Allopathic Medicine

Allopathic schools confer the M.D. on their graduates, and allopathic training is by far the most widely available and recognized type of medical training.

Allopathic training will give you the option to practice in any of the medical specialties, and, unlike the D.O. (Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine), the M.D. is universally recognized as a medical degree. If you are interested in practicing overseas, the M.D. is far easier to negotiate with than is the D.O.

(Princeton Review)

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  Osteopathic Medicine

While the majority of these courses contain the basic elements that you might receive in an M.D. program, all osteopathic students receive approximately 200 additional hours in lecture and labs learning osteopathic manipulative medicine.  This combination of contemporary and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine is unique to osteopathic medicine, and many osteopathic physicians feel that OMT gives them something extra to help treat their patients.

(Princeton Review)

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Application Process                         Career Information
Educational Associations                Financial Aid
Links to Schools                                 Professional Organizations
Testing Information                           In State vs Out of State Acceptance

Prerequisites