D.O. versus M.D.

DO versus MD

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The Osteopathic Approach

 For more than a century, osteopathic physicians have built a tradition of bringing health care to where it is needed most:

  • Approximately 60% of practicing osteopathic physicians practice in the primary care specialties of family medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology.
  • Many DOs fill a critical need for physicians by practicing in rural and other medically underserved communities.

In addition, these modern-day pioneers practice the cutting edge of medicine. DOs combine today's medical technology with their ears to listen caringly to their patients, their eyes to see their patients as whole persons, and their hands to diagnose and treat patients for injury and illness. 

Acupuncture Coverage

DOs and MDs are alike in many ways.

Students entering DO and MD medical colleges have already completed four-year bachelor's degrees emphasizing scientific courses.

  •  Both DOs and MDs complete four years of primary medical education.
  • After medical school, both DOs and MDs obtain graduate medical education through internships, residencies, and fellowships. This training lasts three to eight years and prepares DOs and MDs to practice a specialty.
  • Both DOs and MDs can choose to practice in any specialty of medicine—such as pediatrics, family medicine, psychiatry, surgery, or ophthalmology.
  • DOs and MDs must pass comparable examinations to obtain state licenses.
  • DOs and MDs both practice in accredited and licensed healthcare facilities.
  • DOs and MDs enhance the state of health care available in the US.

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