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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program
D.O. Student Profiles
Santa Barbara, CA
College of Osteopathic Medicine
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The College of Osteopathic Medicine emphasizes preparing students to be primary care physicians; many student also choose to practice in specialty areas, such as surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, cardiology, psychiatry, emergency medicine and others.
D.O. student profile
Des Moines University combines the top advantages in medical education: expert, caring faculty; a rigorous, relevant curriculum; state-of-the-art facilities; a dynamic and diverse research environment; and a vibrant community of students and faculty active in learning and service.
The Osteopathic difference
- Osteopathic medicine incorporates medical care with personal attention, active listening and engaged service.
- In the 1880s osteopathic medicine presented an alternative form of care that recognized the body's inherent ability to heal with proper musculoskeletal alignment.
- Doctors of osteopathic medicine view a person's body as an integrated whole instead of just treating specific illnesses or symptoms.
- A D.O.'s extra training in the musculoskeletal system gives them a better understanding of the ways an injury or illness in one part of the body can affect another.
- By combining this osteopathic manual medicine approach with all other evidence-based medical procedures and a focus on preventive health care, a D.O. offers patients the most comprehensive care available in medicine today.
- Learn more about the differences between a D.O. and and M.D.
More information about osteopathic medicine
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
- Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Questions?
Interested in learning more? Please contact the D.O. Admission Office at 800-240-2767, extension 1499, or e-mail DOadmit@dmu.edu.
