Historical Highlights Osteopathic medicine: 125 years of history The distinctive osteopathic philosophy of the whole-person approach and preventive care continues to grow 125 years after its founding. Nov. 15, 2017Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email From the opening of the first school of osteopathic medicine in 1892, the profession has flourished. There are now over 102,000 U.S. DOs, representing more than 11 percent of the physician workforce. The vision of Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, who emphasized preventive care and treating the whole person, not just the disease, lives on today as one in four U.S. medical students are enrolled in a college of osteopathic medicine. The osteopathic medical profession is just getting started. Explore the 125 years of history in the timeline below: More in Profession In Memoriam: Dec. 1, 2023 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. Orthopedic surgeon forms physician support network, AOA accepting nominations for advocacy awards North Carolina orthopedic surgeon Ted Parcel, DO, recently founded the Physician Cancer Network after a diagnosis of stage IV colon cancer. The AOA is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 advocacy awards. Previous articleThinking of buying a practice? Ask these questions first Next articleTips for prepping your Match rank order list
Orthopedic surgeon forms physician support network, AOA accepting nominations for advocacy awards North Carolina orthopedic surgeon Ted Parcel, DO, recently founded the Physician Cancer Network after a diagnosis of stage IV colon cancer. The AOA is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 advocacy awards.
Nice graphic summary. Consider annotating the year we got assimilated into MD control Nov. 16, 2017, at 9:50 am Reply
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What percentage of DOs apply to traditional medical schools as their first choice and are turned down ? Aug. 19, 2018, at 6:02 pm Reply