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Practice: Both are fully qualified physicians licensed to prescribe medication and perform surgery, and can gain membership into the American Medical Association.<\/p>\n
Education: Both must complete four years of basic medical education from accredited medical schools. They perform similar internships and residency programs.<\/p>\n
License: They must pass comparable examinations to obtain state licenses.<\/p>\n
M.D.s: They practice the classical form of medicine, focused on the diagnosis and treatment.<\/p>\n
D.O.s: They practice osteopathic medicine, which is centered around a more holistic view of medicine in which the focus is on seeing the patient as a \"whole person\" to reach a diagnosis, rather than treating the symptoms alone. The belief is that all parts of the body work together and influence each other. Osteopathic medicine also places emphasis on the prevention of disease.<\/p>\n
Sources: American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association.<\/p>\n
ORANGE Chapman University is studying whether to create Orange County's only medical school awarding degrees in osteopathic medicine, university President Jim Doti said Friday. <\/p>\n
The school would fill a growing need in the region for osteopathic medicine while continuing its aggressive expansion into a comprehensive university that offers a variety of educational options, Doti said during his annual State of the University address. <\/p>\n
\"This has been an idea that weve been looking at for a while,\" Doti said. <\/p>\n
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