﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>DO vs. MD: Which one is better? | reComparison</title><link>http://www.reComparison.com/rss/comments/?c=100599</link><description>Comments from DO vs. MD: Which one is better?</description><copyright>(c) 2026, reComparison.com. All rights reserved.</copyright><item><title>Cheryl Conti</title><description>With all due respect; this is not true.  Everything printed re education, years of study and degrees...printed right here for you to read.....please read.
C. Conti</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment9011</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:56:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Joan </title><description>i like the do better than the md. md pushes so many meds. md is more arrogant and will not listen.  pa's and np's are not trained enough to deal with serious cases.  Some md's are snobs.  medical people cover up their ignorance by acting...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment9069</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LOL</title><description>beef, chicken, lamb, etc?</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment9184</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 14:29:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Henry</title><description>Faye:  I was not aware that they had to take a "meat" test.  Interesting.</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment8328</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 08:37:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Faye</title><description>Good doctor should be smart, if you pick somebody 
With lower scores ( meat and GPA) means you picked
Some body is not as smart as a MD.</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment8317</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 23:44:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bill</title><description>I had never met a DO before. We were out of town and had to take my son to an immediate care (doc-in-a-box) for stitches on his hand due to an accidental deep knife cut. After surface sterilization around the knife cut and then numbing the...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment8242</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 19:32:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bill</title><description>Amen! I guess it's part of the culture that sees MD holder as a God.</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment8060</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:04:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>JB</title><description>I got accepted to both M.D. and D.O. and I chose to attend a D.O. medical school because of perspective. Am I not qualified because of my choice? In fact, most students made that choice for the same reason. Additionally, many M.D. school...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment7320</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2016 19:25:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>cialis</title><description>Hello!</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment7225</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:38:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Drew</title><description>Took a little bit of offense to the notion that engineers can make mistakes and go right back to work, which is nonsense. We need to carry liability insurance similar to malpractice insurance. If we make a mistake, a bridge can fall down...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment7071</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2016 12:46:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>from</title><description>Hello!</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment7021</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 01:51:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>jan</title><description>you are right</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment6275</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:30:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>john</title><description>ken ham knows what he in talking about</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment6274</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:28:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>erik</title><description>q</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment6273</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:25:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bill</title><description>I actually prefer a DO over an MD because they take a more holistic approach.  I could not find a DO in my county 11 years ago but now there are many, including specialists in urology, orthopedics, etc.  If you can find a DO school...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment5436</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2015 20:58:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Guest</title><description>sorry for my typos. I meant to write I don't want to make the wrong decision. Your advise will be much appreciated.</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment5418</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:18:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Guest</title><description>I am truly confused. I got into both an MD med school and a DO med school. I like the DO phylosophy, but I don'pt
t want to make the wrong decision know how everyone keeps praising MDs. Any advise?</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment5417</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:15:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Donna</title><description>I have both DO and MD in my PCP office.  The MD seems more apt to not give any shots and refers me out too often but I like her decisions on meds.  When I need an injection for anything, she says it is not in her area of expertise and I...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment5413</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:47:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Donna</title><description>My experience has been that a DO in a Primary care office will give steroid shots and manipulation to the joints for the elderly while an MD will refer you out to more specialists and PT and OT where there are more copays and higher copays...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment5412</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eric</title><description>I will be attending a DO school this summer. To blatantly state that a DO is better than a MD isn't a very smart thing to say. The degree should be a non-issue when choosing a doctor unless the patient specifically wants osteopathic...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment5328</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:00:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ann </title><description>To my understanding,it's true students that are not accepted into traditional medical school for MDs go to Osteopathic Schools to become DOs. It happened to three of my friends' kids. Actually,the admission requirement (GPA and MCAT...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment4615</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:06:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Al</title><description>I am not a physician, but based on my experiences with both types of physicians, DOs offer something more that MDs do not usually provide; Osteopathic manipulation. This is not to mean that DOs are better, but all it means is that the...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment4558</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:18:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dinesh Shukla</title><description>The differences in training, curriculum and practice of medicine is negligible. No one can say DO is better than MD or vice verse. In my opinion DO being a newer designation degree has few people understanding the reality and MD degree...</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment1993</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 22:36:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>guest</title><description>This must be written by a DO. There are good and bad doctors with both types of degrees. One item to note is that most students get a DO because they can't get into an MD school.</description><link>https://recomparison.com/comparisons/100599/do-vs-md-which-one-is-better/#comment412</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:54:22 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>