How come there is a ratemd.com site but no ratedo.com site?

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Alright thanks.. so DO's are also listed on that site, great
 
i think perhaps the op was concerned that it's difficult for people to ever find out what a do is because there aren't any mainstream websites that would help serve that purpose. i always see ads for webmd and most doctors on tv are mds... i think that's all they were trying to point out.
 
All the physician "rating" sites have any licensed physician that someone posts on there, be it MD or DO. I still don't see how this is very concerning? Its not like when Time had the headline "M.D. Hero" for the DO that saved a whole platoon of soldiers in battle in Iraq, that's semi-concerning that a major magazine would blow an easy fact check, but ratemd.com?? C'mon now. People just identify it more. Should there be a WebDo too instead of just WebMD which has articles by MD's, DO's, NP's, etc???
 
Longshanks said:
All the physician "rating" sites have any licensed physician that someone posts on there, be it MD or DO. I still don't see how this is very concerning? Its not like when Time had the headline "M.D. Hero" for the DO that saved a whole platoon of soldiers in battle in Iraq, that's semi-concerning that a major magazine would blow an easy fact check, but ratemd.com?? C'mon now. People just identify it more. Should there be a WebDo too instead of just WebMD which has articles by MD's, DO's, NP's, etc???
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Good point.
 
Longshanks said:
All the physician "rating" sites have any licensed physician that someone posts on there, be it MD or DO. I still don't see how this is very concerning? Its not like when Time had the headline "M.D. Hero" for the DO that saved a whole platoon of soldiers in battle in Iraq, that's semi-concerning that a major magazine would blow an easy fact check, but ratemd.com?? C'mon now. People just identify it more. Should there be a WebDo too instead of just WebMD which has articles by MD's, DO's, NP's, etc???
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If I was that DO I would've been PISSED!
 
DO's only make about 7% of the entire physician pool, so it's natural that people associate doctors with MD. You shouldn't be that concerned.
 
The Poet Sings said:
If I was that DO I would've been PISSED!
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For real, the guy's a national hero. Didn't get the congressional medal of honor, no one has gotten one while being alive since Vietnam, but I believe he got a Bronze star for his actions.
 
Longshanks said:
For real, the guy's a national hero. Didn't get the congressional medal of honor, no one has gotten one while being alive since Vietnam, but I believe he got a Bronze star for his actions.
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Can anybody find a link to this news story? I would really like to read it. I tried to google it, but just got weird results. Thanks!
 
Bacchus said:
I think Newsweek forwent Hero DO because it didn't want to alienate/confuse readers.
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The Poet Sings said:
Dr. Hero would've gotten the point across, or something of the like.
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Somewhere on the website they mention the following issue had one of those "Editor's comments/corrections" sections saying that they made a mistake and had a short description of what osteopathic medicine is with I think a link to the AOA if people were interested in more information - it kinda read like a copy and paste from an AOA pamphlet you see in the corners of some DO's offices.
 
Who cares? It's just the name of a website, and MD are the letters that typically come first to mind when people think of medicine. It doesn't mean that they are completely disregarding DO. You are acting too PC. Also, if there were separate RateMD and RateDO sites it would be just another example of unnecessary segregation when they both are really the same thing.
 
schrizto said:
Who cares? It's just the name of a website, and MD are the letters that typically come first to mind when people think of medicine. It doesn't mean that they are completely disregarding DO. You are acting too PC. Also, if there were separate RateMD and RateDO sites it would be just another example of unnecessary segregation when they both are really the same thing.
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qft 👍
 
Longshanks said:
qft 👍
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Ratemds is a plague on the medical profession. They make a lot of $ from subscribing docs & ads. According to some colleagues, Ratemds hates flags on posts because it takes them a lot of time to deal with these - esp if in a foreign language ... just saying...
 
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