Kenna Adiga was one of 214 medical students who received the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree
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Kenna Adiga was one of 214 medical students who received the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in ceremonies Sunday, June 2, in Kansas City.
A 1994 graduate of Gallatin High School, Dr. Adiga is the daughter of Kent and Jeanie Johnson of Gallatin. She graduated from Truman State University in Kirksville, with a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1997. At UHS, Dr. Adiga was a member of Sigma Sigma Phi, the national honorary osteopathic fraternity.
After graduation, Dr. Adiga will complete a postdoctoral residency in internal medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
UHS is a fully accredited, private, four-year medical school founded in 1916 in Kansas City. The College of Osteopathic Medicine has approximately 900 full-time medical students enrolled at its Kansas City campus. Students spend the first two years in classroom and laboratory studies, followed by two years in clinical training clerkships in hospitals and clinics. UHS is one of 19 osteopathic medical schools in the United States.
D.O.s are the only type of physician other than M.D.s who are fully licensed to practice the entire scope of medicine. The basic difference between a D.O. and an M.D. is one of philosophy. D.O.’s training, which includes additional training is osteopathic principles and practices, stresses a people-oriented approach to medicine.
Osteopathic medical students are taught to take a whole-person approach to illness and disease. There is also an emphasis on wellness. D.O.s, like their M.D. counterparts, perform surgery, prescribe drugs, order lab tests for patients and serve in all major medical centers and hospitals across the United States.