Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 453 Gabby did everything right. She applied early but her MCAT was delayed by COVID. Then she got her score back and she gave…
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Read MoreM.D.s practice allopathic medicine, the classical form of medicine, focused on the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases.
D.O.s practice osteopathic medicine which is centered around a more holistic view of medicine in which the focus is on seeing the patient as a “whole person” to reach a diagnosis, rather than treating the symptoms alone. The belief is that all parts of the body work together and influence each other. Osteopathic medicine also places emphasis on the prevention of disease. In medical school, there is specific training on osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), a hands-on approach to diagnosis and treatment as well as disease prevention.
There are approximately 800,000 practicing physicians in the United States today; roughly 50,000 of whom are D.O.s, while M.D.s make up the remaining 750,000. D.O.s therefore make up less than 10% of practicing physicians in the USA today.
Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts Session 47 In this episode, we tackle a question about shadowing experiences and whether it matters that you’re shadowing a DO (osteopathic) when interested in going…
Read MoreI just did a web search for “why go to a DO school”
The top two results that I received:
– Reapply or go to DO school?
– Why are Osteopathic medical schools treated like the plague
I’m sure you could do “MD vs DO” too and get similar results.
In the interview that I had with ATSU KCOM, I asked what they thought about this general philosopy of “my grades aren’t good enough for an MD school, I should just go to a DO school instead.” Their response”
Read MoreA little disappointment actually, because the curriculum is the same, so it’s not any easier than any med schools out there. But I do feel a little disappointment, and I even interviewed a kid the other day that iterated to that. He said, “Well my dad, who is a physician, said, ‘Your grades aren’t good enough, try a D.O. school.'”
