Osteopathic medicine in the United States

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Osteopathic medicine is a branch of the medical profession in the United States that promotes the practice of science-based medicine along with a philosophy and set of principles set by its earlier form, osteopathy. Osteopathic physicians (DOs) are graduates of American osteopathic medical colleges. They are licensed to practice the full scope of medicine and surgery in all 50 U.S. states. The field is distinct from osteopathic practices offered in nations outside of the U.S., whose practitioners are generally considered neither part of the core medical staff nor of medicine itself; rather, they are considered alternative medicine practitioners. Osteopathic physicians sometimes refer to the other major branch of medicine as allopathic medicine. By the middle of the 20th century, the profession had moved closer to mainstream medicine. American "osteopaths" became "osteopathic medical doctors", ultimately achieving full practice rights as medical doctors in all 50 states. In modern medicine...

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