President's Blog

Every year, I’m thankful to be a DO, to be part of the osteopathic family and there’s no doubt we belong to a thriving profession.  In fact, by the year 2020 an estimated 100,000 DOs will be in active practice.  To learn more about the profession’s growth, check out the latest statistics in the 2011 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report, including:

• The number of DOs in the United States (more than 78,000 when you include 2011 graduates);
  
• The number of osteopathic medical students during the 2010-2011 academic year (19,427) and
  
• The six states with the highest DO populations (Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida are three of the six). 

Visit the 2011 Osteopathic Medical Profession Report to find out the other three states with the highest DO populations as well as additional statistics about our great profession.