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Dear Liz, We have many osteopaths here in Michigan, probably because there is a School of Osteopathic Medicine at MI State U. They practice in all of the hospitals along side MDs in this state and many people don't even know if they have an osteopath or an MD as a physician. Many are specialists and have undertaken residencies in various areas. I don't know if they can be board certified or not. There are osteopaths that are neurologists, general surgeons, cardiologists, pediatricians and so forth. Many MDs and DOs practice together in groups in our state. I took a layman's course on PD at one of their hospitals. The course was excellent and both DOs and MDs spoke to us. As far as I know, there are no MDs practicing at Botsford, where I took the course, tho I might be wrong. I, personally, am still locked into the notion that I must have an MD, but my daughter prefers a DO, finding DOs to be, in her opinion, more amenable to holistic, hands on approaches. For example, many practice spinal manipulation and massage. In our state, DOs write as many prescriptions as MDs. There is definitely a difference in their training, but I could not begin to tell you exactly what, except of course that they get it in schools of Osteopathic Medicine as opposed to schools of Medicine. Just found this address. Perhaps it will help you to learn more about osteopaths and their practice of medicine. http://amber.medlib.arizona.edu/osteo/ Best wishes. Hope this helps. Barb Brock 53 cg Art 56 1 year [log in to unmask]