Osteopathic Physician, D.O.

Osteopathic Physician, D.O.

Duties and Responsibilities:

            They use accepted methods of diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases. They also practice all branches of medicine and surgery like allopathic physicians. They are different from Allopathic physicians by focusing more on the importance of the musculoskeletal system, holistic medicine, proper nutrition, and environmental factors in maintaining good health. They work primarily in osteopathic hospitals or private practice, however many allopathic hospitals now accept osteopathic physicians as staff members.

Average Salary: $110,000

Educational Requirements:

            Students should take the most challenging HS courses available in science, math, and English.

            After three or four years of college, prospective physicians must attend medical school. Undergraduate requirements for must admission attend medical school. Requirements for admission to all medical schools include one year of basic chemistry, one year of organic chemistry, one year of biology, and one year of physics.

            Medical school usually includes two years of additional study in both basic and clinical sciences and is followed by a year-long hospital internship. Those physicians who choose to specialize must then undertake a three-year residency in their specialty.

I may like to be one because surgery is beginning to interest me and having knowledge of all branches of medicine would be interesting as well.