MD & DO 

Yay! I hope this video answers some of your guys' questions :) Remember, no matter the letters, you need to be the best physician possible. It's not about YOU! It's about your patients.

“My name is Rachel and I am a second year medical student” music to my ears.. so proud of you! 🩺👩🏻‍⚕️

Lowkey a collab between Rachel and Dr. Mike would be so awesome

Is anyone else having a Rachel Southard marathon or its just me?

Today I got accepted to an MD program 😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️ I was a pre-med when I first subscribed 🖤

Wow, it’s so nice to hear “I’m second year medical student”

I didn't even know about D.O. until I was a junior in college! Now I'm starting my applications and D.O. is the way for me to go

The satisfaction of going from first year medical school student to second year medical school student is priceless.

“We all have the same mission” love that!

Just finished my medical school it's actually 7 years down here in Egypt your videos shows the truth about the stress it reminds me of all the hard time I had and wanted to tell you it eventually all goes away

Thank you for clearing up the difference between chiropractors and DO’s!! I’m a chiro student and I have to explain this to people all the time that I am NOT in medical school!

AH I was thinking about different healthcare routes today and was looking into the differences btwn the two- THANK YOU! 😭 So excited for this!

I now some people think a DO is a "fake doctor". Thank you for making this video to inform people who are not aware that both MD and DO are licensed physicians. Proud of you girl!👍

Fellow DO student here, really appreciate you answering this question so thoroughly and clearly for everyone. Keep up the great work!

Pretty comprehensive video and I was in a similar situation having interviewed both MD and DO. Finishing up my first year at a DO school now. I too had an interest in PT way early on, was a college athlete, and personal trainer for a while so when I went on my interviews and really had a chance to learn even more about the osteopathic philosophy, that's when it made sense that DO was where I needed to be. I came into medical school with interest in MSK heavy specialties like PM&R (and some interventional subspecialties in PM&R), Ortho, and FM/OMM so definitely felt that calling to be at an osteopathic medical school!

Ahhh this has been a question I have been researching for what feels like months!! So excited you made a video clarifying this 💕 thank you thank you!!

I absolutely LOVE your channel and content because the way you articulate your opinions is so eloquent and beautiful. You really do CARE and I can see it whenever you interact with the camera. You're going to be a fantastic physician one day and I'm excited to continue to see your journey and be inspired by you as I enter my first year of medical school!

I just love your honesty and how humble you are...I have considered DO also for a while and it will be part of my applications too. Have a happy healthy summer☺️😎

As a 2nd year chiropractic student it fills me with motivation to see your passion and reasoning behind your choice to take the DO route. Itching to see more of your content, can't wait ! :)

Best summary of both! I’ve spent so much time researching each one, so thanks for the information along with your own personal experience in your decision-making!

Super proud of the progress you're showing and of how far you've come! Such an inspiration! Cheers from a 6th year (senior) medical student in Jordan!

I love this so much!! Thank you for the information! I have been watching from the beginning and I enjoy seeing how real medical school is through your channel. :)

Thank you again, for taking us through your journey of medical school! i'm really proud of where you are and I strive to be passionate like you!

I love getting adjustments! It’s so nice seeing you taking care of yourself Rachel! Can’t wait until your next upload❤️

Thanks for sharing Rachel, I'm matriculating to a DO school this year. So excited to join you and the other DO/MD ranks to help our neighbors!

Dang Rachel this video was like mesmerizing. I was hanging on every word you said and I don't even work in healthcare. Bravo.

A while back even I had this question and Dr. Mike's video helped me choose my path but your video is really good too and I'm sure it's gonna help a lot of people.

You literally dropped this at the perfect time. I was deciding if I should apply to both DO and MD. Thank you!!

Girl i’m so proud of you! You feel so accomplished after every video and that is amazing! I’m so happy to be apart of the herd❤️

After this...i realised that the Indian medical eduaction system is totally different!!... Its totally a different story here AND THANKS TO YOU RACHEL!! U HELP ME TO GET A LOT OF INFORMATION..😊

Rachel, thank you for clarifying the difference between European and American DO. I think I haven't seen an American medical student even mention it. So thank you for doing it and keep up the amazing work!!!

