Posted by lucy stone on August 24, 2004, at 22:45:17
In reply to Psych eval woes -- any insight?, posted by Aphrodite on August 24, 2004, at 21:12:03
A DO is a Doctor of Osteopathy whereas an MD is a Medical Doctor. Osteopathy is sort of like a combination of mainstream medicine and chiropractic, they do all the stuff MDs do but also do spinal manipulations and that kind of thing. Their training is more whole-body than MDs. They are eligible for the same residencies that MDs are and their training is considered equlivalent although with a bit of a different emphasis. If the pdoc you are thinking of seeing is board certified, s/he had the same training and took the same board exams as a pdoc with an MD. You shouldn't let it concern you a bit.
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