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The DOs: Osteopathic Medicine in America by Professor Norman Gevitz

The DOs: Osteopathic Medicine in America Professor Norman Gevitz ebook
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Format: pdf
Page: 264
ISBN: 0801878349, 9780801878343

Osteopathic Doctors are the pioneers of Wellness Medicine Osteopathic medicine is a unique form of American medical care that was started in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O. Written by "Every year, we see more and more osteopathic medical students matching into family medicine programs and other primary care specialties," Clinton Adams, DO, vice chair of the American Osteopathic Association Council on Postdoctoral Training, said in a release. Natasha Withers is a physician with One Medical Group in New York City. She is an accomplished physician with deep expertise in primary care, and extensive training in osteopathic medicine. Instead of just treating specific symptoms or illnesses, they regard your body as an integrated whole. Overcoming suspicion, ridicule, and outright opposition from the American Medical Association, the osteopathic medical profession today serves the health needs of more than thirty million Americans. Still was dissatisfied with the effectiveness of 19th century Osteopathic Doctors practice a "whole person" approach to medicine. "This book is a fine introduction to the early history of osteopathy, and it must be the starting point for persons seeking to understand the changing relationship between orthodox medicine and osteopathy. I invite you to read more about the history of osteopathic medicine in the book The DOs: Osteopathic Medicine in America by Norman Gevitz (http://www.amazon.com/The-DOs-Osteopathic-Medicine-America/dp/0801878349). American Osteopathic Association(AOA)Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition - AOA OMED 2013 will be held in nevada, las-vegas US on 30th September 2013. Family Medicine is Top Choice for Future DOs. Doctors of osteopathy (DOs) literally take a hands-on approach to musculoskeletal disorders. Family medicine is this year's most-matched specialty among osteopathic medical students, according to National Matching Services. The belief is that all parts of the body work together and There are approximately 800,000 practicing physicians in the United States today; roughly 50,000 of whom are D.O.s, while M.D.s make up the remaining 750,000. D.O.s practice osteopathic medicine which is centered around a more holistic view of medicine in which the focus is on seeing the patient as a “whole person” to reach a diagnosis, rather than treating the symptoms alone. Today American schools of osteopathy teach everything that medical schools teach plus manipulation. Find out how this Osteopathic medicine represents one of two distinct schools of medicine in the United States.