What Kind of Education Does an Osteopathic Physician Receive?
The education of an osteopathic physician is very similar to that of an allopathic physician. The osteopathic physician must first complete a set of basic requirements at an undergraduate college (general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, etc.), take the MCAT, and (normally) obtain a college degree. He/she then enters a four-year training program which (usually) is devoted to study in the basic sciences (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, bacteriology, embryology, and pharmacology) during the first two years and do clinical training during the last two. The osteopathic physician then takes the licensure exam and enters a three-ten year residency program in which he/she gains additional training under the close supervision of a practicing physician. The primary difference between the training of an osteopathic physician from that of an allopathic physician, is that the osteopathic physician also completes special courses which make it possible to recogni
The education of an osteopathic physician is very similar to that of an allopathic physician. The osteopathic physician must first complete a set of basic requirements at an undergraduate college (general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, etc.), take the MCAT, and (normally) obtain a college degree; students should review the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Osteopathic Medical College Information Book for any school-specific additional requirements. He/she then enters a four-year training program which (usually) is devoted to study in the basic sciences (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, bacteriology, embryology, and pharmacology) during the first two years and do clinical training during the last two. The osteopathic physician then takes the licensure exam and enters a residency program in which he/she gains additional training under the close supervision of a practicing physician. The primary difference between the tr
