random question - d.o. and m.d. at the same time?

[azerkail]

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so i work at a pharmacy and this script comes in where the doctor's name is written as such:

D.O. Dr. Firstname Lastname, M.D.
address, license, DEA number etc. etc. etc.

what does this mean? he's a do and a md at the same time? is that even possible? (not trolling i swear)

 

[nisarg2010]

so i work at a pharmacy and this script comes in where the doctor's name is written as such:

D.O. Dr. Firstname Lastname, M.D.
address, license, DEA number etc. etc. etc.

what does this mean? he's a do and a md at the same time? is that even possible? (not trolling i swear)

Maybe he went to both MD and DO school....😕😀

 

[235788]

I would assume he is a DO and the computer system tagged MD behind it? Where i worked over the summer the orders had a check mark for MD, but not DO. So sometimes they checked the MD box, but wrote DO over it -- or left it as it.

 

[azerkail]

not from a computer i would think, this was from a prescription from a pad notorized like this...

 

[Josh2389]

Maybe it stands for Doctor's Orders since its on a prescription.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php?keywords=do&search=abbreviation

 

[YH5]

 

[Organically]

so i work at a pharmacy and this script comes in where the doctor's name is written as such:

D.O. Dr. Firstname Lastname, M.D.
address, license, DEA number etc. etc. etc.

what does this mean? he's a do and a md at the same time? is that even possible? (not trolling i swear)

Probably just another DO posing as an MD. Many try to claim it's the hospital's mistake, but it's actually an actionable offense.

 

[Organically]

Probably just another DO posing as an MD. Many try to claim it's the hospital's mistake, but it's actually an actionable offense.

My group has been building a case against this for the past 4 months. If you, or someone you know, has been duped by a DO posing as a legitimate MD, please let us know. [email protected].

 

[0919mmk]

My group has been building a case against this for the past 4 months. If you, or someone you know, has been duped by a DO posing as a legitimate MD, please let us know. [email protected].

 

[Josh2389]

My group has been building a case against this for the past 4 months. If you, or someone you know, has been duped by a DO posing as a legitimate MD, please let us know. [email protected].

 

[Charles Darwin]

My group has been building a case against this for the past 4 months. If you, or someone you know, has been duped by a DO posing as a legitimate MD, please let us know. [email protected].

Did you just quote yourself? 👎

 

[Stumpyman]

Did you just quote yourself? 👎

I would imagine he went to switch accounts but incidentally stayed on his original account 👎

 

[azerkail]

Maybe it stands for Doctor's Orders since its on a prescription.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php?keywords=do&search=abbreviation

i'm inclined to agree but its strange to put it there at the top before anything like that.

also <>[email protected]<>... not sure if srs as well

 

[willen101383]

My group has been building a case against this for the past 4 months. If you, or someone you know, has been duped by a DO posing as a legitimate MD, please let us know. [email protected].

lmao

 

[seafood92]

I would imagine he went to switch accounts but incidentally stayed on his original account 👎

I think you're right.

 

[fzwarrior]

Edit.

 

[JESSFALLING]

Maybe good old A.T. Still came back?....😀 Otherwise, computer error, typo, or misrepresentation.

 

[JESSFALLING]

Question

Why can't someone in medical school for MD take tests to get a DO as well (or other way around)? To my understanding, MD and DO have the same curriculum except DO also has the OMM training and is more holistic. But someone going to school for an MD should be able to pass most if not all the exams a DO would take, correct?

Both MD & DO students must pass a series of standardized licensing exams - e.g. the COMLEX for DO students, and the USMLE for MD students. MD students can't enter DO residencies, so they never take the COMLEX exam.

However, DO students sometimes (actually, often) enter MD residencies, which sometimes require them to take the USMLE, in addition to the COMLEX, which is required to graduate from a DO school. (MD residency program directors usually prefer that DO applicants take the USMLE so they can more accurately compare them to their MD counterparts, as there isn't a reliable method for converting COMLEX scores to USMLE ones.)

 

[Starlightembers]

Question

Why can't someone in medical school for MD take tests to get a DO as well (or other way around)? To my understanding, MD and DO have the same curriculum except DO also has the OMM training and is more holistic. But someone going to school for an MD should be able to pass most if not all the exams a DO would take, correct?

I would assume not. Unless that MD was OMM-trained -- and there are some/a few that are (via CME) -- they would not be able to pass the exams that test that knowledge base. A DO would likely be able to pass all the same exams an MD does (USMLE Step 1, 2 and 3), however, due to the lack of OMM/extra knowledge and many already do go that route to increase their competitiveness for allopathic residencies. Taking the exams, however, does not equal getting the degree.

Many have wondered why the powers that be don't just go back to a system of one degree, especially considering the fact that the majority of DOs do not practice OMM. Though I don't pretend to know or understand all that is at play, I do know that, apparently, there are strong political forces among Osteopathic organizations that want to fight any kind of integration tooth and nail.

 

[varsityblue]

Hahahahahaha! I love this picture so much that it's now my background. 👍

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

Hahahahahaha! I love this picture so much that it's now my background. 👍

I did the same exact thing lol. 😀

 

[fzwarrior]

so i work at a pharmacy and this script comes in where the doctor's name is written as such:

D.O. Dr. Firstname Lastname, M.D.
address, license, DEA number etc. etc. etc.

what does this mean? he's a do and a md at the same time? is that even possible? (not trolling i swear)

There are docs out there who have gone to both DO and MD schools. Most of them are foreign MDs who come to the United States and get a DO degree to escape the stigma of the foreign degree. I'm assuming they go DO just because it would look even more weird having 2 MDs after their name.

 

[Starlightembers]

There are docs out there who have gone to both DO and MD schools. Most of them are foreign MDs who come to the United States and get a DO degree to escape the stigma of the foreign degree. I'm assuming they go DO just because it would look even more weird having 2 MDs after their name.

There are also American-DOs who go to off-shore schools (forget the names) to get an "accelerated MD." Luckily, they are few and far between.

 

[Law2Doc]

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Many have wondered why the powers that be don't just go back to a system of one degree, especially considering the fact that the majority of DOs do not practice OMM. Though I don't pretend to know or understand all that is at play, I do know that, apparently, there are strong political forces among Osteopathic organizations that want to fight any kind of integration tooth and nail.

it's simple really -- it wouldn't be a merger of equals. The AOA would have to be willing to merge itself out of existence to bring osteopathy back into the fold of allopathy. Even if there weren't different underlying philosophies in some folks minds, few people in osteo administration are going to push to eliminate their own jobs.

 

[Law2Doc]

... just because it would look even more weird having 2 MDs after their name.

You wouldn't need to list two MDs after your name... I doubt that's the reason.