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Osteopatia ed afonia 

Voglio condividere con questo post alcune righe tratte direttamente dal testo Autobiografia di Andrew Taylor Still, il padre dell’Osteopatia:

“I see in the audience a lady that came here a few days ago suffering from aphonia, who had been in that condition for ten weeks, whose voice can now be heard all over the house. (At the doctor’s request, the lady spoke in a distinct, audible tone.) This is…

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[medmonkey]

"Can you expand more on DO philosophy and method? I'm really considering it."

TL;DR crowd: DOs can do everything MDs can, but we take an extra class. Still do 4 years in med school, can apply to both DO and MD residencies, but may need to take both USMLE and COMLEX to apply (see future posts on this to decide if YOU should)

And now, rather than answer myself, enjoy my research on the DO Philosphy:

The "DO difference" compares MD to DO training.

"Osteopathic medicine provides all of the benefits of modern medicine including prescription drugs, surgery, and the use of technology to diagnose disease and evaluate injury. It also offers the added benefit of hands-on diagnosis and treatment through a system of therapy known as osteopathic manipulative medicine" - AACOM, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

DO schools have a strong drive to produce doctors of primary care. Some push way too hard to get you into family practice, while others support going into all aspects of PC, including IM, OB/GYN, and pediatrics. But don't worry, there are still residencies for DOs in EM, surgery, ortho, PM&R, neuro, and a ton of other specialties, as well as the whole spectrum of MD residencies & fellowships. By 2020 it's expected that all residencies will have singular accreditation, and hopefully one freakin' Match instead of TWO.

It's history is pretty cool. (AACOM graphic) They totally left out how politically biased the Flexner report was, favoring MD schools owned by someone associated with it... (Google it, or come back later for history time)

There's always Wikipedia to tell you more about AT Still (good for interviews)

SDN sucks but here's their resources.