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Is there a push for DO to be changed to MD?

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Yes. Here are the people pushing for this change from DO to MD or MD,DO : Most of all of graduating DOs today. Most of all DOs had applied to MD schools 1st, followed by DO schools as backup. They wanted the MD. The Osteopathic Reform Group at www.osteoreform.com AOA members at www.do-online.org UNTHSC med school faculty Faculty associated with www.dotomd.com ---- As noted by the above author, some Osteopathic physicians in training and those who wanted to be an MD, but did not get accepted and went to Osteopathic medical school as a "backup" and now are not happy that they did not get the sacred "MD" after their name are now trying to back-door their way into the MD degree by demanding the degree be changed so they can be happy. There is no compelling reason to change the degree. Most Osteopathic physicians do not want it changed. The UNTHSC faculty did not want to change the degree. There was a discussion to add a separate MD class at the UNTHSC campus, much like UMDNJ and Michigan. This was not passed, and UNTHSC will remain a Osteopathic medical school, for now.

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