I am entirely in love with the idea of becoming a doctor some day. I want to be the physician who stays with you from the "womb to the tomb" as is said- (but hopefully not the tomb, of course). I want to help facilitate the healing process and help others become better healers for themselves and their families, but I am hung up on whether it would be best to practice as an osteopathic or allopathic doctor. I am attracted to the holistic side of osteopathy, but I know as an MD I could practice similarly. I just don't know if I want to endure the heirarchial system of allopathic medicine...because I think they way they train their doctors and even treat eachother competition-wise goes against what I believe makes for a good doctor. BUT- osteopathic doctors are still much less respected than allopathic ones, and that would make it difficult for me in the work place no matter what. Anyone have any thoughts about this?