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The D.O.'s: Osteopathic Medicine in America

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I read this book cover to cover before applying to osteopathic medical school and believe that it made a big difference in getting admitted. I was able to comprehensively discuss osteopathic principles and practice and critically evaluate decisions that the osteopathic profession has made along the way. The book is well researched (I think that it is based on Dr. Gevitz's dissertation) and historically accurate.

As chairperson of the social medicine department at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Norman Gevitz knows firsthand the details of ostepathy. This book is a thorough, well-written review of osteopathic medicine's climb into the medical arena; originating from the depths of the mind of its founder, Andrew Taylor Still in the late 1800's, into the growing profession of the 1980's. Unfortunately, however, it does not cover the growth and expansion of osteopathy in the last twenty years of the 20th century. It does explain, though, the legal and social struggles that osteopathy survived in its first 90 years. Gevitz also does a wonderful job explaining what ostopathy is and how it evolved from a holistic, drug-free approach to medical care into an alternative, legally licensed medical practice. I highly recommend this book for osteopathic medical school applicants. It is also an excellent book for those interested in the history and sociology of medicine in the United States.

I bought the book in order to be prepared for my med school interview but never got it quite read. I found out upon my arrival at school in the fall that the book was a required read for my History of Osteopathic Medicine course. The book is a great resource to make a person more familiar with an ever growing branch of medicine; that there isn't just a world of MD's. And who knows, maybe it will get you a bit ahead of the game for your first class in your Osteopathic medical school :o)

Good history of Osteopathy from 1828 to late 1970s, but the modern osteopathic techniques are not mentioned (book was published in 1982..so a lot is missing in this recent time period). Otherwise a good thorough history.

This book offers an extensive review of the history of osteopathy. It also illustrates this medicines important role in the world, as well as its future direction and how this philosophy views the patient.