Exam 1 Flashcards
(19 cards)
3 kids die from meningitis and 1 from pneumonia
1864
AT Still coins term of osteopathy
June 22, 1874
Pastor calls AT Still “satanic”. Evicts from church
1876
American School of Osteopathy opens
October 3, 1892
AT Still dies
December 1917
Legislature legalizes DOs in the military
1957
Jeanette Bolles
First woman to get her DO degree
1892
Louisa Burns
Foremost in osteopathic research
William G. Anderson
First African American president of the AOA 1994-95
MLK Jr
KC college of osteopathy and surgery
1916
Cline Committee
1955
Decides that DO and MD have comparable medical educations
Not comparable facilities
1970s
6 new DO schools- MSU is the 1st in 1971
1896
Vt is the first state to recognize DOs as fully practicing physicians
California Incident
1961
Prohibited new DO licenses in the state of California
1977
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific opens in CA
1973
MS is the last state to allow DOs full practice
2000s
>60,000 DOs (+13,000 students) >15,000 board certified 45% Family practice, 35% non-primary 80% younger than 55 Missouri- 1800 DOs, KS- 600 DOs
Four principles of Osteopathic Medicine
- Body is a unit; body, mind, spirit
- Body capable of self-regulation and self-healing
- Structure directly relates to function
- Rational treatment is based upon the understanding of these principles
Born
August 6,1828