MD vs DO:What's the Difference-Which is BETTER
What's the difference between MD and DO and which should you choose if you want to be a doctor. This is a deep dive into the benefits and disadvantages of each.
What's the difference between MD and DO and which should you choose if you want to be a doctor. This is a deep dive into the benefits and disadvantages of each.
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I don't know, I see an increasing number of DOs in surgery etc. I've seen them in ERs and my obgyn who delivered my kids was a DO. I think now that the residencies are merged, the lack of options is going to be a thing of the past. There was a time when DOs did mostly primary care, that's no longer the case. I also think that medicine in the US is slowly shifting towards holistic and preventative methods that a lot of Med Schools are not as open to, the best Dr. i've had who helped me with my ADD was a DO. The MDs I went to just wanted to put me on meds. There is a significant difference in approach btw md vs do when it comes to patient care in my humble opinion.
@drbrianmd
2 ай бұрын
Thx for your comments!
Awesome video. Lot of nuance in there that most people aren’t aware of!
@drbrianmd
5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Agree with most of what you said, but your interpretation of match data is incorrect. The data you cite states the % of spots that are filled by DO seniors, but you interpreted it as a match rate/ a DO’s chance of matching in a given specialty. This is not accurate because very few DOs apply to the specialties you mentioned. This year for thoracic surgery, 5 applied and 1 matched. In plastics, 16 applied and 3 matched, in NS 15 applied and 3 matched. Some of this, is likely due to students being scared off by realizing they aren’t competitive for these fields, but it is also due to a lack of interest. For example, in my 1st month of med school we filled out a survey of what we are interested in. Not a single person listed thoracic surgery or plastics, I think 1 or 2 put neurosurgery. Probably 60% of the class listed FM/ IM / PEDS/ EM. And this is consistent wit how our school, and many other DO schools match. There is definitely a bias against DOs in the match, but your numbers paint an inaccurate story. It’s ok, I know they don’t teach much data analysis at MD schools ;) (I’m only kidding, MDs are wonderful)
But people will get online and say that there’s no difference between MDs and DO yet this algorithm that was man-made is saying otherwise UNCH is prejudice towards doctors of osteopathic medicine