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Is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine a physician or allied health professional?
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Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) are fully-trained physicians.
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What type of doctor uses initials DC?
DO after a doctor's name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
Does the abbreviation DO - doctor of osteopathic medicine - mean that the medical professional is also a medical doctor able to practice medicine or an academic doctor?
Both the MD (Doctor of Medicine) and DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) are recognized as the doctoral degrees necessary for licensure as a physician/surgeon in the United States.
Can a osteopathic doctor admit a patient to a hospital?
Absolutely! A physician with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) or Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) can admit patients to a hospital.
Can an osteopathic physician help with sciatica?
Sure, an osteopathic physician, AKA Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, can definitely help with sciatica. There are osteopathic physicians out there who work in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery or physical medicine & rehabilitation and can help you with this problem.
What is a D O degree?
DO after a physician's name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
After a doctors name what do the letters DO stand for?
The letters DO after a physician's name stand for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
What does DO stand for in medical titles?
D.O. is Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, a graduate of a different medical training program with licensure as a different type of medical professional than an M.D., or Medical Doctor. However, for most purposes the training and licensure are equal to one another. A difference in practice is that a DO (aka Doctor of Osteopathy) is also trained in osteopathic medicinewhich includes theories and procedures of musculoskeletal manipulation in which Medical Doctors are not specifically trained. The basic medical training and practice is comparable, however.
What doctor has the abbreviation of DO?
Doctor of Osteopathic (medicine)
Can a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine keep you from returning to work?
If you mean a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), then yes, if it is appropriate (e.g., you are injured and unable to work), a physician with the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree would be able to write you a note to delay your return to work until you are fit for duty.
What does acronym DO mean behind a doctor's name?
The acronym DO behind a physician's name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
What do the letters pak stand for after a name?
The letters DO after a physician's name stand for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
What is an osteopathic doctor MD?
The Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) are equally qualified medical physicians. The D.O. is trained in much the same way as an M.D., but with the addition of osteopathic manipulative medicine techniques.
