Lobacz v. Sobol

*175OPINION OF THE COURT

Mahoney, P. J.

Petitioner attended Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and received the academic degree of Doctor of Osteopathy (hereinafter D.O.) in 1973. Thereafter, petitioner performed three years of approved postgraduate training in New York hospitals and, having passed the licensing examination, was licensed by the State to practice as a physician in 1974.1 After petitioner began private practice, he experienced difficulty in obtaining both patients and staff privileges at local hospitals because of unfamiliarity of both medical professionals and patients…