Why is there sometimes bias against D.O?

[iiddnn]

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I was wondering why some people in the healthcare field have a bias against D.Os? I mean of you look at the education, an allopathic school will teach an allopathic curriculum, and from my understanding an osteopathic school will essentially teach an allopathic curriculum + 200 hours of osteopathic stuff. Doesn't that mean that osteopathic doctors, at least on paper, have a more extensive education?

 

[Jubs]

Working as a scribe for half a year working with numerous DOs and MDs as well as volunteering in hospital settings I personally haven't seen any bias.
The only bias I recognize is the cost difference between my state DO and MD schools with DO costing 30,000+ more for tuition.

 

[SpoiledMilk]

This topic again.

 

[DNC127]

Because most DO schools are only marginally less shady than Caribbean schools and have similar to worse clinical education... if we are being honest.

 

[ciestar]

Peerinng around the DO forums, the biggest issue with DO education is their clinical years.

 

[Robin-jay]

Because most DO schools are only marginally less shady than Caribbean schools and have similar to worse clinical education... if we are being honest.

MD>DO >>>>>>> Carib.

 

[DNC127]

MD>DO >>>>>>> Carib.

MD >>>>>> DO >>>>>>>>> CB.

I am a DO student, I know. If I didn't happen to go to one of the state DO schools I would have severely regretted my decision to apply DO because I listened to people who said the only difference was the letters.

 

[nlax30]

MD >>>>>> DO >>>>>>>>> CB.

I am a DO student, I know. If I didn't happen to go to one of the state DO schools I would have severely regretted my decision to apply DO because I listened to people who said the only difference was the letters.

 

[DNC127]

I guess I should also preface my statements with I have found myself wanting to practice academic medicine in a relatively competitive specialty. If you are open / want primary care or uncompetitive - marginally competitive specialties and such there wont be much of a difference. Also we have been studying cranial omm lately so I might be a little sour.

 

[Robin-jay]

MD >>>>>> DO >>>>>>>>> CB.

I am a DO student, I know. If I didn't happen to go to one of the state DO schools I would have severely regretted my decision to apply DO because I listened to people who said the only difference was the letters.

What are the major issues with your DO program?

 

[nlax30]

I guess I should also preface my statements with I have found myself wanting to practice academic medicine in a relatively competitive specialty. If you are open / want primary care or uncompetitive - marginally competitive specialties and such there wont be much of a difference. Also we have been studying cranial omm lately so I might be a little sour.

I won’t deny that that there still exists some differences amongst schools, but the same can be said when comparing MD school so in some regard it’s not a DO vs MD thing. And yea, definitely just smile and nod during cranial section and then forget about it.

I’m a DO in an allopathic sub-sub-specialty so in the end it’s more about the individual. I had plenty of classmates go on to competitive allopathic programs.

 

[DNC127]

What are the major issues with your DO program?

There aren't really any besides the usual annoyances that any MD / DO school will have (which is why I said if I didnt happen to go to one of the state DO schools), but knowing myself and my goals if I had ended up going to one of the DO schools without an affiliated hospital / research / clinical rotations that are quality I would have been extremely disappointed. This is not something I foresaw going into med school, and feel fortunate I ended up where I did. However, with the 5 new DO schools that are opening up every year there will be more and more students that end up with poor training / rotations making it harder on the students from the schools doing it right to succeed as there are more students competing for the DO friendly positions.

 

[WedgeDawg]

WedgeDawg's Summary of MD vs DO Differences

There is a bias for residency in some specialties and programs, which accounts for most of the issue.

 

[deleted109597]

This has been talked about time and again. Locking as nothing good will come of this.