ABOUT OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

Is there a D.O. after your doctor's name?
If so, then you’re the patient of a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. Osteopathic physicians – or D.O.s – offer their patients the most comprehensive care available in medicine today.

Did you know that D.O.s:

•are one of only two kinds of physicians qualified to be licensed for the unlimited practice of medicine in all 50 states?
•spend four years in medical school and 2-6 years in internship/residency training?
•perform the full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures?
•receive additional training in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM)?
•practice in all medical specialties?
•work in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and private offices?

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