I'm neither defending nor maligning DOs, just stating there's less difference today and they should abandon the old, stigma-filled name.

You are free to associate DOs however you wish.

However, do you have the same opinion of MDs who went to the Caribbean or other international schools that have lower entrance requirements than DOs?

Also, are you aware of the following?

* The president of the United States Joe Biden has a DO as his personal doctor (Dr. Kevin O'Connor)

* The chief medical officer of NASA is a DO (Dr. James Polk)

* Very few DOs continue to practice anything related to osteopathy once they graduate

* DOs and MDs attend residencies together, eg, they are training at the same university learning their surgical subspecialty

* DOs exist in all medical specialties, including neurosurgery