why do you want to be a D.O?

[Cooolguy]

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I want to be a D.O because I feel there is a more intimate patient doctor relationship which is essential to treating ****. What about you guys?

 

[Oculus Sinistra]

I want to be a D.O because I feel there is a more intimate patient doctor relationship which is essential to treating ****. What about you guys?

so....
what school are you doing a secondary for?

 

[medschoolsoon]

so....
what school are you doing a secondary for?

Yeah no ****. Anyway hysterical laughing aside, for me it was the people. Every DO I met was awesome, actually had a personality, and believed in enjoying themselves (getting hammered, j/k), unlike MANY MD's that I met. There are my thoughts, leave your pennies in my mailbox.

 

[toothless rufus]

I personally think that the extra training given in ESP will help me to avoid patients who don't pay their bills.

 

[24IdaFire]

I’m doing it because I'm a left handed gorilla that is on the prowl for the HOT DO girls.

 

[noshie]

I might be stepping on a few toes here, but I just think that DO's are nicer. Not like MD's arent, but they are more down to earth, they seem to really care about your health. I feel sometimes that MD's are less approachable than DO's.

 

[MJB]

I want to be a physician, and happen to live in one of the better areas of the country when it comes to DO schools.

 

[Testy McAterson]

I might be stepping on a few toes here, but I just think that DO's are nicer. Not like MD's arent, but they are more down to earth, they seem to really care about your health. I feel sometimes that MD's are less approachable than DO's.

based on the posts and responses on the DO forum vs. the MD forum, i think you might be right... 😉

 

[czanetti]

For me is it was the acknowledgment of chaos theory in it's OMM technique, it's philosophical approach that leads the way on the least invasive treatment with the greatest possible results, the concentration on preventive medicine and its utilization of primary care medicine as a stronghold because of its great access to a diverse array people on a consistent basis. The fact that it's leading the way in the reformation of our healthcare system by acknowledging the importance of maintaing a strong patient/doctor relationship and it's consistent support for preventive care. I like the fact that DO's are considered different by taking the whole person approach, not only in medical practice but also when deciding who they are going to admit into there medical colleges. I worked hard in school 3.57 gpa, 27mcat I had at least a shot at getting into both MD and DO schools yet after the first time I was exposed to the Osteopathic medical profession I new that this is not only what I wanted to be but who I always was.

 

[zxcv1234]

I might be stepping on a few toes here, but I just think that DO's are nicer. Not like MD's arent, but they are more down to earth, they seem to really care about your health. I feel sometimes that MD's are less approachable than DO's.

How many DOs vs MDs have you met? The ignorance in this statement amazing.
I love the logic.

 

[Ifellinapothole]

i couldn't get into an MD school, which is the case w/ 85% of cases.

Let's be honest here you hacks.....

 

[czanetti]

How many DOs vs MDs have you met? The ignorance in this statement amazing.
I love the logic.

Actually I met and shadowed at least 6 DO's and at least 6 MD's all in various specialties and enviroments for the past 4 years. That information that you considered bogus is backed up by a book I read about Osteopathic medicine. It's probably one of the best books out right now along with Norman Gavitz's. The book is called Osteopathic Medicine: A Reformation in Progress. I can give you the pages where it references chaos theory and why it says its a leader in the reformation of our healthcare system in those areas.
http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/105/6/292

Here's a book review of this book by the JAOA take a look yourself😉

 

[czanetti]

OOps I thought that statment was aimed at me my bad 🙁

 

[mshheaddoc]

Actually its interesting seeing current med students who work side by side with MD students. One of the students I know was telling me about the experience they have had as a DO student. How they were able to catch some issues that the MD students were totally clueless about. One example was pain in the leg/foot which he was able to find out was from her ligament. The DO student said that they had learned the ailment during their OMM class.

The same student also said that they were able to treat some simple bone displacement disorders that were causing pain to some patients.

Although I know OMM can be "quack" to some, there are quasi-proven techniques out there (I'm not talking cranial here, that is another can of worms). That along with the atmosphere of most of the DO schools I've looked into really have turned me to the DO side. Not to mention that its not all a numbers game for them. They actually look at your whole history and you as a person, to acknowledge that some people can make mistakes. Additionally there are some great DO schools out there.

So that is part of my reasons of why I'm going DO.

 

[redsoxfan]

i couldn't get into an MD school, which is the case w/ 85% of cases.

Let's be honest here you hacks.....

there's obviously some truth to that, but the DO I've been shadowing was accepted to BU med and turned it down for CCOM. He really likes the manipulations and the philosophy and uses them in his practice.

 

[Jack Daniel]

there's obviously some truth to that, but the DO I've been shadowing was accepted to BU med and turned it down for CCOM. He really likes the manipulations and the philosophy and uses them in his practice.

Of course, given the choice of those two schools, he might actually have saved a ton of money by choosing CCOM.

 

[Jack Daniel]

Actually I met and shadowed at least 6 DO's and at least 6 MD's all in various specialties and enviroments for the past 4 years. That information that you considered bogus is backed up by a book I read about Osteopathic medicine. It's probably one of the best books out right now along with Norman Gavitz's. The book is called Osteopathic Medicine: A Reformation in Progress. I can give you the pages where it references chaos theory and why it says its a leader in the reformation of our healthcare system in those areas.
http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/105/6/292

Here's a book review of this book by the JAOA take a look yourself😉

Yep, "OM: A reformation in Progress" by Gallagher & Humphrey is a good book. But the review you referenced is for "A Second Voice: A Century of Osteopathic Medicine in Ohio" written by Carol Miller. Probably not too interesting unless you're from Ohio.

 

[czanetti]

Yep, "OM: A reformation in Progress" by Gallagher & Humphrey is a good book. But the review you referenced is for "A Second Voice: A Century of Osteopathic Medicine in Ohio" written by Carol Miller. Probably not too interesting unless you're from Ohio.

HEHE oops

Here you go buddy http://www.amazon.com/Osteopathic-Medicine-Reformation-Michael-Gallagher/dp/0443079919