June 21, 2013Friday painpersonal reflection School of life How my broken leg—and broken life—made me a better physician Steven T. Fosmire, DO, tells how his lengthy recovery from a bike accident helped him understand how helpless patients can feel.
June 7, 2013Friday medical schoolnontraditional students Bucking Tradition Older medical students persist, leverage life experience to achieve dreams For some older students, medicine is a natural segue from a related occupation. For others, it is a bold departure.
June 7, 2013Friday medical schoolnontraditional studentsosteopathic medical education Fast Track Young blood: What’s it like to become a physician at age 22? Remember age 18, when medical school was a faraway dream? At that age, these students were donning white coats and learning anatomy.
June 6, 2013Thursday graduate medical educationmedical specialtiesneurologyosteopathic medical education Medicine of the Mind Neurology on the brain? Here’s how to specialize in it “To be in neurology, you need a pure sense of curiosity about the unknown,” says Wynde Cheek, DO. “It’s kind of like deep space.”
June 5, 2013Wednesday osteopathic manipulative treatment Healing Touch Helping hands? DOs make case for teaching MDs OMT basics Several DOs believe that instructing MDs in OMT builds awareness of OMM and leads to more referrals.
June 5, 2013Wednesday In Memoriam A Life in Medicine In Memoriam: June 5, 2013 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians.
June 3, 2013Monday osteopathic medical educationpremed Liberal Arts Edge or liability? DO students weigh effects of majoring in the humanities Humanities majors need to study even harder in med school, but many believe their skills will be an asset in their medical careers.
June 3, 2013Monday addiction medicineptsdtraumatic brain injuryveterans Helping Hand DO treats returning troops for TBI, PTSD Capt. Linda J. Fuller, DO, MC, USN (Ret.), leverages her military roots as an addiction psychiatrist for active-duty service members.