M.D. vs. D.O.

[marathon chick]

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I am a PM&R resident who graduated from a U.S. medical school (M.D.) program. I resent the quote made from "finally M3" that D.O.'s are better prepared to be rehab docs. I don't agree with that statement. I feel that for PM&R to be a great field with team work and mutal respect for all. I believe we need to get rid of alot of these inappropriate statements and attitudes. I feel that I have nothing to prove to anyone and I don't feel the need to put others down to make one have a feeling of superiority.

 

[drusso]

Originally posted by marathon chick
I am a PM&R resident who graduated from a U.S. medical school (M.D.) program. I resent the quote made from "finally M3" that D.O.'s are better prepared to be rehab docs. I don't agree with that statement. I feel that for PM&R to be a great field with team work and mutal respect for all. I believe we need to get rid of alot of these inappropriate statements and attitudes. I feel that I have nothing to prove to anyone and I don't feel the need to put others down to make one have a feeling of superiority.

I think that you're right. I think that what M3 means is that a lot of the whole "structure-function" thinking really comes naturally to DO's because it's emphasized in osteopathic curricula. Also, DO's learn manual medicine and practice a hands-on way of working with patients who have musculoskeletal problems in a manner like therapists do.

 

[drvlad2004]

Marathon Chick,

You are right. I believe that quote was mentioned by me not Finally M3. Finally M3 is an MD student, not a DO. I didn't mean to say the quote in the way you might have thought. I was talking more about how the correlation of PM&R to the philosophy of osteopathy makes a DO applicant better prepared for the field, as opposed to other specialties (e.g. EM, rads). It was not my intention to come off as conceited thinking that DOs are better than MDs. In no way is one profession better than the other. I was not trying to start a flame.

Sorry🙁 .

 

[Finally M3]

Originally posted by marathon chick
I am a PM&R resident who graduated from a U.S. medical school (M.D.) program. I resent the quote made from "finally M3" that D.O.'s are better prepared to be rehab docs. I don't agree with that statement. I feel that for PM&R to be a great field with team work and mutal respect for all. I believe we need to get rid of alot of these inappropriate statements and attitudes. I feel that I have nothing to prove to anyone and I don't feel the need to put others down to make one have a feeling of superiority.

*blink*

Here's my original quote;

"That's true to some extent, especially if the program has faculty performing manipulation in clinic. Also, I think the learing of manipulation in and of itself requires a certain familiarity with anatomy that many allopaths don't have. I know the first time I saw an osteopath. do an eval for lower back pain I was wondering 'What the hell does a malrotated hip mean?'. It's terminology/exam skills/knowledge that allopaths have to learn on the fly, so to speak."

And this is coming from an allopathic student (me), not an osteopathic student, after talking with several allopath residents at different programs. I didn't think I was advocating that DOs made better rehab docs than MDs, considering I'm gonna be a MD in 6 mos. I guess I should have elaborated by the time that you start doing EMGs hard-core, everyone in every program will know more anatomy than they would have ever wished for...

Sorry if there was any confusion.
🙁