Guest guest Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 > ... By the way, what is a D.O.? ... Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O. or DO) is an academic degree offered in the United States. It is a four year graduate-level degree for physicians and surgeons. Holders of the D.O. degree are known as osteopathic medical physicians. D.O.s are trained much in the same way as M.D.s, with the addition of osteopathic manipulative medicine techniques. In France, Germany,and Switzerland, some osteopathic practitioners are M.D.s who take additional courses in osteopathy after completing their medical training. In the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, " osteopaths " are trained in osteopathic principles and osteopathic manipulative treatment but are not physicians. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Osteopathic_Medicine Tim R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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