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Osteopathic medicine is a branch of the medical profession in the United States that promotes the practice of science-based medicine, often referred to in this context as allopathic medicine, with a set of philosophy and principles set by its earlier form, osteopathy.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO or D.O., or in Australia DO USA [1]) is a medical degree conferred by the 38 osteopathic medical schools in the United States. [2] [3] [4] 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.
The American Medical Association's current definition of a physician is "an individual who has received a 'Doctor of Medicine' or a 'Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine' degree or an equivalent degree following successful completion of a prescribed course of study from a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine." [12]
All 37 US osteopathic medical schools are listed as medical schools in the World Directory of Medical Schools, since they confer the D.O., a medical degree in Western medicine and surgery. Currently, only graduates of American osteopathic medical colleges are considered physicians who may practice the full scope of medicine and surgery.
1833 Worthington Medical College, 1839–1843 suspended, 1845 Eclectic Medical Institute, 1857 absorbed American Medical College, 1859 absorbed Eclectic College of Medicine and Surgery, 1910 Eclectic Medical College [2] [13] [14] Ohio Homeopathic Medical College for Women Cleveland 1868 1870 1870 merged with Homeopathic Hospital College [2] Ohio
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is the representative member organization for the more than 197,000 osteopathic medical doctors and osteopathic medical students in the United States. The AOA is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois , and is involved in post-graduate training for osteopathic physicians.
The Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy is an earned post-graduate degree awarded to eligible physicians demonstrating a commitment to osteopathic principles and practice. Requirements include AAO membership, American Osteopathic Association board certification, an interview, publications, etc. [2]
The School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) is housed at the Mesa campus, which includes a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) building on the 22-acre (8.9 ha) campus of ATSU in Mesa, Ariz. The campus is the anchor of the Arizona Health and Technology Park, a 132-acre (53.4 ha) education, healthcare, and technology triangle owned by ...