DO's and MD's are fully licensed to practice medicine in all fifty states.

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DO's and MD's can prescribe medication and perform surgery.

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DO's and MD's train side by side in residency and internship programs all over the country.

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The only discernible difference in medical school training at DO school and MD schools is the additional hands on Osteopathic training DO's receive as a basic requirement for their degree.

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Most DO's graduate and practice allopathic medicine like their MD counterparts.

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Entrance exam scores of matriculating MD students are somewhat higher than DO students.

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A higher percentage of DO's enter the primary care fields.

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The basic tenets of DO philosophy are holistic which also sets it apart from MD or allopathic philosophy.  (See About Osteopathy)

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