primary care emphasis

[RySerr21]

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what does this even mean? will there be more mandatory rotations during 3rd/4th year related to primary care specialties compared to MD programs? or is this "emphasis" just tied in with the whole DO philosphy?

 

[TexasTriathlete]

Both

 

[Jpc984]

I have never met a primary care DO. I do not know what you are talking about.

 

[RySerr21]

I have never met a primary care DO. I do not know what you are talking about.

thank you for being a smart *** and completely ignoring the question I asked. it had nothing to do with the # of primary care DOs. in the time it took you to type that respoinse you could have answered my question....but instead you decided to be a douche and contribute absolutely nothing to the topic. 👍👍 for you.

at least TTs responise was somewhat informative. if you don't like the question, ignore it.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

His response was informative, but sarcastic. But yeah, if you look at the rotations for most DO schools, there's going to be a lot of primary care on there.

At the same time, I have worked hard to make this forum safe for smartassery, so let's not take stuff like that too seriously.

 

[Aidan]

Hey,

it is a common rumor that most (well, not most.. but many) D.O.s go into primary care - but there is some truth to it.

Complete Care
D.O.s are complete physicians. That means they are fully trained and licensed to prescribe medication and to perform surgery. D.O.s and M.D.s are the only two types of complete physicians in the United States.

D.O.s practice in all specialties of medicine from emergency medicine and cardiovascular surgery to psychiatry and geriatrics. However, D.O.s are trained to be generalists first and specialists second. The majority are family-oriented, primary care physicians. Many D.O.s practice in small towns, where they often care for entire families and whole communities.

Some facts about osteopathic physicians:

• D.O.s are one of the fastest growing segments of health care professionals in the United States. By the year 2020, it is estimated that at least 100,000 osteopathic physicians will be in active medical practice.
• Approximately 65% of practicing D.O.s specialize in the primary care areas of family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics.
• D.O.s represent 6% of the total U.S. physician population.
• Many D.O.s fill a critical need for physicians by practicing in rural and other medically underserved communities.
• Osteopathic physicians have treated US presidents and Olympic athletes. They have contributed to the fight against AIDS and the fight for civil rights. They have held high-ranking positions, such as the surgeon general of the US Army and the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Sorry about the long quote, here is my source (from the American Osteopathic Association): http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID=ost_omed

 

[RySerr21]

Hey,

it is a common rumor that most (well, not most.. but many) D.O.s go into primary care - but there is some truth to it.



Sorry about the long quote, here is my source (from the American Osteopathic Association): http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID=ost_omed

hmmm. maybe i worded my first post incorrectly. i wasnt referring to the # of DOs that go into primary care....i was questioning what DO schools do to "emphasize" primary care. i understand that generally speaking DOs have gone into primary care, i was just wondering how exactly the programs "emphasized" it.

 

[Aidan]

hmmm. maybe i worded my first post incorrectly. i wasnt referring to the # of DOs that go into primary care....i was questioning what DO schools do to "emphasize" primary care. i understand that generally speaking DOs have gone into primary care, i was just wondering how exactly the programs "emphasized" it.

Ohhh.. I'm sorry! I'm not sure the actual answer to your question, though. I would be interested to see if you find out, though..😛

 

[Colbert]

I think it has more to do with the practice of OMM. As a primary care physician you will have the chance to utilize all the techniques you've learned if you decided to, but I can't think of a time when a radiologist would really have much use for them.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

I know a DO ER attending who says she does OMM on her husband, and that's about it. She is hot, so he is lucky.

 

[scpod]

....if you look at the rotations for most DO schools, there's going to be a lot of primary care on there.....

I don't know about a LOT at most schools. Some aren't bad at all. But NOVA, for instance, requires 2 months of family medicine in 3rd year and 3 months of rural rotations in 4th year. That's a LOT.

We have a 4 weeeks of family medicine in first year, 4 weeks of rural in 4th year, and one primary care selective that has to be in general IM, family medicine, ob/gyn, or pediatrics.

 

[slim78]

I know a DO ER attending who says she does OMM on her husband, and that's about it. She is hot, so he is lucky.

My wife says she won't let me do any OMM on her that makes her crack or pop.

No fun.