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Posted on 8/30/12 at 5:26 pm to allin2010
Posted on 8/30/12 at 5:26 pm to allin2010
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Osteopathic doctors complete four years of medical school, just as medical doctors, and have an additional 300 to 500 hours of training in "hands-on manual medicine," according to the National Institutes of Health.
The osteopathic method is a holistic approach intended to treat the patient as a whole, rather than focus on one system or body part, according NIH.
You left out the part where the only people who go to osteopathic schools are people who can't get into the over 100 medical schools in the country. Honest question. Would you want one performing life threatening surgery on you or would you want an MD? A school as good as Auburn should not associate with a second rate program like this.
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Posted on 8/30/12 at 5:31 pm to Monticello
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You left out the part where the only people who go to osteopathic schools are people who can't get into the over 100 medical schools in the country. Honest question. Would you want one performing life threatening surgery on you or would you want an MD? A school as good as Auburn should not associate with a second rate program like this.
This guy knows nothing. They are some of the best in the field.
Posted on 8/30/12 at 5:32 pm to Monticello
quote:While I know where you are coming from, there is nothing wrong with a getting a D.O. Yes, the requirements to get into a school of osteopathic medicine are typically lower (MCAT scores of 25-26 instead of 29-30), you still have to be a very smart individual to gain acceptance. In many cases, a D.O. will treat you in the exact same manner that an M.D. would.
You left out the part where the only people who go to osteopathic schools are people who can't get into the over 100 medical schools in the country. Honest question. Would you want one performing life threatening surgery on you or would you want an MD? A school as good as Auburn should not associate with a second rate program like this.
This post was edited on 8/30/12 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 8/30/12 at 5:39 pm to Monticello
quote:You do realize that a DO does an Internship and Residency standing side by side with that MD that you think is so different? Medical Schools are extremely competitive to get in. Top performers in med school become researchers and teachers. The "best" doctors are those that finish in the middle. I would not hesitate to use a DO that had proper training (and have known many).
Would you want one performing life threatening surgery on you or would you want an MD?
Posted on 8/30/12 at 6:05 pm to Monticello
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You left out the part where the only people who go to osteopathic schools are people who can't get into the over 100 medical schools in the country. Honest question. Would you want one performing life threatening surgery on you or would you want an MD? A school as good as Auburn should not associate with a second rate program like this.
You do know that they have to pass the same tests and they are just as qualified as MD's. Ask any MD that works with DO's.
Posted on 8/30/12 at 6:32 pm to Monticello
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You left out the part where the only people who go to osteopathic schools are people who can't get into the over 100 medical schools in the country. Honest question. Would you want one performing life threatening surgery on you or would you want an MD?
I will say this, I would rather learn osteopathic medicine than any type of western medicine as a general practice.
I personally cannot stand the emphasis western medicine has on treating symptons rather than the actual problem. Of course I understand why, and know it is all tied into the multi-dollar pharm industry where the more meds that get prescribed and the less underlying problems that get fixed, the more the medical community makes as a whole.
The whole western medicine system pisses me off and I would most definitely be an osteopathic doctor and live a better healthier life for it than a typical western doctor.
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