Newsweek article: "Hero, M.D" ?

[XKV]

Just wondering if anyone has picked up a copy of this week's Newsweek Magazine. The article's on this US Navy doc, Richard Jadick, who won the Bronze Star for actions during the fighting in Fallujah. Is it just me, but does that picture of him in his white coat have a "DO" at the end of his name? Maybe I'm just seeing things.

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[Dr Trek 1]

Just wondering if anyone has picked up a copy of this week's Newsweek Magazine. The article's on this US Navy doc, Richard Jadick, who won the Bronze Star for actions during the fighting in Fallujah. Is it just me, but does that picture of him in his white coat have a "DO" at the end of his name? Maybe I'm just seeing things.

Here's the picture for anyone interested:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11787394/site/newsweek/

I tried to zoom in but my graphics software is too primitive, I couldn't make out the letters after his name. Interesting article, I can't wait for the day they can put something like, "Hero, DO" on the cover and the general public will know what they are talking about.

 

[Krazykritter]

You are correct in what you are seeing. He is a DO and attended NYCOM (I believe it says that in the article). Someone posted about this earlier in the Osteopathic forum w/ a link to the electronic article.

Very good article, however, unfortunate it may be that he did not get recognition as a DO. Seems a little backwards that Newsweek would incorrectly title the article Hero, MD when his coat obviously reads DO. Might even be worth typing a little email up to the editor.

 

[Nate]

He is a DO from NYCOM. http://www.ithaca.edu/icq/2003v2/letters.htm

What a rip-off that Newsweek did this story like that.

 

[XKV]

OK, so I am not crazy and my caffeine-starved brain wasn't hallucinating. 😴

That guy is a hero, all DO/MD issues notwithstanding. However, I do wonder how he feels about seeing that gigantic MD in every single newstand in the country. He's either laughing or indifferent. C'est la vie.

 

[Icarus22]

I just read that entire news story, very riveting. Wow, its amazing what he saw while in Fallujah. I am just speechless. I would urge anyone reading this to go read that article. Excellent post!

 

[DarkWingDuck]

Yeah that's an amazing story. No way a D.O. could swing somthing like that.

 

[gottalovemilk]

ppl read newsweek?

 

[NonTradMed]

It does seem strange that the frontpage would say 'Hero MD' when he's NOT an MD....if they didn't want to use "Hero DO" (which I agree would be hard for the lay public to read), they should have said something like 'Hero---Doctor". I guess the writers kind of dropped the ball on this! 🙄

 

[Dr Trek 1]

ppl read newsweek?

Yes, they have a pretty large reader-base actually.

As an above poster said, it would be an excellent way to bring attention to DOs if someone wrote a letter to the editor about the fact that he's a DO. Especially if many of us did it.

 

[Nate]

I am going to try and initiate a letter writing campaign at my school about this, the hero has a DO and should be acknowledged as such.

 

[gottalovemilk]

It does seem strange that the frontpage would say 'Hero MD' when he's NOT an MD....if they didn't want to use "Hero DO" (which I agree would be hard for the lay public to read), they should have said something like 'Hero---Doctor". I guess the writers kind of dropped the ball on this! 🙄

nah. it is a conspiracy. or i wish it was. newsweek is horrible news magazine. they always error on things in their articles, big and small.

 

[medhacker]

Yes, they have a pretty large reader-base actually.

As an above poster said, it would be an excellent way to bring attention to DOs if someone wrote a letter to the editor about the fact that he's a DO. Especially if many of us did it.

Here it is

Fire away!

[email protected]


They have received my email already 👍

 

[DOctorJay]

I just sent in my email!

 

[QuantumMechanic]

I am going to try and initiate a letter writing campaign at my school about this, the hero has a DO and should be acknowledged as such.

maybe newsweek was just trying to highlight the fact that he was a hero doctor. Dr. Hero really doesn't have a good ring to it and so they didn't use that as the story title. Likewise, if it were Hero, DO, they wouldve had to waste valuble space explaining that a DO is the same as an MD, etc which would take away from the very purpose of the story which has nothing to do with medical education or this doctor's degree. I suppose it is an unfortunate thing in our society that doctors in pop culture as often referred to as "MDs" but I'd really be interested to see if this guy really cared that the cover called him Hero, MD?

flameshield: on

 

[bnoosha]

Interesting for you to bring this us....

