Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Program Overview

This program prepares students to become Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs), who are fully licensed physicians with a holistic approach to patient care. DOs focus on understanding the whole person, not just their symptoms, and aim to enhance the body's natural self-healing processes through a combination of osteopathic manipulative treatment and other modalities. With over 100,000 practicing DOs in the US, this program contributes to the healthcare system by providing physicians who embody the osteopathic philosophy.

Program Outline

Careers:

• The program aims to produce Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) who are fully licensed physicians and apply their distinct philosophy to patient care in every medical specialty.
• DOs are taught early on that optimal health is a dynamic interaction between the mind, body, and spirit.
• From this philosophy, osteopathic physicians naturally focus on understanding the person they are treating rather than only the presenting symptoms.
• The goal of the osteopathic physician is to enhance the body’s natural self-healing processes.
• This holistic approach is the heart of osteopathic medicine and is done with empathy and compassion whether hands on osteopathic manipulative treatment is used or modalities such as pharmaceuticals or surgery.
• With over 100,000 practicing DOs in the US currently, the US healthcare system stands to benefit from the care and treatment by DOs who embody the osteopathic philosophy.