Did it make you wonder: What’s the difference between a DO and an MD? They’re both doctors, but there are some differences.

Did it make you wonder: What’s the difference between a DO and an MD? They’re both doctors, but there are some differences.

Neither an MD nor a DO program is any easier or harder to get into or graduate from than the other. Both have virtually the same abilities in practicing medicine, including prescribing medication.

However, many people don’t know what the difference is. The two types of doctors have a lot in common, for example, they both attend a four-year medical school and complete a residency.

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This difference in training also means that if you want to know what the cutting -edge knowledge is in a given field, you have to ask a PhD in that field, not an MD.