Osteopathic Physician, D.O.

Duties and Responsibilities: Osteopathic physicians use accepted methods of diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases. Although they practice in all branches of medicine and surgery like allopathic physicians, they differ by emphasizing the importance of the musculoskeletal system, holistic medicine, proper nutrition, and environmental factors in maintaining good health. Osteopaths use a hands-on approach to medicine and frequently manipulate or palpate as part of diagnosis and treatment. They work primarily in osteopathic physicians as staff members. The majority of osteopaths are general practitioners, family, practitioners, or emergency medicine specialists.

Salary: $110,000

Education: Students should take the most challenging high school courses available in science, math, and English. After three or four years of college, prospective physicians must attend medical school. Undergraduate requirements for admission to all medical schools include one year of basic chemistry, one year of organic chemistry, one year of physics. Some medical schools also require course work in calculus, English, the humanities, or social science.

Reflection: I think I would like to be a Osteopathic Physician because it is somehow related to medicine because you study the diseases.