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What treatments can D.O.s provide that M.D.s cannot provide?

Students at medical institutions that provide osteopathic medicine training (DOs) are required to complete at least an extra 200 hours of wellness instruction in the study of manipulation methods for the musculoskeletal system. This training is commonly known as Osteopathic Manipulative Method, OMM, or Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, OMT. OMT is a practice that DO physicians can provide but a Medical doctor M.D., cannot provide
 
This audio is based upon an original article that can be found here https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/what-does-do-stand-for#exclusive_treatments
 
A video version of this audio can be found on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x7_1cxxdkM
 
 

Who makes more money DO or MD?

Who makes more money DO or MD?
Doctors of osteopathic medicine and Doctors of allopathic medicine will be paid equally in the United States because they both have the same training and compete for the same jobs.For instance, an emergency room physician with a D.O. degree and osteopathic training will earn the same income as an emergency room physician with an MD degree and allopathic training.
But, if we look at overall statistics, MD's make more money than DO's since a larger percentage of DOs prefer to work in one of the primary care sectors, whereas MD's specialize more frequently, and doctors in specialties make more money than Doctors who perform primary care. 
This audio file is based upon an original medical article that can be found here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/what-does-do-stand-for#paid_better
In addition a video version of the audio can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3WbrOm47qQ

Can a DO be a Surgeon?

Can a DO be a Surgeon?
Certainly, DO's may train to be surgeons and carry out the same surgical procedures as MD doctors.Both DO's and MD's participate in the same residency program and pass the same license exams following the residency to accomplish this.
During their surgical residencies, when they are taught the identical methods, MD's and DO's frequently collaborate.They next take the identical board exams and carry out identical surgical operations. 
This audio is inspired by an original Medical article that can be found here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/what-does-do-stand-for#become_surgeon
A video version of this audio also can be found on our YouTube Channel. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKUlfNGq-cw
 
 

What Does DO Stand For?

Patients may note that a doctor has the qualifications "MD" or "DO" when they see them.Doctor of Medicine is a term that most patients are acquainted with.However fewer individuals are aware of the DO qualifications.As DOs receive a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree after graduating from a U.S. osteopathic institution, DO stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.A doctor of medicine, or M.D., is a graduate of an allopathic or conventional medical school.In the US, MDs make up 89% of all physicians, whereas DOs make up around 11% of doctors.
Following medical school, both types of doctors must undergo resident training in their chosen specialty. They attend the same residency programs and frequently collaborate.Before they may treat patients and issue prescriptions for drugs without supervision, they must also complete the same national and state board exams.
This audio file is based upon an original medical blog post that can be found here https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/what-does-do-stand-for
In addition a video version of this podcast can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTQ7HXMXRdw
 

How to become a Neurologist

How to become a Neurologist?
Learn the 8 major steps after High School to becoming a Neurologist in this audio file.
This is based upon an original article that can be found here https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-neurologist#becoming_neurologists
To view the video version of this podcast, you can check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdP-5ctgkyY

Do Neurologists Perform Surgery

Do Neurologists perform Surgery?
No! Neurologists do not perform Surgery.
They do commonly work with other specialists that do perform surgery and often refer patients for surgery to other neurological specialists. A Neurosurgeon is the medical specialist that performs neurological surgeries. However, neurologists do perform procedures such as lumbar punctures.
This audio file is based upon an original article that can be found here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-neurologist#surgical
A video version of this audio can also be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5nAW8ku66I

How to become a plastic surgeon?

The educational path to become licensed as a plastic surgeon is long and reserved for only top candidates. Learn all the details in this podcast based upon a medical article that can be found here https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-plastic-surgeon#becoming
A video version of this podcast can also be found on Youtube. Please check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbpVpFMrZH0

How much does it cost to become a Plastic surgeon?

How much does it cost to become a Plastic Surgeon? This audio is based upon an original blog article that can be found here https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-plastic-surgeon#cost  A video version of this audio can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGyiUpD9OJQ
Please check out all the videos about becoming a plastic surgeon on this Youtube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7_-WDU1Vnt1rhsTxlH96glV3Yg-l6dqt
The average price to become a plastic surgeon is $360,966, although this price is the same as the average price to become any other sort of physician.This figure covers the price of attending an undergraduate college to earn a bachelor's degree as well as the price of attending a medical school to earn an MD or DO degree.The average cost of attending medical school is $218,792, according EducationData.org.Undergraduate tuition generally costs $35,551 per year, or $142,204, for four years of study.The median cost of training to be a plastic surgeon, according to simple calculation, is $360,996. 

How Much Do Plastic Surgeons Make? - Plastic surgeon’s salary

This audio is based upon a blog post that can be found here: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-plastic-surgeon#salary In addition a video version of this audio can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1sv9D6962U
There are several online sources that we feel are reliable at reporting salaries for Plastic surgeons. According to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report for 2022, the average annual salary for plastic surgeons is $576,000 per year. This places Plastic surgeons as the highest paid annual salary of the 29 specialties that they track.Another reliable source AAMC tracks annual pay for Plastic surgeons in academic medicine. According to the AAMC Faculty Salary Report the median pay for Assistant Professors in Academic Medicine for 2022 was $407,390. Associate and Full Professors in academic settings made a median salary of $548,215
Please check out the youtube playlist this video is contained in for more detailed information

Where Does A Psychiatrist Work?

Psychiatrists help people with mental problems and thus must work in several different environments including the inpatient at a hospital and outpatient medical clinics. In the hospital, Psychiatrists meet with hospitalized patients where they can diagnose medical diseases or disorders, start a new prescription, change prescription medications, order and interpret laboratory tests, and counsel patients. In the outpatient clinic setting, Psychiatrists do many of the same things. However, the majority of time spent seeing patients in the outpatient setting consists of counseling patients and managing medications.
This podcast is based upon a recent article by Dr. Callie Torres
For more information about Psychiatry as a medical specialty, please check out a YouTube playlist about Psychiatry and How to become a Psychiatrist.
https://UMHS.podbean.com/e/how-to-become-a-psychiatrist/
https://UMHS.podbean.com/e/the-subspecialties-of-psychiatry/
https://UMHS.podbean.com/e/what-do-psychiatrists-do/ 
https://umhs.podbean.com/e/how-much-do-psychitrists-make-psychiatrists-salaries/
 
Please check out our resources post for this Psychiatry Medical Specialty Podcasts Series