Physicians and mental health: Making medical license applications less punitive to doctors who seek mental health help The licensing process has become more compassionate in many states, but there is more work to be done in this area. Here's how you can help. Vania Manipod, DO
Meet Your Match Reshma Pinnamaneni, OMS IV Audition rotations: Tips for planning them From preparing application materials to timing your auditions, there's a lot to consider. These tips can help streamline the process of planning audition rotations.
The DO Book Club Tim Barreiro, DO Facing Death: Leo Tolstoy and ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ This novella remains a classic for narrative medicine, offering philosophical, religious, ethical and moral dilemmas and attempting to distinguish between right and wrong and good and evil.
Resident Notebook David O. Shumway, DO Professionalism in residency: Managing interpersonal relationships during this journey While professionalism and relationship-building are both important during the medical school years, postgraduate training presents a more significant opportunity to apply and develop these skills in the real-world setting.
Advocacy Alexis Cates, DO No tricks here—just October advocacy treats! Learn about an exciting advocacy opportunity set to be announced at OMED23 and opportunities to support legislation that impacts physicians.
OMS Life Mary Horban, OMS II Being a mom in med school: How I make it work As a second-year medical student and mother of two children under 3 years old, I wanted to share what has helped me on this journey.
Up in the air Is there a doctor on board? Ethical and legal considerations for in-flight emergencies Although rare, in-flight emergencies do happen. Having an awareness of the laws and guidelines pertaining to emergency medical care in the sky can help physicians better navigate these situations.
Savvy specialists Halloween: Tricks and treats of the profession For one night each year, we can be anything we want to be. But what about the other 364 days of the year? Five DOs share helpful tips about their specialties that all DOs can benefit from knowing.
Oct. 11 Coming Out Day 2023: Celebrating pride and recognizing the complexities of identity Miko Rose, DO, and Stephanie Lee, OMS IV, discuss what it means to step into one's authenticity. They also share a bit of their own stories of struggle and finding their own identities.
Serving more populations TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana.
The journey within Transforming pain into purpose: How I find liberation through my discomfort Understanding the nature of pain can help us better understand our work and daily discourse.
Training Imposter syndrome in medical school Many medical students experience imposter syndrome. Changing your outlook is not easy, but doing so can help you overcome feelings of self-doubt.
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.