I’ve been watching you since I began applying last year and before I got into one of my top choices off a waitlist, I was set to attend a DO school and was really confident and excited about it thanks a lot to you who made it normalized and shared your personal passion with osteopathic principles! I’m excited to see your hard work as your medical career continues!!

You are an inspiration. I always look forward to your videos. Thank you for sharing practical ways for effective studying habits. Congratulations on completing first year!!

Such an informative video! Your heart really shines through in all of your videos

So proud of you Rachel!!! I remember when your first week of medical school vlog and now you’re in your second year!! I’m so happy for you :)

Hi Rachel! I've started watching your vlogs and I wanna thank you for always inspiring me to work hard ☀️!! Thanks for motivating me 🥰🌟

This came at the perfect time, my MCAT is in one week and I’ll be starting applications after that!

This is so informative and Im so impressed and happy to go with field in life an you didnt really miss anything. LOTS OF LOVE!!!!

I graduated M.D. in 1978 trained as a general and later vascular surgeon. Served 30 yrs in USN and also did 11 yrs in private practice in a high end city (Santa Monica, CA) I was unfamiliar with D.O. when I applied to med school in 1972 ( pre-internet world). In my years in practice I never have seen any difference at all in allopathic or my osteopathic colleagues in as far as their practice, education or ability to render great and compassionate care to patients. I always felt fortunate while deployed (OIF.OEF) to have the OMT "tool" available for some challenging Marines with serious soft tissue issues. I would recommend any pre med seriously invest in D.O. med school apps while applying to allopathic schools also. If accepted to a D.O. med school one should go and get your enthusiasm, motivation and desire to practice medicine in gear and don't look back wasting precious time. Get in gear and start living your dream and passion.. I am retired now but would do it all over again if needed. Best profession there is.

I'm so in love with this video. Thank you!

i love how positive you are, you have amazing energy.

This is probably my favorite video from you I hope that you continue with this type of video. Congratulations on making it through year one. Yay for MS2

Even though I'm not going to medical school, I'm an OT student, I've been watching you since your med school acceptance video! So exciting to hear you say second-year med student, congrats!!

I got into your med school! I'm so glad I found your channel and so excited to start med school (:

I’m a new subscriber and watching ur videos makes me feel good because I just graduated high school and in the feature I’m planning to go to medical school so your videos make me feel less nervous and I like how you mix studying and your daily life in your videos!!!

I’m going into an accelerated DO medical program next year and I’m super excited! I chose my program because I felt the difference between the two was shrinking more and more each year and thought this school was the best fit for me.

your videos have literally inspired me to make a RU-vid channel of my own.. thank you so much. you are a strong person. its amazing.

Augh I love how you have a Kinesiology degree like me!! I went for a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) track instead, but I still watch you because your study advice is very useful.

As a uk medical student this is so so interesting! Thank you for filming this ✨

I've never thought of applying to DO schools in the past until I discovered your channel! Thank you for this :)

This was a great vid!! I didn’t realize all the differences and similarities in DO and MD!

Here after your first week of med school video, I am sooo proud!!

Hi Rachel, have been watching your vlogs since a week! I like ur content❤. Keep working hard, all the best for med school and future endeavours

yessss I'm glad you did this video, I think a lot of people are confused about these two degrees. I definitely wanna talk about the application processes for both routes on my channel in the future

KINESIOLOGY FTW! Thank you so much, you have brought such an amazing face to osteopathic medicine. I really believe that you are educating and reversing some of the old misconceptions!

Man! That upclose "okay BYE!" makes me so happy!😁😁

THANKYOU for bringing factual light to the misconceptions of D.O’s. Applying in just a few months! So excited

“Second year” yesss, so exciting!💃🏻 thanks for the video it was helpful😋

Ur honestly amazing. That helped me a lot. Wish u luck and thank you.

I am an incoming OMS-1 and am so glad I chose the DO route!! Thank you for representing us and setting the record straight. It is quite sad that some premeds discriminate against the DO path. Getting into medical school is not easy by any means. If you have the option to choose between MD and DO, awesome! Honestly, at the end of the day, you will be a doctor that is there to care for your patients and that is all that matters.

Thanks for the this video. I’ve always wanted to know the difference. Good luck!

