But first, a word about
osteopathic medicine and what OMT entails.
As an aspiring physician, Kuenzel most enjoyed the
Osteopathic Principles and Practice (OPP) lab, where he learned the unique differences between
osteopathic and allopathic physicians.
Currently, ACGME and AOA maintain separate accreditation systems for allopathic and
osteopathic educational programs.
Its mission is to prepare students to become
osteopathic physicians, pharmacy practitioners and dentists through programs of excellence in education, research, clinical care and community service to enhance the quality of life through improved health for all humanity.
Rather than referring your patients to a series of providers for physical medicine, for example, a physical therapist, and then subsequently a craniosacral therapist, and later a massage therapist for lymphatic drainage, the
osteopathic physician (DO) is trained in all these
osteopathic modalities and has access to them literally at their fingertips.
The plan, which was announced jointly by the AOA, the ACGME, and the American Association of Colleges of
Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), gives AOA-accredited programs 5 years to transition to the new system.
While
osteopathic medical schools still emphasize these principles in their training, in most respects, M.
The popularity of
osteopathic medicine has grown in recent years.
For example, a research study performed by Guthrie and Martin (as cited in Lavelle, 2012) showed that women who received
osteopathic manipulation in their lower back reported less pain than women who received sham treatments.
The Cedar City Office of Economic Development is consulting with Colorado-based ROCKY VISTA UNIVERSITY's College of
Osteopathic Medicine, a fully accredited, private college with the regional mission of providing primary care physicians for the Intermountain West.
One of only 26 colleges of
osteopathic medicine in the United States, LECOM was established in 1992 at Millcreek Community Hospital in Erie, Penn.
This annual publication from the American Medical Association presents information on medical licensure requirements and statistics in the US for allopathic and
osteopathic physicians, recruiters, employers, and consultants.
