What is the difference between a DO and an MD?

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What is the difference between a DO and an MD?

2007-02-26 08:15:11 · 3 answers · asked by Troy 6 in Health ➔ Other - Health

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MD - Doctor of Medicine
DO - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Their training and education is similar. Most often a DO is someone who "treats the whole person" not just a particular symptom and they are involved in manipulative medicine where they do more work on joints and bones. They study more on the muscles and skeleton, typically.

2007-02-26 08:25:09 · answer #1 · answered by Kathy G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

They are both fully licensed physicians, however a DO has studied in a course that empahizes the mind/body connection and takes a little more of a holistic approach to medicine.

2007-02-26 16:22:36 · answer #2 · answered by 13th Floor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2007-02-26 16:22:28 · answer #3 · answered by diogoa 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