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What is the difference between allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) medicine?

April 26, 2017Allopathic Medicine osteopathic

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What is the difference between allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) medicine?

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Allopathic medicine is what we have come to know as traditional Western medicine. There are 125 allopathic medical schools in the continental US. Osteopathic medicine builds musculoskeletal manipulation and a greater emphasis on preventive medicine into the curriculum. There are 26 osteopathic medical schools in the continental US.