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I have 2 offers I'm really considering. UC Davis vs Western. Western is half an hour from my house which is the main reason why I like it. All I want is to be is a family physician, or perhaps an emergency medicine physician. Will attending a DO school impact my success as a physician in these professions?
The reason why I'm wondering this is because of what I read from a "A Brief Guide to Osteopathic Medicine" published by Western U.
http://prospective.westernu.edu/ass...hic/A-Brief-Guide-to-Osteopathic-Medicine.pdf
Here's the specific paragraph I'm concerned about.
"Today, numerous issues, including physician reimbursement, still surround osteopathic medicine. The most pertinent of these concerns are internship and residency shortages, public awareness and perception, clinical research on OMM, DO-MD relations, and the effort to distinguish DOs from MDs in light of the progressive blurring of distinctions between the two professions. All of these issues are quite complex and are further elaborated on later in this guidebook."
I would very much appreciate it if you all could give me your experiences or thoughts regarding these reported issues for DO physicians specifically within California. Thanks!
The reason why I'm wondering this is because of what I read from a "A Brief Guide to Osteopathic Medicine" published by Western U.
http://prospective.westernu.edu/ass...hic/A-Brief-Guide-to-Osteopathic-Medicine.pdf
Here's the specific paragraph I'm concerned about.
"Today, numerous issues, including physician reimbursement, still surround osteopathic medicine. The most pertinent of these concerns are internship and residency shortages, public awareness and perception, clinical research on OMM, DO-MD relations, and the effort to distinguish DOs from MDs in light of the progressive blurring of distinctions between the two professions. All of these issues are quite complex and are further elaborated on later in this guidebook."
I would very much appreciate it if you all could give me your experiences or thoughts regarding these reported issues for DO physicians specifically within California. Thanks!