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Posted on 8/30/12 at 5:32 pm to Monticello
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.
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Posted on 8/30/12 at 5:33 pm to UAFanFromNOLA
I audit medical bills for a living (given these are for uninsured crime victims in texas) and I see just as many DO's as MD's and they get paid the exact same according to medicare's guidelines....
I didn't know that about the schools though
I didn't know that about the schools though
Posted on 8/30/12 at 5:39 pm to UAFanFromNOLA
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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.
Not really. I have several friends who are in DO school. They were the average chemistry and biology majors who would have gone to any MD school in the nation but no one would take them. There are 138 MD schools in this country. If you can't get in to one of those, I don't want a less intelligent DO operating on me.
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In many cases, a D.O. will treat you in the exact same manner that an M.D. would.
Sure they will treat me the same way. But the quality of that treatment and their overall intelligence in the event that something goes wrong is what I care more about.
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