Ummm....DOs have NOT been around for 200 years - 1809? AT Still was not yet born. But thanks for the history lesson.
Thanks for the recomendation, but Ive read Gevitzs book several times already. Ive also met the guy.
What you state is essentially word for word what he writes in his book. Its nothing new. What Gevitz failed to address in his book is why these two systems of medicine need to exsist, when they are clinically identical. Critics of his writing agree the book side steps the issue that DO schools are idnetical to MD schools in the modern era, and so why the separation? His book is essentially a one sided history lesson about DOs.
So while I know you like Gevitz, and I agree with you on some of this, realize his point of view and his book has some bias in it.
We need to still take serious consideration that our degrees DO NOT represent our current state of practice and their marketability
will be a question in this century of medicine - merge us.
Voice yourself to the AOA president:
http://blogs.do-online.org/aoapresident.php