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umean2tellme

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I was at work (i'm a nurse) trying to explain to two other nurses what an osteopathic physician was. One of them has been a nurse for over 20 years. He was like "wtf is osteo physician?" He proceeded to tell me how MD was better b/c he never heard of a DO. Then, after explaining it to him he said oh, but MD is still better, get one of those.

the next nurse kept tryin to convince me that holistic = prescribing roots and stuff. I said an osteopathic physician can prescribe anything a DO can. Then she said :idea: Ohhhhh, so a DO can do the same thing but doesn't want to prolong life, and an MD does. Oh and the hospital i work at is run by a family of DOs...
 
I would have reflexively proceeded to utilize my "DO ninja training" by leveraging a well-placed round-house kick to their noggins. Maybe when they woke up from sleepy time they'd have gained from my administration of my "40-ozs-of-wisdom" kick.


*kick*
 
A lot of DO's have the power of invisibility, which would explain why they had never seen a DO at a hospital full of them.
 
You have to complete a fellowship in invisibility??? I was under the impression that invisibility was a core component of osteopathic medical education. You mean if I get my DO and begin my residency, people will have to see me?? I'm going to have to rethink this now...
 
I have just HAD IT UP TO HERE with the AOA requiring invisibility training, and pushing it as an identifying characteristic of the profession, without providing adequate residency spots. For crying out loud, we're just all going to keep running to ACGME residencies in decent locations, fully visible, as if being a DO is something we want people to know about.
 
I hear there is an option for all DO schools now where at the white coat ceremony you can add an M to the DO part of your lab coat and draw a smily face with the O.

sample: John Doe, MD🙂
 
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I hear there is an option for all DO schools now where at the white coat ceremony you can add an M to the DO part of your lab coat and draw a smily face with the O.

sample: John Doe, MD🙂


MDO....you must be referring to the Mega DO degree. That arcane knowledge requires 7 additional years to obtain, much like a neurosurgery residency.
 
I hear there is an option for all DO schools now where at the white coat ceremony you can add an M to the DO part of your lab coat and draw a smily face with the O.

sample: John Doe, MD🙂

Hilarious.

I just spit milk all over my computer screen.
 
The ninja training is what I'm looking forward to most. Tell me, does it matter what dojo you volunteer at?
 
Well I heard that the Gaiden Dojo is the best, but you can just hit the sewer and see if you can find Splinter. I've heard he meditates under 18th street, but he moves in the shadows so it's difficult to find him.
 
The ninja training is what I'm looking forward to most. Tell me, does it matter what dojo you volunteer at?

Not really. Small may argue that you'll get more hands-on experience at small community based dojo. But at large tertiary inner-city dojos you will definitely be exposed to a wide variety of ninja counter attacks.
 
Well I heard that the Gaiden Dojo is the best, but you can just hit the sewer and see if you can find Splinter. I've heard he meditates under 18th street, but he moves in the shadows so it's difficult to find him.

Hm, I might have to see if I can find him, although he may not agree to let me volunteer, seeing as how green really isn't my color.

Not really. Small may argue that you'll get more hands-on experience at small community based dojo. But at large tertiary inner-city dojos you will definitely be exposed to a wide variety of ninja counter attacks.

Thanks 🙂 I think Splinter runs a more inner-city, or I suppose technically under-city dojo. Hopefully I will get to see quite a variety of ninja attacks. 👍
 
How will studying at an under city dojo affect my chances to obtain a more desirable residency, such as invisibility?

Also what's the food like down there? I'm not really a big fan of penicillin on my pizza.
 
You guys are getting ridiculous. DO only practices shamanism!
 
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You guys are getting ridiculous. DO only practices shamanism!

Well yeah, if you're lucky enough to get into hogwarts. For the rest of us it's Ninja skills and invisibility.

I think this member is a gunner 😱
 
Well yeah, if you're lucky enough to get into hogwarts. For the rest of us it's Ninja skills and invisibility.

I think this member is a gunner 😱

Oh man, I could only dream of Hogwarts School of Medicine.
 
Well yeah, if you're lucky enough to get into hogwarts. For the rest of us it's Ninja skills and invisibility.

I think this member is a gunner 😱

Oh how I wish I could join your clique. Where do I sign up for a good old game of quidditch and sorceress powers? That sounds ever so fun.
 
The Todd and Turk must be DO's:

[YOUTUBE]http://youtube.com/watch?v=fX7fqbP-ooo[/YOUTUBE]