<p>To get a DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) degree would I go to an osteopathy school? Do those even exist? If not would I go to med school?</p>
<p>Lol..Yeah they exist. Here is a site with information on some of them:
US</a> Accredited Osteopathic Medical Schools - Alphabetically Listed
Also you can go the "Multiple Degree" section of the forum and you will see a lot of discussions on D.O. schools. Just search.</p>
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<p>By the way, I don't mean to deviate from the topic, but have any of you heard of the first one listed on that site: A.T. Still University?</p>
<p>D.O. schools are medical schools. There are approximately 30 of them, and they just offer a different degree at the end of the 4 years... D.O. instead of M.D. The curriculum is identical except for the addition of OMM (osteopathic manipulative medicine) courses at the DO schools.
At the end of either path, you are a physician with unlimited practice rights. Basically, if you like the ideas behind osteopathy and OMM, go to a DO school. If not, go for MD.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link! Is it less competitive when applying for a DO instead of an MD?</p>
<p>Yes .</p>
<p>i think its about 3.4 gpa with 24/25 MCAT</p>
<p>^ average MCAT for DO schools has gone up quite a bit in recent years, and for some schools rivals their MD counterparts. But DO schools still look at the whole applicant moreso than MD schools it seems.</p>