A physician with the D.O. degree (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) goes to medical school for 4 years, during which he learns the art and science of medicine. He then completes a residency in his desired field, which may take from 3 to 8 years, and begins to practice his chosen field.
Lake St. Joseph as seen from behind Britt's Pharmacy in Newellton. Newellton is a town in northern Tensas Parish in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population is 1,227 in the 2010 census, a decline of 255 persons, or 17 percent, from the 2000 tabulation of 1,482.
The French explorer La Salle passed through the Newellton area in 1682 as he followed the Mississippi River to its mouth near the future New Orleans. Newellton itself was founded in the early 19th century by the Routh family, for whom the defunct Routhwood Elementary School was named.