How to Use allopathic in a Sentence

allopathic

adjective
  • Have there been changes of practice in osteopathy and/or allopathic practice that have changed the relationship between them?
    Algernon D'ammassa, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Eighty percent of the world successfully relies on plant medicine for its primary health care and uses it in conjunction with allopathic medicine.
    Rachel King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2020
  • The program is allopathic, meaning graduates will receive a doctor of medicine degree.
    Alex Golden, Arkansas Online, 4 Mar. 2021
  • He has been absolutely poisoned by allopathic medicine, and has gangrene in his leg caused by having taken shockingly large doses of rye ergot.
    Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
  • While the number of allopathic students, those training to become MDs, pairing with primary care programs has been declining for the past four years, the number of osteopathic students, those training as DOs, is on the rise.
    Ginger Christ, cleveland.com, 11 Aug. 2019
  • The shortcomings aren’t limited to allopathic medicine.
    New York Times, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The professor would one day like to see similar norms tables developed for allopathic medical school students, the much larger population of students who earn MDs (Doctors of Medicine).
    Lila MacLellan, Quartz at Work, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Another way to improve chances of being accepted into medical school is to apply to both DO (osteopathic) and MD (allopathic) medical schools.
    Kristen Moon, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • For eight years, Bhatnagar tried tons of different medications, from allopathic to homeopathic varieties, with no success.
    Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 7 Aug. 2017
  • The design benefits nonprofit Bumi Sehat Foundation’s allopathic and holistic medicine efforts with pre- and postnatal care, breastfeeding support, and natural birth services for women in Bali.
    Lindzi Scharf, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2020
  • For integrative healthcare providers, the crisis was exacerbated by the often challenging position of seeking to balance allopathic and integrative approaches.
    Robert Reiss, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • In 2013, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which accredits allopathic medical schools, eliminated the accreditation standard that schools be not-for-profit.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2021
  • Postings for residency positions frequently cite a cutoff date for medical school graduation in the previous few years, despite the glaring age discrimination that implies, and allopathic medical schools discourage older students from applying.
    Monya De, STAT, 17 Feb. 2020

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