re: New Osteopathic Medicine School at ULM in Monroe approved

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Osteopaths study bones and what not while mds basically just learn medicine. My cousin sees an osteopath for his fibromyalgia and he’s great about letting my cousin get more medicine when he has a flare up or whatever

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MDs generally thought to treat the disease, DOs thought to treat the whole person. DOs learn the voodoo of osteopathic manipulation along with the normal stuff MDs learn. Most DOs take the COMLEX along with the tests MDs take such as USMLE and all the step tests etc.

I honestly don’t know a single doctor who belongs to the AMA. Most only pay dues to the American Academy of XYZ specialty.

These new DO schools almost feel like the private law schools that were in vogue 15 years ago, many of which are shutting down now. For profit universities. Without a subsequent rise in residency positions, I feel they might flake out.

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These new DO schools almost feel like the private law schools that were in vogue 15 years ago, many of which are shutting down now. For profit universities. Without a subsequent rise in residency positions, I feel they might flake out.

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But, the United States needs around 60,000 more doctors.


Back when those private law schools were popping up, did we ever have a shortage of lawyers?

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The school isn’t even built yet and people are already shitting on it. Why can’t people be happy that we’re getting a new med school?

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HAHA right. let alone a school to train some DOs for the south. DOs mostly go into primary care which the south has a major shortage of.

I think that settles the debate. Until further notice ULM can now carry the UL title and ULL has to return to using the ULL title

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I’m Don Aimes

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Baton Rouge really needs one. LSUHSC should be in BR not NOLA. Not everyone wants to up and move to Nola for med school. Monroe is a good place for med school no distractions like NOLA has.

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Then they could go to the LSU med school in Shreveport.

I guess they can build a medical community there, maybe they'll attract better students, jk its monroe

ULM and Monroe are really not that much different than ULL. Lafayette probably has a little better night life and restaurants but really the actual schools are neck and neck.