fafalone Posted July 30, 2002 Author Share Posted July 30, 2002 bah, cut them up! and about the rural hogwash, that's what most DOs do, they can do any specialty, but they generally don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 You're right, most do. Not me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 :bs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted August 10, 2002 Author Share Posted August 10, 2002 Moved and bumped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman Posted August 10, 2002 Share Posted August 10, 2002 So the only real character building excitement your going for is on the golf course. At least practice in a small town so you can stop and smell the roses. Just aman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted August 10, 2002 Share Posted August 10, 2002 At least practice in a small town so you can stop and smell the roses. I love you aman! Osteopaths (DO) are geared toward rural practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted August 10, 2002 Author Share Posted August 10, 2002 Thats another reason to just say no to DO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted August 10, 2002 Share Posted August 10, 2002 Do the DO! I forgot to mention, DOs can practice in large cities, and often times they do. BUT, most DO schools like to put doctors into needy areas as far as healthcare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman Posted August 10, 2002 Share Posted August 10, 2002 Sounds like the life of a DO is adventure and poverty while the life of an MD just sucks but ya got money. MD's get crappy goldigging spouses while DO's get caring partners. I've watched enough TV to know these things. Besides I'm an old fart so I'm just chock full of wisdom.:cool2: :worship: DO:cool2: :cool2: :toilet: MD:flame: Just aman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted August 10, 2002 Share Posted August 10, 2002 Actually DOs make the same on average as MDs, however, some DOs settle for less in small towns. In big cities, however, the hospitals and hmos recognize no difference between an MD and a DO; they are both paid by the same standard. But you bring up a good point, I don't understand people who go into medicine for money. I've always been taught that you do what you love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted November 5, 2002 Author Share Posted November 5, 2002 I think it's time for another bump here, get some fresh votes and reassert the how unfathomably superior MDs are to DOs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 I've got to admit that when our expedition encountered tribes in the jungles they did appreciate the modern medicines and treatments we brought. I was essentially a psuedo MD since I had been trained in EMT and jungle medicine in Panama and I don't think an OD would have been a lot of use without a lot of supplies. I worked out of a footlocker. Do OD's put in stitches and set bones? Just curious. Just aman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 I was essentially a psuedo MD since I had been trained in EMT and jungle medicine in Panama and I don't think an OD would have been a lot of use without a lot of supplies. I worked out of a footlocker. Do OD's put in stitches and set bones? Just curious. An OD is an eye doctor. A DO is a physician. A DO would be perfect for that situation, they are geared towards rural medicine. And yes, they can stitch and set bones, and do anything an MD can do. Check out this article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted November 5, 2002 Author Share Posted November 5, 2002 sounds like osteopath propaganda to me allopath schools are better... JHU, Yale, Harvard.. all MD. Coincidence? I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Those are rated according to research, which is not the main thrust of osteopathy. "When people ask me, I use the analogy of the Democrats and the Republicans. They are both writing laws, but are coming at them with different philosophies," says Dr. Tyler Cymet, a doctor of osteopathy and a professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore." Maybe one day he'll be your daddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted November 6, 2002 Author Share Posted November 6, 2002 Republicans are better than democrats too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 Sorry about the OD thing, I guess I was thinking about that nodding off in class thread where I counseled cut back on the Heroin. Thanks for the DO info and they get my respect, especially if they are Republicans. Just aman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 BUMP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 In the words of another member: "Excessive smilation"! Originally posted by fafalone DO= :owned: :nono: JUST SAY NO TO D.O. :nono: DO -> :worship: :cool2: <- MD ------------ DO :lame: ________ DO -> :flame: <- MD The life of a DO can now be expressed by smilies; :uhh: :dunno: :shrug: :scratch: :toilet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemanspiff Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 DO? MD? they're all just pill pushers PhD is where it's at. and to a lesser extent ScD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted April 4, 2003 Author Share Posted April 4, 2003 Pill pushers?? Cut em up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted August 28, 2003 Author Share Posted August 28, 2003 bump!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quack Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Usually students with lower scores on Medical College Admissions Test(MCAT) apply to Osteopathic schools, rather than Allopathic, due to the selectivity of admissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skye Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Maybe blike is just a persuasive writer, but I like the idea of a DO. What we call osteopaths here are slightly different, more analogous to a chiropractor, the usual training seems to be a masters degree. There's also a shortage of GP's (and specialists) here in rural areas, and the american DO seems suited to filling that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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