Allopathic and Osteopathic Residents Perform Similarly on the Orthopedic In-Training Examination (OITE)

•Some members of the medical community have stigmatized osteopathic medicine and have disparaged or discredited osteopathic education.•Stigma circulates throughout the medical environment and leads to a discrepancy in the treatment of doctor of osteopathic medicine and medical doctors.•The orthopedic in-training examination was created to evaluate each orthopedic residency program and determine whether and how well it is attaining its educational goals.•Doctor of osteopathic medicine and medical doctor orthopedic surgery residents perform similarly on the orthopedic in-training examination during the majority of postgraduate years.