A doctor of osteopathic medicine in pediatrics is a pediatrician who has completed medical school and pediatric residency with an osteopathic philosophy. Many pediatric DO's are Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

A doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO) is a physician licensed to perform surgery and prescribe medication. Like an allopathic physician (MD) an osteopathic physician completes 4 years of medical school and can choose to practice in any specialty of medicine. However, osteopathic physicians receive an additional 300 to 500 hours in the study of hands-on manual medicine and the body's musculoskeletal system.

To view the DO Brochure, click here.

• Winter 2013 Newsletter
  
  
• A Joint CME Conference of the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (ACOP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics
  Section on Osteopathic Pediatricians, click here to see details.
  
  
  April 25 - 28, 2013
  Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel
  Columbus, OH
  
  
• 2011 NCE Presentation: "Backpacks to Nintendo: Postural changes in Children due to changing Technology"
  by Katherine Worden, DO
  
  
• DOCBI Funding Announcement
  

Letter From The Chair

I am thrilled to introduce you to the web site for the Section on Osteopathic Pediatricians.

The goals of the section include: 1) Fostering collaborative working relationships between state osteopathic associations and their allopathic counterparts to untie all pediatricians to become stronger advocates for children; 2) Provide medical students, osteopathic pediatric residents and young physicians the opportunity to take advantage of AAP resources including education, publications policy and child advocacy efforts to name a few; 3) To develop and coordinate with the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians CME opportunities; and 4) To educate both osteopathic pediatricians and allopathic pediatricians on osteopathic principals.

We need your help! Please consider not only joining the Section but also volunteering. We will be looking for state contacts to help strengthen advocacy and collaboration efforts at the local level. Currently we are in the process of developing CME opportunities and Section activities. We will continue to work collaboratively to strengthen the osteopathic pediatric community.

Lisa D. Ryan, D.O. Chair, Section on Osteopathic Pediatricians Chair, Legislative Committee-Maine Chapter