1. Osteopathic Schools Turn Out Nearly a Third of All Med School Grads

Joseph Burger starts by detailing a historic location, 125th street in Harlem. A landmark in and of itself, where the Apollo Theater stands, and where Rev Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed during a book signing. The article then focuses on the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, which is located on 125th street in Harlem. A school that graduates D.O.s unlike Allopathic medicine that graduates M.D.s. Osteopathic medicines, as Joseph puts it, has a "more personal, hands-on approach and its emphasis on community medicine and preventive care." Whats astounding is that Osteopathic medicine has grown dramatically in the past years (1980-present) from "just 14 schools across the country and 4,940 students. Now there are 30 schools ... more than 23,000 students." Altogether D.O.s account for 28% of the US's medical graduates. Fellowships for physicians with osteopathic training will now be able to work in places that only offered fellowships to M.D.s.  Dr. Atul Grover, head of the The Association of American Medical Colleges public policy officer welcomes the Osteopathic boom, since million of Americans will now become health patients due to the Affordable Care Act. This will also allow for more M.D.s to work side by side with D.O.s. “It’s a true step forward.” according to Dr. John E. Prescott. Osteopathic was founded by A.T. Stills, he wanted a better way to solve illness then the overuse of medication attributing some illnesses to a musculo-skeletal system problem. Osteopathics also has a vision of helping humble communities, thereby establishing schools in rural and poor areas. Altogether osteopathic medicine appeal lies in hands on approach instead of prescribing medicine. 

The article started with a nostalgic tone, of how great 125^th street was and how the innovative college of medicine is upholding that legacy. Then the article takes a point and fact approach to osteopathic medicine, as well as comparing it to allopathic medicine. Then is takes a more hopeful tone detailing how the need for physicians will be lessened by a recent boom in Osteopathic medicine. It concludes with a history on osteopathic medicine as well as why more and more people are choosing this approach. The article as a whole attempts to bring D.O.s into the spotlight which has been dominated mostly by the mainstream of M.D.s. As well as present a new perspective on Osteopathic. And the article does just that. Bringing to light a new form of medicine that is just as good if not better than allopathic

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