Kinda off the the topic, but last night I was watching "Medical Incredibles" on DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL...and something simliar happend

A doctor was talking about some girls condition and the subtitle for the Doc said
John Smith, M.D.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
and usually the italicized part indicates the doctors speciality

just shows how uninformed even discover heatlh channel is about identifying DO's


oh ya and i think its great you guys are writing letters to newsweek

Just wondering if anyone has picked up a copy of this week's Newsweek Magazine. The article's on this US Navy doc, Richard Jadick, who won the Bronze Star for actions during the fighting in Fallujah. Is it just me, but does that picture of him in his white coat have a "DO" at the end of his name? Maybe I'm just seeing things.

 

[medhacker]

Interesting for you to bring this us....

hey bnoosha you sent yours already? spread the word 👍

 

[bnoosha]

Not yet....but Im gonna write one later tonight...after i read the article.
🙂

hey bnoosha you sent yours already? spread the word 👍

 

[cadence]

Maybe D.O. should just be listed as a dual degree like M.D/PhD or a dual certification like LCSW, ACSW

anyone else think the title M.D./D.O. sounds ok (or mabye M.D.O)

 

[greenmnm]

wow, you guys have good eyes. I still cannot see anything, the letters are too small

 

[HunterGatherer]

going to send a short email. I don't have brain power for a long essay.

 

[HunterGatherer]

wow, you guys have good eyes. I still cannot see anything, the letters are too small

The OP said it can easily be seen when looking at an actual copy of the magazine. Then someone looked up the DO's info.

 

[dr.z]

I am going to try and initiate a letter writing campaign at my school about this, the hero has a DO and should be acknowledged as such.

We can do this here too can't we? I didn't see the contact info in the osteo forum before. I'll send them an email first.

 

[pappy846]

SENT IN MY EMAIL!!!

 

[cyclohexanol]

Audio interview with Richard Jadick:

http://www.newsweek.co.uk/id/11784573/site/newsweek/

 

[medhacker]

I sent a short email too, but to the point I think

if anyone needs it as a template let me know and I'll post it

 

[dakota453]

I sent an email as well.

 

[DCDAWG]

I sent an email as well.

Same here.

 

[PlasticMan]

Sent.

 

[jbone]

ppl read newsweek?

NO.

 

[CJDocS]

I just sent mine

 

[MrBoxy]

Does it really matter?

We agreed M.D = D.O., and now when a D.O. is mistaked as an M.D., all the sudden, everyone is writing to Newsweek saying that D.O. is not M.D.?

If we are equal, leave it alone. If we're not...then go say something. IMHO.

 

[notnarcsDO]

sent mine too!

 

[notnarcsDO]

Does it really matter?

We agreed M.D = D.O., and now when a D.O. is mistaked as an M.D., all the sudden, everyone is writing to Newsweek saying that D.O. is not M.D.?

If we are equal, leave it alone. If we're not...then go say something. IMHO.

I think the point is that DO's do not get the recognition that they deserve. If things like this keep happening, the general public will never fully know what a DO is. Had it been written properly on the cover, it would have brought a lot of people to actually look up or ask about what DO's are. It could have given excellent exposure.

 

[HunterGatherer]

Yes, it matters. This is an issue about raising awareness of DOs by acknowledgement and recognition.

Does it really matter?

We agreed M.D = D.O., and now when a D.O. is mistaked as an M.D., all the sudden, everyone is writing to Newsweek saying that D.O. is not M.D.?

If we are equal, leave it alone. If we're not...then go say something. IMHO.

 

[PlasticMan]

Yes, it matters. This is an issue about raising awareness of DOs by acknowledgement and recognition.

👍

 

[misparas]

Sent.

