Trump's physician is not an MD

[DURHAM D]

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

1. Ignorant statement. DOs and MDs are the same in their training post-med school

They are under the same residency accreditation agency and have to take the same certification boards

[hlthe2b]

3. Yes. This is an ignorant statement from George. Many confuse osteopaths with chiropracters.

Osteopaths are licensed as physicians the same nationwide as MD's. Their training is nearly identical with slightly more emphasis on physical exam (not at all a bad thing) and related.

[dalton99a]

6. AFAIK The DOs have to take an extra class in osteopathic manipulation in med school

otherwise their training is identical - same textbooks and all

[hlthe2b]

8. Yes. They do some manipulation. Basically they are more "hands-on" Not a bad thing at all.

[NutmegYankee]

2. DO is basically the same thing.

They just get more training in some aspects of caring for patients. They have all the same legal privileges of a medical doctor.

[Dave Starsky]

4. DOs get the same basic medical training MDs do.

They just specialize differently later.

[we can do it]

5. Nothing wrong with DOs my doc is a DO and she's fantastic.

[rusty fender]

28. Same here

Mine is great also

[Cirque du So-What]

7. George, take a mulligan

You’re wrong this time. Don’t repeat the mistake.

[dalton99a]

25. +1. There is never a better time to denigrate an entire segment of the healthcare workforce

than a national medical crisis

[hedda_foil]

9. Nevertheless, I think the doc is afraid of Trump's rage if he insists on testing him.

Remember Trump's belief that sickness is weakness and he can never be weak. In the meantime, the WH is probably a hotbed of virus.

[tinrobot]

10. A DO is a real physician, but not getting tested is downright reckless.

Doctors with great training can still be quacks.

[Bucky]

16. It's not like Trump met with at least a couple of confirmed Covid cases

Bolsonaro and that idiot from Florida. Anyone else?

[onenote]

11. I suggest the OP delete this.

Before more people spread this misinformation.

Yes, it is technically true that the WH Physician is not an "MD". But standing alone, it creates the false impression that he is not a doctor with training in the field of medicine comparable to that of a DO.

[dalton99a]

21. George Conway is still married to Kellyanne Conway, expert in alternative facts

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

12. Nobody getting into Medical School rejects it to become a D.O. but

the reverse is often true. Many D.O.'s choose that route because they got rejected by medical schools because their academic profile wasn't top tier.

[dalton99a]

13. Residency is key. All DOs and MDs train under the same residency system

You cannot practice without residency.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

15. But not all residency programs are equal either

I've worked with some good DOs but I was just making the point that MD's are usually your top tier academic students.

[dalton99a]

19. You don't need to train at Hopkins or Harvard to treat most medical conditions

or run a stent or do a colonoscopy for that matter

Is it a good thing to train at a top-tier institution? No doubt. But the difference is mostly academic. Those places are great for doing research/zebra cases and get a job in academic medicine, where prestige and pedigree are important.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

20. agreed n/t

[democrattotheend]

14. D.O.'s also go to medical school

My sister in law was in med school for I believe the same amount of time as she would have had to do for an MD. And I don't know if she could have become an MD or not, but she said she chose DO because there is more acceptance of a holistic approach that incorporates CAM.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

17. They have "their own" medical schools, that's true. n/t

[Bucky]

18. It's interesting how DUers are more interested in getting facts right than trashing Trump

[SiliconValley_Dem]

22. I would never select an Osteopath as my primary care physician

[NutmegYankee]

23. Why? Same training and residency experience.

Just a different title with extra focus on remembering it’s a person they are treating. For primary care, I find PAs are the best. They listen far better than doctors.

[dalton99a]

24. You are likely to be treated by a DO in an ER in many locales

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unless you wear a big medical bracelet that says only MDs can touch your body

Better yet, try to avoid any medical emergency

[obnoxiousdrunk]

29. Aww ...

Bless your heart.

[Cousin Dupree]

30. I'm a nurse who worked with many DO's. No difference in training. Your thinking is waaaasy

out of date.

[grantcart]

33. Best primary doc I ever had was a DO

[Gothmog]

26. Arggh

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

27. Stupid thing to say for a Harvard/Yale grad

It's not hard to Google

[lindysalsagal]

31. They'll let anybody in a clowncar these days.....

Gee-I'm shocked!

[Cousin Dupree]

32. DO's get the same training as MD's. It used to be different many moons ago. Not now.

[dalton99a]

34. They used to be a distinctive branch of American medicine but have long merged with MDs in practice

The old DOs were basically stubborn old goats who refused to join the American Medical Association.

In the 1960s the California Medical Association tried to force them out of business and convert them to MDs for a $65 filing fee.

They fought and won and were allowed to keep their separate identity and their own state licensing board (Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons v. California Medical Association).