Board certification news
Feb. 19, 2020Third DO board offers early entry initial board certification
Current third-year internal medicine residents will be able to take an early entry exam in their final year of training.
TIPS FOR FOURTH-YEARS
Feb. 19, 2020What can you do if you don’t match?
If you don’t match, your chances of landing a residency position are still high. Here’s how to put together a contingency plan.
Women in Medicine
Feb. 18, 2020Meet the youngest African-American osteopathic physician
Ashley Roxanne Peterson, DO, started residency last year at the age of 24.
Cream of the crop
Feb. 18, 2020The 50 best hospitals in the US, according to Healthgrades
To compile this list, Healthgrades examined clinical outcomes for 32 conditions and procedures at 4,500 hospitals.
Newsbriefs
Access to popular student loan repayment programs is at risk
Trump administration budget proposes eliminating Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Feb. 19, 2020
Advocate for osteopathic medicine at DO Day 2020
Registration for DO Day on Capitol Hill closes Friday, Feb. 28.
Feb. 19, 2020
Several $1,000 and $500 scholarships available to DO students
The deadline to apply for SOMA Foundation scholarships is Feb. 21. SOMA Foundation will award 9 total scholarships from $500-$1,500.
Jan. 29, 2020
Updates to DO family medicine board’s CME requirements now available for review and comment
The proposed updates will change the current CME requirements for AOBFP-certified physicians.
Jan. 22, 2020
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Love knows no bounds
6 tips for maintaining a long-distance relationship in med school
Long-distance dating is even more difficult when you’re a med student. Here’s how my fiancee and I make it work.
love and medicine
How to plan a wedding during med school or residency
Two DOs share tips they learned along the way for balancing the pressures of training and wedding planning.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Marriage and relationship advice for DOs
Experts reveal why successful people often struggle in marriage, and DOs detail how they sustain the spark in their unions.
In your words
Are you happy with your decision to go into medicine?
As a mother and a full-time physician, I’m often asked if I’d support my children becoming doctors.
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Great debate
Does it matter if doctors wear white coats?
Dressing to impress
From germs to patient perception: Here’s what to consider when you’re considering the traditional physician garb. DOs who proudly wear their white coats and those whose coats live in their closets both weigh in. “I’m not opposed to physicians taking off their white coats in the office as they see appropriate, but it still sends a loud message about who we are and what we stand for in medicine,” says Anita Showalter, DO, associate dean at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.