DOCTORSDOCTOR SOF O OSTEOPATHYF OSTEOPATHY
The Osteopathic Medical Board of California licenses Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs). The Osteopathic Medical Board of California’s survey data are reported on the following four-page Fact Sheet. As of August 2016, 8,276 currently licensed DOs practicing in California submitted a survey.
California Counties with the Most Top Four Medical Activities of California Counties with the Fewest DOs Practicing Patient Care DOs DOs Practicing Patient Care
Counties # of Total Medical # of Counties # of Total DOs Population Activities DOs DOs Population
Los 1,514 10,241,335 Patient Care 1,998 Mono 5 13,721 Angeles Orange 726 3,183,011 Modoc 3 9,638 Administration 1,648
San Diego 711 3,288,612 Trinity 2 13,667 Teaching 1,598 San 620 2,139,570 Colusa 1 21,948 Bernardino Research 1,414 Riverside 367 2,347,828 Mariposa 1 18,159 F A C T SH EET Total 6,658 Total 3,938 21,200,356 Total 12 77,133
Sources: Osteopathic Medical Board of California, September 2016. Department of Finance- State/County Population Estimates, 2016. 1 of 4 The data displayed on the Fact Sheets may vary from the actual number of providers as the data are self -reported by the provider. DOCTORSDOCTOR OFS OOSTEOPATHYF OSTEOP partAT H2 Y CulturalCultur Backgroundal Background - Highest - Hi Numberghest ofNum DOsber of DOs (4,218 Reporting**) 2,195 2,500 2,195 Caucasian/White/Eur 2,000 opean/Middle 206 120 113 Eastern 380 236 88 55 1,500 264 233 Native Asian - Asian - Asian - Asian - Latino/Hispanic African-American/Black/African Asian Other Hawaiian 1,000 Chinese Vietnamese Indian Korean - Mexican - Filipino 380 500 264 236 233 206 120 113 88 55 0 O t her A s ia n an F i li p in o M ex i c an A s i an - I ndi Af ri c a n - Ea s t e rn As i a n - Ko re A s i an - C hi ne e L at i n o/ H s pa ic - op ean/ M i d dl e N at i v e H a w ai n - A s i an - V et n am es e Am e ri c a n / Bl k Af C auc as i an / W hi t e/ E ur
Foreign Language Proficiency - Highest Gender Gender - Total CA Percentage of DOs (4,660 Reporting**) and Population (4,677 Reporting**) Total Population (35,131,429*) (38,066,920*) 35% 29% 30% 25% 20% 48% 50% 20% 15% 15% Female Female 10% 5% 4% 4% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 5% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% Male Male F a r si F r e nc h Ko re a n O t her T a ga l og S pa ni s h F A C T SH EET 52% E n g lis h 50% M anda r i n La ngua ge C ant ones e O t her N o n- V i e t nam es
DOs CA Population
Sources: Osteopathic Medical Board of California, September 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010- 2014 American Community Survey 5- Year Estimates and 2009-2013 American Community Survey Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over for States. *California population data were not available for Farsi and Other Language. ** The data displayed on the Fact Sheets may vary from the actual number of providers as the 2 of 4 data are self-reported by the provider.
DOs(15%)DOs(20%)DOs(5%)DOs(4%)DOs(2%)DOs(1%) CA CA population popultion (29%)(1%)(0%)(2%)Tagalog SpanishVietnameseMandarinFarsiCantoneseFrenchOtherKorean(0%) LanguageNon-English Other DOCTORS OF OSTEOPATHY
Postgraduate Training (1,579 Reporting**) Training Status (1,608 Reporting**) 1 Year 105 2 Years 119 7% 4% 3 Years 613 Fellow 4 Years 331 5 Years 163 Not in Training 6 Years 88 7 Years 45 8 Years 41 Resident 9 Years 74 89% 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
California Medical Schools with the Most DO Graduates
Medical Schools # of DO Graduates
Western University of Health Sciences – College of Osteopathic Medicine of the 2,421 Pacific
Touro University – College of Osteopathic Medicine 770
Total 3,191 F A C T SH EET
Source: Osteopathic Medical Board of California, September 2016. 3 of 4 **The data displayed on the Fact Sheets may vary from the actual number of providers as the data are self -reported by the provider. DOCTORS OF OSTEOPATHY
Five California Counties with the Most DO Residents
Counties # of DOs Total Population Los Angeles 1,518 10,241,335
Orange 712 3,183,011
San Diego 710 3,288,612
San Bernardino 622 2,139,570
Riverside 369 2,347,828
Total 3,931 21,200,356
Five California Counties with the Fewest DO Residents
Counties # of DOs Total Population Lake 3 64,306
Modoc 3 9,638
Trinity 2 13,667
Colusa 1 21,948 F A C T SH EET Mariposa 1 18,159
Total 10 127,718
Source: Osteopathic Medical Board of California, September 2016. Department of Finance- State/County Population Estimates, 2016. 4 of 4 The data displayed on the Fact Sheets may vary from the actual number of providers as the data are self -reported by the provider.