Radio Rounds

What’s the difference between a physician holding the allopathic M.D. degree versus the osteopathic D.O. degree? Nowadays, the line between the two is much more indistinct than it once was, but the history and philosophy of the two approaches to medicine differ somewhat. In this episode, we explore the history, meaning, and importance of osteopathic medicine. Featured in this episode are Dr. Stephen Shannon (President of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine) and Dr. Walter Hartwig (Department Chair of Anatomy at Touro University-San Francisco and author of Med School Rx: Getting In, Getting Through, and Getting On with Doctoring)