re: Would You Use A Doctor Who Graduated From A Med School in Caribbean?

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If you can't get into Medical School in the US, you go to the Caribbean. If you can't get in there, you go to D.O. school. No thanks.

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In terms of prestige, in general:
US Allopathic > US Osteopathic >
Foreign medical school (like the Caribbean)

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And no, you won't be able to tell them apart by their name tags either because the D.O.'s will just put "Dr. Smith", leaving off the "D.O" so people just assume they're an MD. Chiropractors do the same shite.

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These are very far from being similar. A chiropractor who has completed a doctorate program still isn't a physician. Osteopaths are most definitely physicians in every sense of the word. For all intents and purposes, when discussing physicians, MD=DO. Most DOs go on to receive the same allopathic residency training. There are many who do go on to practice osteopathy, but the vast majority of them wind up in competition with US MDs before anyone else for residency spots.



And, lastly, chiropractory is loosely based on the teachings of osteopathy, minus the medical training. Osteopathy basically is regular allopathic medicine + physical manipulation. To not regard a DO similarly/the same as an MD who graduated from the same residency program is a farce, at best.




Also, you'll rarely find an osteopath who practices osteopathy who doesn't rave about it and explain how superior it is to allopathic/md practice.



ETA: in no way am I suggesting that all DO > Caribbean MDs. That's just the general trend I've encountered, the perception I've come to gather. Much like USMD grads, there's plenty of good and plenty of bad that come through. Board certification is probably your best bet to distinguish who you want treating you, then personality, and once you've gotten past that, consider asking where they went to school. It's not all that important.