18 Specialties For D.O.'s

Here's a list of the 18 Specialties that D.O.'s can become board certified in (not counting sub-specialties):

1. Anesthesiology

2. Emergency Medicine

3. Dermatology

4. Family

5. Internal (plus 11 sub-specialties - Cardio, Allergy, ID, GI, Oncology, etc.)

6. Neurology and Psychiatry

7.Neuromusculoskeletal

8. Nuclear Med

9. OB/GYN

10. Ophthalmology

11. Orthopedics

12.Pathology

13.Peds

14. PMnR

15. Preventative

16. Proctology

17. Radiology

18. Surgery

Not to mention, DO's can apply to allopathic residencies and then apply for board certification in those as well....

Doesn't seem so limiting now, eh?

Whoa.... psychiatrists and neurologists... relax. The AOA lists them that way. Don't shoot the messenger.