For FOX's 'HouseMD' to have an episode focused on Osteopathy, Osteopaths (D.O.'s), or the Osteopathic profession in general.

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Osteopathy is an approach to healthcare that emphasizes the role of the musculoskeletal system in health and disease. Many osteopaths see their role as facilitating the body's own recuperative powers by treating musculoskeletal or somatic dysfunction. In the United States, Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.s) are fully licensed medical physicians and surgeons, practicing in all clinical specialties along with their M.D. colleagues. Just like M.D.s, D.O.s practice the full scope of medicine.

In addition to the Hippocratic oath, Osteopathic medical students take an oath to maintain and uphold the "core principles" of osteopathic medical philosophy. Revised in 1953, and again in 2002, the core principles are:
1) The body is a unit, and the person represents a combination of body, mind, and spirit.
2) The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
3) Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
4) Rational treatment is based on an understanding of these principles: body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.


Between 1980 and 2005, the number of osteopathic graduates per year increased over 250 percent (Academic Medicine, Vol. 81, No. 9 / September 2006.). In 2007, there were 25 colleges of osteopathic medicine in 28 locations. One in five medical students in the United States is enrolled in an osteopathic medical school (http://www.osteopathic.org/pdf/about_the_aoa.pdf). By 2020, the number of osteopathic physicians will grow to 95,400, say expert predictions, according to the American Medical Association (American Medical News. 16 Jun 2003.).

Being an increasingly important sect of the american medical community as demonstrated above; we, the undersigned, would appreciate having a physician on your show be a D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) as approximately 20\% of all current medical students are enrolled in a D.O. degree granting medical school. We, the undersighed, also wish to submit to your agency our interest in seeing an episode of your hit medical drama 'HouseMD' devoted to Osteopathy, Osteopathic Medicine, or the Osteopathic profession in general.






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  • Daniel McNeill
  • Anna Kernytsky
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  • Alpa Patel
  • Kavit Shah
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    • I believe this would be a great way for the media to adequately portray the prevalence of Osteopathic Physicians in the United States and their contributions to the medical community. Hopefully, the public will view this and become more educated and understanding of the Osteopathic philosophy and not dismiss it as 'second-hand' medicine, as some currently do.
  • asim maher
  • Joseph Kang
  • Ivan Dmitrov
  • Ellie Zander
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    • Educate America of their medical options - it's not fringe medicine...I had a D.O. neurosurgeon
  • Leigh
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    • It's time that we made a big step forward to educating more people about osteopathic medicine and how it is equal to allopathic medicine. There are too many biased individuals who believe they are unequal, and much of their bias is probably due to the media and the lack of portrayal of osteopathic physicians.
  • Jamey Hourigan
  • Bill
  • Kristin Lee
  • Sabrina Gratia
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    • do's are real
  • Aurora Richard
  • Ash Gowda
  • Julia Iafrate
  • Kathleen Giaquinto
  • Tanner Gronowski
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    • This show is amazing, and having a D.O. be represented on an episode in some form will only help the entire exposure and diversity of this show.
  • Rachel
  • Tapan Desai
  • Martha Nielsen
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    • 2nd year Osteophathic medical student
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  • Andrew Grinstead
  • Joel Waddell
  • Johnny Carr
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    • D.O.'s need to be represented equally!
  • Mark Salmon
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  • Andrew Mehalick
  • Alex Chan
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  • Stephen Lunderman
  • george chang
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    • do this for all of us!
  • Rafael Chavez
  • Matthew Basiaga
  • John Collins
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    • The Sopranos had a real life D.O. as one of their characters on their show known as DOC..In the episodes they even spoke about Osteopathic Medicine
  • Bryce Desmond
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    • Only do so if facts are represented!
  • Cara Tillotson
  • Michael Schiedler
  • Nick
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    • Let's Go D. O.
  • Travis Landry
  • kenneth shiozaki
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    • Osteopathicians should be recognized since most people formulate their ideals of physicians from media.
  • Claudia Clark
  • Adam J. Meizinger
  • Shannon Bennett
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    • UNECOM Medical Student - Future Osteopathic Physician
  • Bill Clinton
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    • Yes DO school!
  • brian goodhue
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