My Experiences Of Osteopathic Medicine

Since there aren’t many practicing DO’s in my area, I didn’t have much knowledge about osteopathic medical practice until a friend who was familiar with osteopathic medicine, discussed it with me. After a lot of independent research, I was very interested in the practice of osteopathic medicine. Luckily, I was put in contact with a practicing DO in a rural area near my home. My first experience with a DO was unique from all of my other shadowing opportunities because the level of personalized care

Allopathic and Osteopathic physicians are both equally certified to practice medicine but do have small variability to their approach to care and experiences. While an osteopathic physician’s creed is to treat the individual as a whole as opposed to their symptoms, factors that lead to my decision are the primary care educational focus, lack of inferiority to allopathic medicine and hands on approach to care. As someone whose primary area of practice is family medicine, the primary care focused education

introduced to osteopathic medicine early on by my uncle, an osteopathic physician. After hearing about my interest in becoming a physician following my vesicoureteral reflux surgery, he wanted to ensure that I was aware becoming an osteopathic physician is one of the options in achieving my goal. He mentioned that the most notable differences from allopathic medicine were a different philosophy that the body has its own healing system and the use of osteopathic manipulative medicine. However, I did

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine has committed itself to providing an exceptional educational experience for the next generation of devoted osteopathic physicians. I have had the time to develop an array of qualities that I can bring to the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Qualities such as, experience in the medical field, academic knowledge, great personal attitude and the motivation to pursue my true passion of becoming a well-rounded osteopathic physician. During my academic career

The Osteopathic title of a physician was unknown for awhile until I became interested in pursuing the path of a physician during my undergraduate Sophomore-Junior year. Medical physicians have mostly been described as similar with the exception of their specialty and very rarely have there been a distinction made between Allopathic and Osteopathic medicine. Through my investigation into both fields, I’ve found that there are distinctions made between the two with regards to teaching and practice

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

My path to medicine has been rather non-traditional. However, my arrival to the field comes with reason and purpose. My interest in medicine does not stem from family pressure or financial gain, but rather my interest in science and my observation of need. In the additional time it took me to choose the path of medicine, I have accumulated many experiences. The largest contributor to my inspiration in osteopathic medicine is an illness I experienced in my early twenties. This death experience

always had my mind set on becoming a physician. As I sat in my academic advisor’s office during my second year of college, I came to know that there were two types of medical schools, osteopathic and allopathic. I was interested to know the difference, so I started my research. I gathered information from the AACOM and AOA websites, and learned the history, philosophy, and educational curriculum of osteopathic medicine. I desired to learn more, so I made a visit to the osteopathic school near my college

As far back as I can remember, my family has served in the medical field. Starting with my grandmother, who has worked as a nurse in labor and delivery, for over forty years. Following in her footsteps, my mother and aunt became nurses; however, it was my father who had the biggest impact on me. He became a doctor of osteopathic medicine when I was seven years old. I got to go with him to classes, while he was attending medical school. Throughout the years, I have been able to work with him many

After listening to my father’s frustrations regarding his medications to treat his recurring gout, back pain, and hypertension, I became dissatisfied with the multiple trials of medications that came with the risks of side effects. During my otolaryngology observation, the physician often recommended surgical treatment after a series of prescribed medications for chronic sinusitis. Although many patients had to accept the surgery and its costs, I do not entirely believe in relying on solely drugs