The fact is, both DOs and MDs are complete physicians. They are both licensed to perform surgery and prescribe medication in all 50 states. Both DOs and MDs complete four years of basic medical education. Both DOs and MDs must pass comparable state licensing examinations. DOs and MDs both practice in fully accredited and licensed hospitals and medical centers.
DOs comprise a separate, yet equal branch of American medical care.
Together, DOs and MDs enhance the state of care available in America. However, it's the ways that DOs and MDs are different that can bring an extra dimension to your family's healthcare. Dr. Still was dissatisfied with the effectiveness of 19th Century medicine. He believed that many of the medications of his day were useless or even harmful. Dr. Still was one of the first in his time to study the attributes of good health so that he could better understand the process of disease.