"Osteopathic medical school application essays should mention osteopathic medicine, experts say.
… Paige Johnson, an osteopathic medical student at A.T. Still University of Health Sciences—Kirksville in Missouri, says anyone applying to both M.D. and D.O. programs should ensure that their D.O. applications convey an interest in osteopathic medicine, which is a type of medicine that emphasizes hands-on therapies.
Johnson says that the personal statement component of a D.O. application is an opportunity for students to explain why they are interested in getting an osteopathic medical education. Along with her studies as a medical student, Johnson is also a predoctoral osteopathic manipulative medicine fellow receiving intensive training in the touch-based diagnosis and treatment techniques that are distinctive to osteopathic medicine." …