The 4th wave of osteopathic medicine: Re-establishing osteopathic distinctiveness In his latest column, Brian Loveless, DO, shares an update on the current state of the osteopathic medical profession, including how DOs and osteopathic medical students can reclaim the profession's distinctiveness and excel in the current health care climate. Brian Loveless, DO
Meet Your Match Miko Rose, DO Strategies for planning audition rotations The process of planning fourth-year rotations can be challenging. In this article, Miko Rose, DO, and Jane Dalisay, DO, share their advice.
Resident Notebook Yisroel Grabie, DO From diapers to degrees: Parenting through medical school and residency Medical school and residency are highly demanding. Adding the full-time responsibility of parenting only further complicates things. Two DOs share how they have successfully managed parenting through their medical training.
Private Practice Stephanie Lee, OMS IV How independent physician associations can make private practice more profitable Hans Yu, DO, and medical administrator Malcolm Lee discuss how private-practice physicians can maintain their independence and boost their reimbursement by joining an independent physician association.
DOs to Know Angel Green, OMS IV What it’s like to specialize in hematology and oncology Kristen Wendell, DO, a podiatry student turned hematologist-oncologist in Illinois, combines her unique expertise with her passion for research.
OMS Life Anisha Jobanputra, OMS III How to create a free OMM clinic at your COM In August 2022, two second-year medical students helped reopen the NYITCOM OMM Community Free Clinic. Over a year later, the clinic's impact has exceeded their expectations.
Advocacy Jason Jackson, DO 3 things to try when you have advocacy burnout Jason Jackson, DO, shares ideas on how to reignite one's passion for advocacy.
State of affairs The best and worst states for doctors in 2024 Montana leads WalletHub’s new list, while Hawaii comes in last. See where your state landed.
Carpe diem 6 states in 12 months: A guide to life on the road during fourth year Fourth year is what you make it. Rachel Pray, OMS IV, shares how she embraced travel and adventure as much as possible during her fourth year.
Making a splash Being a DO in a heavily MD residency program: What surprised me I was incredibly nervous to join a large MD-dominant internal medicine residency, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much my osteopathic training helped me excel.
Mental health Confronting burnout and moral injury in medicine Regarding burnout in medicine, "I knew there was more to the story than the frustration of dealing with administrative obstacles," writes Jerry Balentine, DO.
Medical education Update on student parity advocacy Osteopathic organizations are joining together to pursue equitable treatment of DO applicants to training programs, the reduction of medical training biases and additional efforts to support DO trainees.
A life in medicine In Memoriam: April 2024 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians.
Standing out Weighing your options: Should you pursue a research year? Are you wondering how to stand out amongst your peers when applying for a competitive residency? Consider taking a research year.
Working toward the Match How important is research to match into your specialty? The NRMP data shows that students who have published articles in peer-reviewed journals have a higher chance of matching into a surgical residency program.
Creating your own path How this DO matched into an academic research-integrated general surgery residency program Brittany Cuff, DO, shares information about research-integrated general surgery programs and her path to a seven-year residency program at Penn State.
Medical Research How to conduct research as a medical student This article will address how to conduct research as a medical student, including details on different types of research, how to go about constructing an idea and other practical advice.