Physicians in the United States can be doctors of medicine or doctors of osteopathy. Each completes the usual course of college, medical school and residency and must be licensed to practice medicine. DO training also includes an emphasis on the musculoskeletal system, preventive medicine and holisti...
A physician can also be a D.O. (doctor of osteopathy, a degree which is essentially identical to an M.D.). A physician may call him or herself by a first, last, or nickname. But they’ll all tell you about their hard-earned degree and extensive medical training. That information is...