 

[Sundarban1]

sent, 2x 🙂

 

[DCDAWG]

sent, 2x 🙂

Is that George Carlin with a popped collar?

 

[Sundarban1]

Is that George Carlin with a popped collar?

I hope not, I love him 😎

 

[dr.kicia]

I am going to try and initiate a letter writing campaign at my school about this, the hero has a DO and should be acknowledged as such.

i agree, people will never know, respect and appreciate DO's without any help from the media

 

[Dr Trek 1]

Just sent my letter as well.

 

[nvshelat]

I wonder how the doc feels about the whole thing... did he ever discuss it with Newsweek? It would be interesting to know...

 

[DOctorJay]

It would be very interesting to know what the doc thinks and if he had any say in the cover or knew about it prior to publishing. I'm also curious how NYCOM feels about this and if they're contacting Newsweek.

 

[OnMyWayThere]

The AOA has been very good at contacting these editors and I have been informed that they've contacted Newsweek this afternoon regarding this article as well.

 

[medhacker]

The AOA has been very good at contacting these editors and I have been informed that they've contacted Newsweek this afternoon regarding this article as well.

Yeah!! 👍

 

[QuantumMechanic]

I think the point is that DO's do not get the recognition that they deserve. If things like this keep happening, the general public will never fully know what a DO is. Had it been written properly on the cover, it would have brought a lot of people to actually look up or ask about what DO's are. It could have given excellent exposure.

How arrogant and selfish of a comment to make...making an issue of his degree would've detracted from this doctor's truly amazing story. This story was never meant to be about osteopathy or really anything about physicians in general. It seems self-serving to turn this DOs heroism, bravery, and patriotism into a cause to promote public awareness of DOs

 

[raptor5]

Those F*ckers at newsweek did it on purpose. Editors don't make mistakes that big. They will print a correction in an upcoming issue but hardly anyone reads the corrections section b/c it is hidden in crap. Plus the shock and aww is over and the damage is done... The thing that pisses me off the most is that someone at newsweek said to him or herself " I can't put HERO DO on the cover b/c it won't sell as well as HERO MD." Its about selling magazines, saving your own ass (editor), and greed. Bottom Line.

Newsweek has exploited this Hero, a DO, for their own profit. If I was him I would sue, but then again if I was him the only thing I would be concerned with is saving lives, staying alive, and coming home in one piece. What Newsweek prints would probably be the least of my worries in life.

Letters are not going to amount to much b/c the letters are not stuffed with $1000 checks. The only thing I want is for my patients to recognize the difference b/t MDs and DOs and to know that I am providing the best care that I possibly can. Outside of hollywood, newsweek, and a crumbling healthcare system who cares? My two biggest concerns are my family and my patients. Everyone else can piss off.

 

[raptor5]

How arrogant and selfish of a comment to make...making an issue of his degree would've detracted from this doctor's truly amazing story. This story was never meant to be about osteopathy or really anything about physicians in general. It seems self-serving to turn this DOs heroism, bravery, and patriotism into a cause to promote public awareness of DOs

I am sure that is the same reasoning the editorial staff had when they thought about how few non-subscription issues they would have sold if they would have put HERO DO on the cover. The marketing and advertising people in billion dollar corporations are not inept. They know exactly what they are doing. They do not care about stories as writers and photographers do, they care about selling copies.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Letters are not going to amount to much b/c the letters are not stuffed with $1000 checks. The only thing I want is for my patients to recognize the difference b/t MDs and DOs and to know that I am providing the best care that I possibly can. Outside of hollywood, newsweek, and a crumbling healthcare system who cares? My two biggest concerns are my family and my patients. Everyone else can piss off.

If nobody cares about the difference b/t a DO and MD outside of the media, then why are you and so many other people on this forum making such a big deal about this? Its this everpresent inferiority complex on the part of the DO community that stupifies me everytime I look at this forum. I'm sorry, but if you feel that the DO degree is considered a secondclass medical degree, then you probably shouldn't be considering to pursue/be pursuing the degree or else you won't end up happy.