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  2. What Is the Difference Between an MD and a DO? - WebMD

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    What Is a DO? DO stands for doctor of osteopathic medicine. They use the same conventional medical techniques as MDs but with a few other methods. DOs tend to focus more on holistic health and ...

  3. Difference Between MD and DO: Choosing the Right Doctor for You

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    The main difference in the training of DOs versus MDs is that DOs complete an additional 200 hours of coursework. This extra training focuses on bones, muscles, and nerves and how they affect the ...

  4. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - Wikipedia

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    Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. DO and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees are equivalent: a DO graduate may become licensed as a physician or surgeon and thus have full medical and surgical practicing rights in all 50 US states.

  5. What Does a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Do? - WebMD

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    Doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) can take care of you from head to toe. “We are fully licensed and certified physicians who have a few extra tools in our toolkit,” says William Burke, DO ...

  6. What Is an Osteopath, What Do They Do, and Are They Right for ...

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    Bottom line. A doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO) is a licensed physician who aims to improve people’s overall health and wellness by treating the whole person, not just a condition or disease ...

  7. What Is Osteopathic Medicine? - WebMD

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    Osteopathic medicine is based on the idea that all the body’s systems are interrelated. Osteopaths focus on treating the whole person. There are more than 149,000 osteopathic doctors in the U.S ...

  8. Comparison of MD and DO in the United States - Wikipedia

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    There is also a difference of 0.16 GPA between MD and DO matriculants. In 2016, the average MCAT and GPA for students entering U.S.-based MD programs were 508.7 and 3.70, [49] respectively, and 503.8 and 3.54 for DO matriculants. [50]

  9. Types of Doctors: PCP vs. Family Doctor vs. Internist

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    The term “primary care practitioner (PCP)” refers to any of the following types of medical professionals: family medicine practitioner. nurse practitioner. physician assistant. internist ...