I'm in an osteopathic med school. you end up getting the DO degree instead of the MD, but there is essentially no difference between what an MD and DO can do. the admission standard is slightly lower for DO schools; they look at the overall applicant instead of just #'s. it's great for people that want to change their careers, in my class there are folks that used to be mba's, respiratory therapists, pilots, teachers, etc. I have friends in allopathic (MD) schools and they have seen my curriculum and exams, and some of them agree my schedule is actually more demanding than theirs. the great thing about attending DO school is that if you score well on the boards, you can do either an MD or DO residency. i plan on doing an MD residency, right now i'm leaning towards anesthesiology or psychiatry. there are currently 20 DO schools in the country, so if you're premed, you should definitely look into DO schools, as well as MD. i did mediocre in college, 3.3 gpa in biochemistry at stony brook, with a 25 on the mcats.