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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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Posted by CamdenTiger

Member since Aug 2009

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Posted on 8/30/12 at 6:34 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83

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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.

Impressed..AU guys definately win this one IMO.

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Posted by Nashram

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Posted on 8/30/12 at 6:35 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83

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I personally cannot stand the emphasis western medicine has on treating symptons rather than the actual problem.

Not sure if this is just some medical schools, but I know the one I'm going to places a lot of emphasis on treating the patient as a whole and not just the symptoms

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Posted by Monticello

Member since Jul 2010

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Posted on 8/30/12 at 6:57 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83

Since DO's are just as good as MD's, I'm sure Auburn football will have one of its DO graduates performing all the team surgeries once the school is well established.