Doctor of Osteopathy Mock Interview

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Question 17 of 20

Do you feel a DO is better than an MD, or vice versa?

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D. Leo

"I feel being a DO is better for me than being an MD, because I like the total approach, but that doesn't mean it's better. It is not lost on me the different approaches espoused by each. I just prefer the DO approach. I would have been happy as an MD, but I'm happier being a DO."

D. Leo

"My experience through the years has taught me that the DO doesn't have all of the answers and neither does the MD. But, I feel I'm a better DO by incorporating some of the MD approaches, which is a more likely accommodation in the clinical world than an MD incorporating some of the DO approaches. That doesn't make the DO better than an MD, but it makes me a better DO."

D. Leo

This question is slightly differently flavored from the previous question that asked, 'What do you feel a DO can offer that an MD cannot', except it's a more competitive--if not mean-spirited approach. Don't fall for it. You don't want to badmouth anything. Like the answer to the other question, see the beauty in the complementary approaches.

D. Leo

"No, I don't. I chose osteopathy for specific reasons, but the MD offers things that complement what I do and vice versa."

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