sentences:  In the United States, the 21st century training of osteopathic physicians (who practice osteopathic medicine, not osteopathy) is equivalent to that of Doctor of Medicine (MD) physicians.While osteopathic manipulation is still included in the curricula of osteopathic physicians, and is promoted as a unique aspect of DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) training, this has been described as nothing more than extra' training in pseudoscientific practices".Osteopathic medical schools have been criticized as weaker in research than MD schools with regard to research and the understanding of scientific inquiry.