Osteopathic physician

Duties and responsibilities

Osteopathic physicians use accepted methods to treat different injuries and diseases. Although they practice in all branches of medicine and surgery like an allopathic physician they differ in emphasizing the importance of the musculoskeletal system. They use a hands-on approach to medicine, proper nutrition, and environmental factors in maintaining a good health. They are medicine experts and general practitioners.

Average salary: $110,000

Educational requirements:

Students should be taking the most challenging courses in high school for example in science, math, and in English. After three or four years of college they must attend a medical school. Undergraduates require admissions to all medical schools including one year of basic chemistry, one year of organic chemistry, one year of biology, and one year of physics. Medical schools usually include two years of additional study in clinical science and in hospital internship for about a year-long.