Midterm HSCI 101 Lecture 6

Osteopathic medicine

Who is Andrew Taylor

• August 6, 1828 - December 12, 1917

• 3 children and a wife

• MD and Do

• Created the first DO school: American School of Osteopathy in 1892

• Rejected medical practices of the day in favor of preventative medicine, treating the whole patient and utilizing OMM

What do DOs care about?

Emphasize a whole-person approach to treatment and care

What is Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine? (OMM)

Diagnose, treat and prevent injuries

Tenents of osteopathic medicine

• The body is a unit of body, mind and spirit

• The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance

• Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated

• Ration treatment is based upon and understanding of the basic interrelationship structure and function

When and where was the first school established?

• Opened in 1894 - 2 faculty, 21 students

• The American School of Osteopathy in Kirksville, MO

Similarities between an MD and DO

• Pre-med

  • Take the MCAT

  • Complete an undergraduate degree

• Medical school

  • Require a 4-year program

  • Years 1&2 are lecture and lab format teaching

  • Years 3&4 are clinical rotations in addition to coursework

  • Register for the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)

  • Participate in the National Residency Matching program (NRMP) Match

• Residency and Fellowship

  • Require 3-7 years of residency

  • Practice and specialty, some of which require specific fellowships

• Physician

  • Pursue employment opportunities at hospitals, private practice, research and more

  • Maintain continuing medical education credits

DOs only

• Apply using AACOMAS, the centralized online application service for the U.S. colleges of osteopathic medicine

• Train for 200 hours in the osteopathic manipulative medicine

• Take the COMLEX-USA licensing exam series and can additionally opt to take the USMLA exam series

Percentage of osteopathic medical schools over all medical schools

• 1 in 4 med students in the US is a DO

• 40 colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

Accreditation of DO schools

• Professional organizations: AOA

• Accrediting Body Colleges: COCA

• Education Body Colleges: AACOM

Accreditation of MD schools

• Professional organizations: AMA

• Accrediting Body Colleges: LCMA

• Education Body Colleges: AAMC

Accreditation of MD and DO

Accrediting Body Residencies: ACGME