Osteopathic

Should We Even Have a DO Degree?

I 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” 

A 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.'”

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