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Between 1970 and 2000, the number of Osteopathic physicians doubled, the
number of D.O. schools more than doubled, and the number of D.O graduates
tripled. More than half of all D.O.'s take residency training at M.D. institutions. Hawaii, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia have the highest numbers of physicians per capita. Most U.S. physicians practice General Internal Medicine (17%), Family Practice (8.5%), General Surgery (5.4%), Pediatrics (5.2%), and Obstetrics & Gynecology (5.2%). The fewest number of U.S. physicians practice Aerospace Medicine (0.1%), Colon & Rectal Surgery (0.1%), Forensic Pathology (0.1%), Medical Genetics (<0.1%), and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (<0.1%). The specialties in which practitioners say that best met their expectations are Geriatric Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Hematologic Pathology, Pediatric Radiology, Pediatric Surgery, and Family Practice. Those specialties in which practitioners say that least met their expectations are Hand Surgery (General Surgery), Blood Banking/Transfusion Pathology, Pediatric Endocrinology, Orthopedic Spinal Surgery, and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. |
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