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If I want to become a radiologist can I go to a Osteopathic Medicine school?
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Question: If I want to be a radiologist can I go to a Osteopathic Medicine or do I have to go to a MD school?
Question: If I want to be a radiologist can I go to a Osteopathic Medicine or do I have to go to a MD school?
5 Comments
November 9th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
You do have to go to medical school to be a radiologist. Osteopathic medical doctors are licensed physicians and surgeons, who also receive additional specialty training in the art and science of musculoskeletal therapy and total person wellness….not radiology.
If medical school is not what had in mind, you could always go to school to be an xray tech….you can do this in 1-2 years.
Good luck!
November 9th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
You can, but don’t expect the same job opportunities to be as available to you as they are to an M.D. Many osteopaths are still lumped in with chiropractors in the quack department. And I don’t agree with the stereotype, but I assure you it’s there. My mom is a nurse of 35 years, and the mainstream medical establishment still does not really accept them.
November 9th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
lil scout is right on. It may not be fair, but it is what it is. You will be much much better off with an MD.
November 10th, 2009 at 12:05 am
That’s a good question.
Probably have to go to a regular medical school because a Radiologist starts out as an MD and Osteopathic and Chiropractic schools don’t teach pharmacholy.
So I tend to think yes, because you will have to use radio isotopes which are pharmachological.
All they will teach you at Osteopathic and Chiroptraic schools is to get a license as an X RAY Technician.
November 10th, 2009 at 12:29 am
It’s a bit bigoted to hate on the osteopaths. In the US, they are allowed to practice medicine on equal standing as MDs. Osteopathic medicine is a burgeoning field. While they may not have commanded as much respect as allopathic physicians in the past, they are fast gaining clout and attention in the States.
As a result, osteopaths are being given more and more residency options, including in RADIOLOGY. It’s competitive to get into radiology, so you will need to get great marks and high scores on the boards. But yes, as a DO, you can try for a residency in radiology.