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Money matters

New federal loan caps: Resources for osteopathic medical students who are navigating funding gaps

Learn about new loan options, where you can go for guidance, scholarships, grants and financial literacy tools.
Civic engagement

Beyond the exam room: How physicians can seamlessly share information about registering to vote with patients

Nicholas Urbanczyk, DO, shares how his primary care practice partnered with Vot-ER, a nonpartisan nonprofit, to share voter registration information with patients.
Mental health

How to screen for, diagnose and treat major depressive disorder as a primary care physician

In recent years, primary care physicians have taken on a bigger role in the treatment of MDD. Undine Vallejos, DO, shares best practices for helping patients with depression feel like themselves again.
Striking a chord

Music therapy: What to know as an osteopathic physician

Board-certified music therapist Maxwell Corrigan, OMS IV, breaks down how music therapists help patients and shares tips for physicians on how to work with music therapists.
Lifestyle medicine

‘How Not to Die’ author Michael Greger, MD, to give keynote talk on nutrition in medicine at OMED26

Dr. Greger's keynote will explore the latest evidence-based nutrition research and its impact on lifelong health.
#DOproud

3 osteopathic organizations win 2026 AOA Outstanding Affiliate Awards

The American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine, the Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California and the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association earned recognition this year.

Quotable

"If we want to raise a generation of compassionate, emotionally healthy physicians, we must give them the tools to protect their own humanity while honoring the humanity of others."

Focus The benefits of pursuing research

DOs and medical students explain how research has helped guide them, and what to look for.