Doctor of Osteopathy is the degree granted by all osteopathic colleges. When the founder of osteopathy,
Still, A.T., established his first school, he awarded this degree, instead of the M.D., to emphasize the distinctiveness of the new system. Some felt the degree was misleading, and urged him to authorize the M.D., but he refused.
Jones, , supra note 4, at 92. This “different” degree has been considered a stigma by some, and many D.O.'s have gone to some lengths to attach an M.D. to their names. See, e.g., Falcone v. Middlesex County Medical Society, 162 A.2d 324 (N.J. Law Div. 1960), aff'd, 170 A.2d 791 (N.J.
1961).
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