ND(Naturopathic) |
MD(Allopathic) |
DO(Osteopathic) |
|
Admission |
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| Bachelor’s required? |
✓ |
✓ |
✓*most schools |
| Pre-med required? |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Admission test required? |
MCAT Optional |
MCAT Required |
MCAT Required |
| Number of full-time accredited schools in US: |
4 |
125 |
19 |
| Estimated student enrollment: |
1,388 |
@67,000 |
11,432 |
Education |
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| Length of medical school training |
4-year graduate level program |
4 year graduate level program |
4-year graduate level program |
| Are basic medical science classes taken? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Are clinical medical science classes taken? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Are the schools accredited? |
Yes, by the CNME. (http://cnme.org) |
Yes, by the LCME (http://lcme.org) |
Yes, by the AOA (http://osteopathic.org_ |
| What board exams are required to evaluate medical knowledge? |
NPLEX: Part 1 – Basic sciences Part 2- Clinical sciences (http://nabne.org) |
USMILE: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 (http://usmile.org) |
COMLEX_USA: Level 1- Basic sciences Level 2 – Clinical concepts Level 3 – Medical concepts (http://nbome.org) |
| Are the respective board exams required in order to become a licensed physician? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Science Education |
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| Gross anatomy with cadaver lab |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Embryology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Histology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Physiology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Neuroscience |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Medical and Molecular Genetics |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Biochemistry |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Pathology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Microbiology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Immunology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Pharmacology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Clinical Education |
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| Physical assessment |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Clinical laboratory assessment |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Surgical procedures |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Emergency medicine |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Pediatrics |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| HEENT |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Neurology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Obstetrics |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Gynecology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Virology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Dermatology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Endocrinology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Urology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Geriatrics |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Cardiology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Pulmonology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Gastroentrology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Rheumatology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Oncology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Sports medicine |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Psychiatry |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Epidemiology |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Medical Ethics |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Additional Training |
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| CAM Curriculum: | The following are generally REQUIRED full-time classes or major components of full-time coursework: | Electives are offered at some schools in some of the following ✗ed as either part-time or seminar/intro courses: | Electives are offered at some schools in some of the following ✗ed as either part-time or seminar/intro courses: |
| Botanical Matera Medica |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Botanical Pharmacognosy |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Homeopathic Matera Medica |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Homeopathic Case Taking and Management |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Palpatory Training |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
| Orthopedic Evaluation |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
| Physiotherapy |
✓ |
? | ? |
| Spinal Assessment |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
| Spinal Manipulation |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
| Joint & Extremity Manipulation |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
| Hydrotherapy |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Theory & Fundamentals of Oriental Medicine |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Diagnosis |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Acupuncture Points & Meridians |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Pathology |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Nutritional Detoxification |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Food Analysis |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Nutritional Diagnostics & Treatment Protocols |
✓ |
? | ? |
| Counseling |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Mind-Body Medicine | ✓ | ? (electives at some MD schools) | ✓ (offered at some DO schools) |
| Environmental Medicine |
✓ |
? | ? |
| Medical Research |
✓ |
? | ? |
**Please note: This chart was constructed from an old PDF on file and rewritten to accommodate this webpage. The original source of this information is unknown.