, it is a problem in the majority of countries. Where it says unknown, it means it could be alright or not or the process is very long. Bottom line is that if you have it in your mind that you're going to be practicing out of the US, MD is a better way to go unless you know exactly what country you'll end up in because not many countries unfortunately recognize the DO degree. As simple as that. See for yourself:

World map of international practice rights of U.S. trained D.O.s
Green: Practice rights generally recognized as equal to U.S.-M.D.s
Yellow: Unlimited practice rights granted, but difficult to obtain
Red: Limited to manipulation-only
Gray: Unknown or previously denied

 

[DCBFan]

yeah Liberia's in the green!