D.O.S And M.D.S Have A History Of Tension. These Days, They're Hard To Tell Apart.

Arlington TX

23 March, 2022

4:31 PM

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By Alexis Allison, Fort Worth Report March 22, 2022 When Dr. Michael R. Williams, a Fort Worth native, was accepted to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and an M.D. program several hours away, he made a pragmatic choice: Attend the closer school and be available to help care for his mom. The decision would mold his course. When the time came to apply for residency programs in the early 80s, Williams typed 141 letters on his typewriter. After a series of interviews, he received a series of answers: No. He remembers the reason one program gave: Williams was a D.O., not an M.D. A doctor of osteopathic medicine, or D.O., is a fully licensed physician whose training emphasizes the doctor-patient relationship and the musculoskeletal system, the body's network of muscles and bones. The degree developed in the late 1800s, more than a century after the first allopathic medical school in the U.S. opened its doors to train M.D.s, or doctors of medicine. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.