eli5 What is the difference between an osteopath and an MD?
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DO and MD are similar programs, though DOs are required to spend a certain amount of time studying osteopathy in med school while MDs are not. DOs and MDs both still need to do residency after med school, and really it’s residency where doctors learn their trade. Med school is just prerequisites, and most DOs don’t go on to actually do any osteopathy. So after residency, they’re functionally the same.
(Also, generally, MD programs have been hard to get into and DO programs a little easier.)
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