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Begin "Operation MD ego check"
YES, there are lots of discrimination
for example
in hospitals - all DOs are given scut works. In fact, the allopathic medical students and residents assign all the scut work for the DO attendings
during trauma cases, the task of checking rectal tones and potential blood in the stool goes to the DOs
HMOs pay DO less than their MD counterpart because HMOs really care about average undergrad GPA/MCAT scores of their specific medical schools
during grand rounds - DOs are forbidden to participate because we all know that their medical schools have lower gpa/mcat scores than their allopathic counterpart
all DOs are quacks who prefer chelation therapy and voodoo art. MDs have never produced any quacks or questionable procedures
as a DO, the neighborhood pharmacist will laugh at all prescriptions that you write because you have lower than normal intelligence (indicative of lower gpa/mcat scores), DOs can't write, and have trouble reading (that's why DOs tend to work in groups)
as a DO, you'll have to face countless premeds who will tell you the types of discrimination that you face every single day
you will not get the immediate "awe and respect" from your neighbors when you place that "John Doe, DO" sign on your mailbox (in font size 72) as oppose to "John Doe, MD"
as a DO, you're limited to patients that the MDs reject
as a DO, you're not allow to wear the white labcoat because only true doctors (MDs) are allow to weat the white labcoat - yours will be slighty gray to indicate your lower than average GPA and MCAT scores
as a DO during night calls, no one will ever page you because no one will ever trust a DO to handle emergencies
So you see, DOs face a lot of discriminations. I suggest that we organize a witch hunt, and randomly point fingers at people and accuse them of being "osteopaths". In fact, I'm starting to see little birds - the osteopaths are making me see little birdie - someone stop them. Let's tar and feather those osteopaths.
