Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree is the first-professional, postgraduate degree awarded to the graduates who have completed an osteopathic medicine program which is designed to prepare physicians who are especially concerned with maintaining continuing personal relationships with patients, their families and their optimum interaction with the community environmental patterns.

**Synonyms:** - D.O. - DO - Doctor of Osteopathy