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I am just curious and it might sounds ridiculous...but after you graduate from the DO school, is it possible for DO physicians to obtain the MD title? I know that you can take the USMLE to match into ACGME residencies as DO students depending on the specialty. But, I was just wondering if DO graduates have a chance to get the MD title. You might reply to me like "why don't you just attend the MD school if you care about the title?" I will be attending the KCOM this Fall and I don't really care about the title, but one of my friends asked me if DO graduates can try for getting the MD title. I thought at first that it is meaningless to obtain both even if it is possible since after you graduate from either med school, you can practice. What benefits would be there to have both titles? That is what I thought, I couldn't easily find about this online. That is why I wanted to post this. Also, I heard from someone that MD graduates can obtain the DO title by passing the test(?)...
I apologize for my ignorance in advance.
I apologize for my ignorance in advance.