MDO
The MDO (Medical Doctor of Osteopathy) is a training title for specialists in osteopathic medicine. The title is awarded by the German Society for Chirotherapy and Osteopathy .
In Germany, osteopathy is a complementary medical treatment that can be practiced by doctors and alternative practitioners alike. The MDO is recognized as an osteopathic training by the Osteopathic International Alliance . The multi-year curriculum can only be completed by doctors who have specialist certification and recognition of the qualification “ manual medicine ” by a regional medical association in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. The training comprises a manual medicine program of at least 320 hours and an osteopathic medicine program of at least 380 hours.
Requirements for the acquisition of the MDO are:
- Completed medical degree
- Additional medical qualification "Chirotherapy / Manual Medicine"
- Completion of the osteopathy curriculum
- Passed the final exam
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephanie Norander, Andrew M. Ledbetter, Joseph P. Mazer, Benjamin R. Bates: The DO Difference: An Analysis of Causal Relationships Affecting the Degree-Change Debate . In: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association . tape 109 , no. 7 , July 1, 2009, ISSN 0098-6151 , p. 359-369 , doi : 10.7556 / jaoa.2009.109.7.359 ( jaoa.org [accessed August 29, 2019]).
- ↑ a b M.DO preface. In: dgco.de. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
- ^ The United State of Medicine: Healing Identity Confusion. (PDF) In: The American Journal of Medicine. Retrieved on August 29, 2019 .
- ^ Scientific evaluation of osteopathic procedures. (PDF) Retrieved on August 29, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Germany: Osteopathic Medicine. (PDF) In: Osteopathic International Alliance. Retrieved on August 29, 2019 .
- ^ MDO curriculum. In: dgco.de. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
- ↑ curriculum. Retrieved September 1, 2019 .