Allopathy Vs Osteopathic Creed

I believe that a human being is a unit of body, mind, and spirit and everything is interrelated, and I am interested in patients as a whole and I want to spend time with them to get to know as a person, such as who they are, where are they from, and their life stories, which will benefit me in finding causes so I can not only treat the resulting symptoms but also treat the underlying problem. I believe body has its ability to self-heal and I want to help patients not only with their physical problems but also issues with lifestyle, emotional well-being, and environment. I witnessed how Dr. Truong applied the philosophy of osteopathic medicine into his practice. He spent time to educate his patients and helped them establish good eating and exercises habits. He asked his patients to set up a life goal and constantly reminded them of working towards this goal during their weekly visit. Other osteopathic physicians I shadowed are not practicing OMM now, but they still benefit from their trainings in osteopathic medical schools by looking at patients as a whole. For example, the psychiatrist Dr. Sharma used a formula with three factors, Biology, psychology, social to diagnose patients and she said her training reminder her to focus on the whole picture instead of just a

Describe the top three reasons you have chosen osteopathic medicine as your professional choice in becoming a physician (Please use your own description and not one that widely describes the profession).

While volunteering at St. John’s Hospital in Oxnard, California I had the opportunity to work alongside many allopathic physicians. Although many of these physicians were highly qualified, I always felt there was something missing. Shadowing Dr. Wolfsohn offered more than just a glimpse at physician related work and lifestyle. This experience allowed me to discover what I had seen missing in so many allopathic physicians. I call this missing piece, “the human side.” While working with Dr. Wolfsohn, I saw a repeating theme that strongly resonated with me. He treated the patient and not their disease. These patients received his methods well and appreciated his genuine concern as he treated them with dignity. In Dr. Wolfsohn’s office,

My desire to be an osteopathic physician came after attending an OMM session during my gap years as a research fellow at the NIH. This experience contributed to my interest in osteopathic medicine, as I was intrigued by the musculoskeletal manipulation techniques, and deeply appreciated the hands-on, holistic approach to patient care. I feel strongly that training as an osteopath, will prove invaluable in my career as I work deliver quality treatment to underserved communities.

There are three main tenets that are essential for my success as a future Osteopathic medical student and physician; comprehensive patient-focused education, application of evidence-based medicine, and interprofessional collaboration.

I chose to pursue a career as a physician in osteopathic medicine for several reasons mainly relating to the nature and philosophy of osteopathy. My first reason is the the extra set of tools osteopathic physicians use to diagnose and treat patients. Osteopathic physicians are trained to use their hands to reorient muscles and joints to improve the body’s natural healing processes. By doing so, patients can reduce their dependence on prescribed medications or surgeries to treat their symptoms. My second reason is that I am interested in studying the wide variety of common health problems osteopathic medicine can diagnose and heal such as environmental allergies, asthma, and hypertension. My third reason is because I plan to offer the most effective

I have chosen osteopathic medicine as my professional choice in becoming a physician, because I have a passion for the healthcare field and learning, I want to be able to help others and give back to the community and I believe that medicine is evolving towards an osteopathic approach which takes into account the body as a whole. Passion is the driver behind any good physician. I am always looking to learn and improve upon my performance in whatever I am doing. Whether it was undergraduate coursework, medical shadowing, EMT training, or community service I put forth my fullest effort into the task at hand. Every moment in medicine and life in general is a valuable learning experience. Osteopathic medicine will force me outside of my comfort zone and many mistakes will be made along the way, but I look forward to tackling the challenges ahead of me and in the end it will allow me to become the best physician possible.

The first time I heard the term “osteopathic medicine” was at my first Pre-Student Osteopathic

Moreover, the mission of Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, of improving the health of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico is a vision that I share. Growing up in this region has allowed me to see the value of having individuals from the community serve as physicians. Furthermore, this will help close the primary care gaps in the underserved rural and Hispanic communities. I believe that the post-baccalaureate program of Foundations of Biomedical Sciences will give me the opportunity to demonstrate my capability of succeeding in a rigorous academic program such as Burrell College of Osteopathic

Since I plan on treating underserved individuals that will likely have limited or no medical coverage, I feel osteopathic medicine is an excellent choice. More specifically, I believe that osteopathic medicine at Pikeville will be advantageous due to its published focus on communities like those I intend to provide care for. The benefits of not being limited to just pharmaceuticals, and having additional medical tools such as osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) will be beneficial to covered and non-covered patients alike. Accompanying patient education that promotes positive lifestyle changes together with the self-healing philosophy will be centralized in my practice. In my experience, educating patients not only helps fight the current ailments, but decreases the likelihood that others will occur. Treating the mind, body, and spirit as one unit makes intuitive sense. I know treating the whole person yields better outcomes for a particular ailment and positively affects the mind, body, and spirit. After looking over Pikeville University’s philosophy, I feel it will be a great school to aide my quest in becoming an osteopathic healer. I plan on bringing a high quality whole body approach to my patients without the overuse of medication allowing the body to self-heal and self-regulate. For these reasons, I apply to Pikeville and anticipate success at the

Currently there are two main types of licensed physicians in the United States. The first is the medical doctor or the allopathic doctor. About 95% of licensed doctors have been educated at one of over 120 allopathic medical schools and have thus obtained a medical doctor degree (M.D.). The second type of doctor, the doctor of osteopathy, is less common. Osteopathic doctors make up about five percent of the physicians in the nation (Peters 730). Although this represents a significant amount of physicians many people are unfamiliar with the second type of doctor. In a 1981 the AOA (American Osteopathic Association) released the results of a survey about public

Truthfully, as an undergraduate I knew very little about the osteopathic profession. In 2013, however, I began working as a medical scribe with Dr. Ghaffari-Greene, DO, in the Sibley ER and she opened my eyes to the beauty of osteopathic medicine. Thanks to Dr. Ghaffari-Greene, and a number of other osteopathic physicians in the ER, I have come to understand what osteopathic medicine is all about. Three years after my first exposure to the osteopathic profession, I continue to be motivated to become an osteopathic physician for many reasons. These include the following:

Medicine has been a part of my life since as far as I could remember. The interest in this field sparked me at the moment of first experiences with the settings of a simple doctor’s office. Everything and anything that has to do with some sort of science always tends to attract my curiosity. In the seventeen years of my existence, although there is still more to learn, I believe the experiences and activities I have participated in make me a good candidate to become a successful general

A physician must be well rounded in a variety of fields to provide effective care. First, an interest in learning scientific knowledge must be accompanied by the ability to translate that knowledge into methods of treatment. Because science is constantly changing and improving, a physician should be continuously expanding their scientific learning within and outside of their respective fields. Most of the coursework that I have taken reflects my interest in the intersection between biomedical science and its applications through an anthropological lens. For example, I have performed public

I first learned about osteopathic medicine through admissions workshop in graduate school. Osteopathic medicine’s emphasis on primary care and helping medically underserved communities truly appealed to me. As I delved further about its philosophy in the books, I am also interested by the fact that osteopathic physicians are trained to focus on health, not the disease. This will improve the overall well-being of a patient and prevent diseases. In Burma, I faced the challenges of substandard health care and education, without clean water, food or public sanitation. All these experiences, complicated by my bouts of tuberculosis and typhoid taught me at a young age to appreciate the value of a healthy life.