The best podcasts for DOs and osteopathic medical students to explore in 2025 The new year is a great time to pick up a new podcast. Stephanie Lee, DO, MS, recommends podcasts for every interest, including medicine, education, comedy and spirituality. Stephanie Lee, DO, MS
After Hours Stephanie Lee, DO, MS Navigating plant-based diets: A DO’s guide to thriving as a vegan in medicine A DO shares her experience adopting a vegetarian and then a vegan diet. She also provides resources, information and tips for physicians and DO students who are considering this lifestyle change.
Back Nine Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA The 3 S’s: What you must have in your possession when you retire Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA, shares three keys to retiring contentedly.
DOs to Know Angel Green, DO How this DO blends functional medicine with osteopathic medicine for whole-person health Second-generation physician Laura Robin, DO, combines her osteopathic background with functional medicine to train clinicians and patients to address the root causes of illness.
After Hours Sydney LeFay, DO The gifts of beekeeping: How taking care of bees helped me overcome physician burnout Perhaps the most important lesson the bees have taught me so far is this: If you approach a beehive with anxiety, anger or distraction, they will make sure you’re jolted back into the moment. Bees are perceptive that way.
What's Trending Alyssa Cole Mixon, DO Beauty meets brains: A physician’s journey competing in the Miss USA pageant system Alyssa Cole Mixon, DO, shares how getting back into pageantry helped her reconnect with her community and promote health literacy.
Tuning in The best podcasts for DOs and osteopathic medical students to explore in 2025 The new year is a great time to pick up a new podcast. Stephanie Lee, DO, MS, recommends podcasts for every interest, including medicine, education, comedy and spirituality.
Out of office The doctor is out: How much vacation time do physicians need? Developing a work-life balance is an essential part of avoiding physician burnout, but navigating time off and work responsibilities can be challenging.
2024 recap A year in review: The DO’s top 10 stories of 2024 As The DO and our contributing writers celebrate the end of another busy and remarkable year, we’re taking a look back at the most popular articles of 2024.
News in brief DO experts featured on Healio, where they discuss pain medicine, social media and managing neck pain Sujan Gogu, DO, covers new advancements in pain medicine such as neuromodulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, cryoneurolysis and radiofrequency ablation.
News in brief Free holistic residency application review platform will soon be available for residency programs that use ERAS Cortex, an AI-enabled platform, is designed to provide technology-assisted holistic review by streamlining application screening and review.
News DOs receive unwanted robocalls from company urging them to consider an MD degree “There is no need for a DO graduate to get a secondary MD degree,” says Carolyn W. Quist, DO, chair of the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists. “... Most large medical groups are happy to accept DOs into their fold as they know we are trained well.”
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.