Friday, February 21, 2014

Osteopathic Physician

Osteopathic Physician
Duties and Responsibilities:
       Osteopathic physicians use accepted methods of diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases. They practice in all the branches of medicine and surgery. They have an importance of the musculoskeletal system, holistic medicine, proper nutrition, and environmental factors in having a good health. They use a hands on approach to medicine and sometimes manipulate or palpate as part of the diagnosis and also a part of treatment. Osteopaths work in osteopathic hospitals or private practice. However many of the allopathic hospitals now accept osteopaths as physicians and staff members Most of the osteopaths are general practitioners, family practitioners, or emergency medicine specialist.
Average Salary: $110,000
Educational Requirements:
          Students who want to become Osteopathic physicians should take the most challenging high school courses available in science, math, and English. After three or four years of going to college, prospective physicians must attend a medical school. Undergraduate requirements for admission to all of the medical schools include one year of basic chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, and physics. Some schools also require course work in calculus, English, the humanities, or social science. Medical schools usually include two years of additional study in both basic and clinical sciences and are also followed up with a year internship at a hospital.


Reflection: No I wouldn’t want to become this because it seems complicated. 

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