osteopathic medicine
noun
: a system of medical practice that emphasizes a holistic and comprehensive approach to patient care and utilizes the manipulation of musculoskeletal tissues along with other therapeutic measures (such as the use of drugs or surgery) to prevent and treat disease
called also osteopathy
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The Education Department’s list of professional degrees includes pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
According to data from the AAMC and its osteopathic medicine counterpart reported in JAMA Network Open, since the 2023 Supreme Court ruling incoming Black or African American student enrollment fell 11.6% and Latino by 10.8%.
—Joanne Kenen, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
The Education Department is defining the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The department determined that the following programs were professional: medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, law, veterinary medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, theology and clinical psychology.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
On a national scale, osteopathic medicine is a rapidly growing profession, and the number of osteopathic physicians has increased by 70% over the past decade, according to data from the American Osteopathic Association.
—Rose Evans
september 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 Sep. 2025
Brummel said she was drawn to osteopathic medicine because of its well-rounded approach and alternative ways of caring for people.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
The field of osteopathic medicine was founded by Andrew Taylor Still, who lost four of his children to meningitis in 1864.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
The Department of Education is defining the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—Collin Binkley, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2022
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
According to data from the AAMC and its osteopathic medicine counterpart reported in JAMA Network Open, since the 2023 Supreme Court ruling incoming Black or African American student enrollment fell 11.6% and Latino by 10.8%.
—Joanne Kenen, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
The Education Department is defining the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The department determined that the following programs were professional: medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, law, veterinary medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, theology and clinical psychology.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
On a national scale, osteopathic medicine is a rapidly growing profession, and the number of osteopathic physicians has increased by 70% over the past decade, according to data from the American Osteopathic Association.
—Rose Evans
september 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 Sep. 2025
Brummel said she was drawn to osteopathic medicine because of its well-rounded approach and alternative ways of caring for people.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
The field of osteopathic medicine was founded by Andrew Taylor Still, who lost four of his children to meningitis in 1864.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
The Department of Education is defining the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—Collin Binkley, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2022
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“Osteopathic medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteopathic%20medicine. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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