The thing about it not being about you but your patient is something im gonna think about through this procces :) thanks

Rachel I had been waiting for your video since 10 hours I just can't express how much I love your videos!!! You motivate me so much to just study happily, do some exercise or even for cleaning!! I hope you see this comment and I just wanted to say that we're all here for you no matter what and we will always be your RED ANTS!!!

Ahhh you’re amazing! Thank you sooo much for this :)

Thanks for the explanation. I've never understood anything about DOs but have been treated by a few over the years. They had a pretty similar yet distinct personality versus the MDs I've had. All the DOs seemed like down-to-earth people who really enjoyed their work and life in general. They actually smiled sometimes. The MDs I've had come across as very serious, rushed, and somewhat unhappy or perhaps bored with what they're doing. I think you'll fit in better in the DO community.

Your videos inspire me so much ! 🥺❤️

loveeeee ur videos omg ..im a nursing student but hope i work with a doctor like you! you are so precious and inspiring

Wow, I feel like it wasn't that long ago that rachel started med school she's already a second year med student omgggg!!

I’m here early! This is so informative, before I decided that PA is the most appropriate route for me due to lifestyle choices I wanted to become a DO. Cannot understand why DO ever had a negative stigma, if anything all the extra knowledge is a plus!

I’m so happy to hear ‘second year medial student’!!! 💕❤️💕❤️

Can't wait to watch! 😁

RACHeLLlL Is Awesome Everyone say it drown her comment section with this

Had vaguely heard of MD / DO in the past, but you cleared up the details! 😎

need this video!! looking forward to it :)

My DO has been a livesaver in dealing with my rheumatoid arthritis and degenertive spine issues. Such a great complement to my immunologist and rheumatologist.

Your videos are awesome and I love your words. Really vibrant. Keep it up Southard. Love from Bangladesh ❤

Retired DO here. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors. My own choice as to MD vs DO came down to what type of Physician I wanted to be. I had been accepted into multiple programs, both MD and DO. I always wanted to be a small town country doctor so for me the DO route was a better fit. Never regretted my choice and ended up where I wanted to be.

Just got into med school in Australia (undergraduate entry) and will be my first degree ever that I will undertake. Thanks So much for the vids!!

Thank you! i didn't know there were these different types of medicine.

Excited to watch!!

Excellent video! Very informative! Thank you!

I’m not even at University but this is just *so interesting!*

Hi Rachel! Love your videos. I’m currently a chiropractic student. I do appreciate how you debunked the myth that DO’s are chiropractors whom can do more. I just wanted to add that chiropractors are fully licensed. Chiropractors still have to take boards in order to practice and receive a doctorate degree. Keep up that great work and good luck through your process of becoming a physician :))

Been waiting all week 🥺

lol I love watching you even though I’m studying to be a speech pathologist in college currently 😂 ( undergrad sophomore!)

I’m med student too in turkey. Your youtube channel is so pretty.

Thanks for this video, I study in Europe so I wasn’t able to understand the difference but now it makes sens 😅

imma little late but oh god I still remember watching first week in med school nd u talking bout how week 1 is so hard. and I hear the intro . my name is Racheal and im a SECOND YEAR. medical student. time sure flies by fast.

I literally searched for the difference between these two fields today what a coincidence !!

Wow this is so different to UK med school! I’m documenting my journey through med school also ☺️

YAY! I can't wait to watch! Gap Year Pre-Med student here 🙋🏼‍♀️ still undecided if I want to apply MD, DO, or a Dual-Degree! thank you so much for posting this! 😊❤️🎓

I am Indian Medical Student still watching this for information 🙌 Well Explained

I LOVE those scrubs I have ordered the guy version and can’t wait to use them

currently in application cycle and about to submit and just v nervous and ur vids inspire me ty ty

Hi Rachel. A big fan of your work. Wanted to ask how you tend to remember the things you read after some time, because I find my self forgetting a lot which is quite discouraging and frustrating

Love you Rachel!!

Thank you Rachel for this helpful and informative video! I loved it❤ P.s. what is the name of the song at the end of your videos?

this is what i was looking forrr ahhh thankksss

Love this video💕

Hi Rachel! I have a question. What are some factors (of a person) that can help determine if DO, or MD is a better choice?