You’ve heard of doctors and nurses. Physician assistants have been on the scene as well. But not all medical doctors have the same degree. Sometimes you might see doctors the letters DO following their names instead of MD. The DO, or Doctor of Osteopathic medicine, has similar base training to an MD, but with more emphasis on treating someone within context of the entire person. Don’t be ashamed if you haven’t heard of such a doctor—according to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), about one in five Americans don’t even know that DOs exist. Patients who know the difference between and where their kinds of doctors come from will have more success with building a great medical relationship. This episode’s covering everything you need to know about DOs in the grand scheme of medicine as well as how to pick them properly.

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