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Well DOs have been around since about the 1880's but we actually got are big break, no bone pun intended, during WWII when the military would not allow DO to join the Doctor Corps. and most of the DOs stayed on the homefront and took care of the people. Many believe that this saved the profession and raised are standing in the medical community. Also this lead to fact that holds true to this day that many if not most DO students go into the primary care field (sorry I actually like Cadiology).

During the 1930s with the Flexner Report there were many different types of medical schools around holistic, herbolgy, homeopathy (actually I believe Univ of Michigan was one), osteopathic, and allopathic. Back then there were alot of licensure problems in being a DO vs MD, but this has improved greatly. Now DO are licensed in all 50 states, the last I believe was Del. in the 1990s!!! But internationally there are still problems in incensing.

Also, there are still battles of perception in some MDs eyes and peoples eyes about the skill/ training of DO vs MD. In fact in the 1970's I believe in California the DO field was wiped away and all the DOs were converted into MDs. That is not all much of a problem now.