What is Osteopathic Medicine

Links and Readings on Osteopathic Medicine

Choose DO: What is Osteopathic Medicine?

Choose DO Explorer: Your Path to Medical School

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)

The DO: News from the AOA

Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA)

The Lengthening Shadow of Dr. Andrew Taylor Still

Facts about osteopathic physicians

• The number of DOs has increased 54% since 2010.
• More than 25% of medical students in the United States are training to be DOs.
• Nearly 57% of all DOs practice in the primary care areas of family practice, internal medicine and pediatrics.
• The United States has approximately 108,000 fully licensed and practicing osteopathic physicians.
• Each year, more than 100 million patient visits are made to DOs.

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