LAS CRUCES, N.M. – As President Donald Trump spent last weekend at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C., being treated for COVID-19 disease, his physician entered the spotlight as he presented daily updates about the president's condition.
Like MDs, osteopathic doctors are state-licensed physicians who can prescribe medication and treat patients through the United States. They receive similar training but with a different viewpoint on the body's health and healing capacities. On the allopathic side, there has been a more contemporary approach to come alongside the osteopathic philosophy of taking a more holistic approach and facilitating wellness, not simply limiting practice to the treatment of disease.
The residency programs accept both MD and DO graduates. Upon completion of a residency, a physician then is"board eligible" to sit for a board certification exam.
whyfund And has managed to bring SHAME to Osteopaths and the profession.
I'm 35 yrs old and I never really thought about what osteopathic meant in the medical wrld so after reading this article, one thing about me finally makes sense. I dnt rly trust Western medicine & I was born at an Osteopathic hospital in Fl. However, the Pres DR should be an MD.
What do you call a doctor who couldn't get into an MD program in med school? A DO.
When I quickly glanced at the headline, I thought it read 'psychopath.'
It shows.....Trump is a joke and literally destroying our Country. TrumpFailedAmerica
Every presidential doctor for every president has been a MD except this guy.