Osteopathic medicine in Canada is equivalent to conventional medicine in Canada, but also attempts to bring additional benefits of osteopathic manipulative techniques to diagnose and treat patients. Osteopathic physicians hold equal practice rights to allopathic physicians (MDs) in Canada. Osteopathic medicine (medical) as opposed to osteopathy (non-medical) requires the osteopathic physician to be trained and receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Though licensure requirements for physicians varies by province in Canada, osteopathic physicians are generally able to obtain a license to practice medicine throughout the country.