What's the difference between an m.d. and a d.o.?

Holistic training-DO: Other than teaching osteopathic manipulative medicine (omm), the medical training for an M.D. And D.O. Is virtually indistinguishable. D.O. 's complete residencies, are licensed in all states, and have rights and responsibilities, such as military service, that are identical to M.D. Physicians and surgeons. D.O's are taught a holistic approach regarding the body as an integrated whole.

Both are medical doctors: They both have identical training, and specialties. The only difference is that osteopathic physicians take additional coursework in manual medicine to treat pain, and dysfunction, and a year-long anatomy course that helps to understand functional anatomy relationships better, as it applies to disease states, while in medical school. The basic osteopathic philosophy regards the body as an integrated whole with structures and functions working interdependently, versus a disease oriented health care.