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A.T. Still’s first osteopathic medical school class included 6 women: We talked to some of their descendants

By The DO Staff

02.03.23

A.T. Still, DO, MD, founded the American School of Osteopathy in Kirksville, Missouri, through a Missouri state grant in 1892. The first class included six women during a time when few women received any formal education. Despite the disparity at the time, it was important to Dr. Still that women be included in the class, as he recognized the intrinsic value they brought to medicine. Through his teaching thereafter, women played a critical role in the start of the osteopathic medical profession.

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