Is it difficult for an Osteopathic Physician to specialize?

What's the difference between a DO and an MD? the DO was trained in the US.

DO's can specialize in any field. There are osteopathic residencies and fellowships that are only open to DOs, while they can also get into any MD residency or fellowship. My Internal Medicine residency class has three DOs, and five MDs, two of which trained in the Carribean.

Don't become a DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Become an MD.

As the partner of one in my husband's practice said of all the DO's in town, making huge medical errors, "All a DO lacks is a solid medical education."

Folks go to the DO schools when they can't get into a solid med school.

As the daughter, and wife, of MD's, I'd never let a DO touch me if he were the only "medical" person in town.

My mom did private duty as an RN. ONCE she did private duty at a DO hospital. (They are always called "Doctors Hospital").

She never ever went back. The mismanagement of patients she saw that were were enough for her to have written a book. The did the unethical....she called an ambulance and got her patient out of that hospital, and to another one. It saved his life. She, he, and his wife, were friends until they all died....decades and decades later. Had he stayed in that hospital, he'd have been dead in 3 days. Mr Carlyle lived a long, and healthy life, after his recovery.

Examples like this are too numerous to count.

If you wish to be a good doctor, be an MD. and study and work your butt of to be the best you can.

No, they compete for Residency slots just like everyone else. The education is SUPPOSED to be equal. No comment on the previous response.