Western Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: the term used to describe the treatment of medical conditions with medications, by doctors, nurses and other conventional healthcare providers who employ methods developed according to Western medical and scientific traditions. Other names for Western medicine include traditional medicine or allopathic medicine. It differs from Eastern, or alternative, medicine, in its approach to treatment, which relies heavily upon industrially produced medications and a strict adherence to the formal scientific process. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine see patients, prescribe medications, perform surgeries, and deliver babies in hospitals, medical centers, and offices across the United States and overseas.


Salary:     $100,000-$300,000


Education:Their basic and clinical medical training, Osteopathic physicians receive training in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. That is, in addition to their basic science and clinical training, DOs are additionally able to use their hands to diagnose and treat injury and illness and encourage the body's natural tendency toward good health. OMM enables physicians to treat their patients with the appropriate combination of medical procedures, medication, AND manipulation. This form of treatment can often result in immediate relief and/or increased speed of healing. Visit the American Osteopathic Association to read how DOs have made a significant difference in the lives of patients who thought they had run out of options.



Reflection: Studying in this type of field seems important. Being able to study the person to see what might be wrong with them so you can be able to give them the medication they need seems like I job I would love to do.