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Hello,

So I shadowed a DO family medicine physician for 6 months. Im currently working on my AACOMAS and was wondering if it is proper to say in my experience description: "Dr. X is an osteopathic family medicine physician who I shadowed"

is the term osteopathic medical physician correct?
 
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osteopathic physican or osteopathic "specialty" physician/surgeon/doctor
"medical physician" is redundent
*edit for typo
 
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Osteopathic primary care provider
Osteopathic family physician
Osteopathic family practice physician
Osteopathic physician specializing in family medicine