by Bruce D. White DO, FAAP | Oct 26, 2026 | News
In 2024, the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA’s) own publications called the profession’s founder “A.T. Still, MD, DO.” The style ran through its anniversary coverage that year: a book club column in June, a birthday tribute and the Memorial Lecture...
by Bruce D. White DO, FAAP | Oct 22, 2026 | News
Osteopathic medicine defines itself by its difference. Its accreditor requires that every Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) student be taught osteopathic principles and practice (OPP) in each year of the curriculum, and that every college maintain a department of...
by Bruce D. White DO, FAAP | Oct 18, 2026 | News
In July 2025, The New York Times put a question to its readers that the osteopathic profession has been answering for more than a century: “So Your Doctor Is a D.O. Does That Matter?” (1) The article was fair, even generous, and the American Osteopathic...
by Bruce D. White DO, FAAP | Oct 16, 2026 | News
Source: Rankin BS. The DO vs. MD debate: what health systems really think when they see your degree. Health eCareers. Published October 10,...
by Bruce D. White DO, FAAP | Oct 11, 2026 | News
Graduates holding the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree who borrowed for medical school reported average educational debt of $286,812 in 2025. (1) Since July 1, 2026, new professional borrowers generally face a $50,000 annual federal loan limit and a $200,000...
by Bruce D. White DO, FAAP | Oct 11, 2026 | News
For most of the last century, physicians holding the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree and those holding the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree trained in separate residency systems. That separation ended on June 30, 2020, when a five-year transition made the...
