They work primarily in osteopathic hospitals or private practice, however many allopathic hospitals now accept osteopathic physicians as staff members. The majority of osteopaths are general practitioners, family practitioners, or emergency medicine specialists. Students who are interested in becoming a Doctor of Osteopathy must have a high school diploma or equivalent. A prospective physician usually attends three or four years of college with an emphasis on the sciences. Schools that offer instruction in osteopathic medicine require college level anatomy, physiology, microbiology, biology, and chemistry courses.
Some schools also require course work in calculus, English, the humanities, or social sciences.
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