Are you interested in Osteopathic Medicine?
What is osteopathy? It was first developed by Andrew Taylor Still (A.T. Still), who was initially an allopathic physician. He discovered that if you manipulate the body, you can help the body to heal more quickly. That is osteopathy in a nutshell. It is important to distinguish between allopathic vs osteopathic. Allopathic medicine is basically Western medicine and doctors with MD (Medical Degrees) practice this. Osteopathy is similar to alloathic in that DOs (Doctor of Osteopathy) can prescribe medicine and perform surgery, just like MDs. DOs can also perform manipulation. The History of Osteopathy Osteopathy was developed in the 19th century (around the late 1800's). Because it hasn't been around as long as allopathic medicine, people don't know about it as well. Consequently, there is stigma against DOs, but that's changing today. Even 20 years ago, MDs would discriminate again DOs, but today, you can see DOs and MDs working together. I believe that the more people know about osteopathy that they'll learn to embrace it more. Also, I'd like to note that if you're a reapplicant and have applied before, but you were rejected by MD schools, I suggest that you apply to DO schools as well. DO schools are more forgiving of mistakes in the past and tend to look past MCAT scores that are lower than the average scores at MD schools. This seems to be changing as DO schools are getting more popular. I think that the average MCAT and GPA are going up for DO schools. Either way, if you really want to become a doctor and you don't care about whether you have a MD behind your name, then seriously consider DO schools. Return from Osteopathic to Homepage
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