Swimming through a sea of white coats: Finding my voice in advocacy Forum Sanghavi, DO, MHSA, shares how attending DO Day for the first time has transformed her approach to advocating for patients and the profession. Forum Sanghavi, DO, MHSA
Meet Your Match Ilana Stukal, OMS IV How 2 DOs couples matched in emergency medicine and OB-GYN Two LECOM graduates who couples matched in 2025 share their insights and tips on matching with your significant other.
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.
DOpinion Jack Russek, OMS III Where coaching meets care: How my CSCS background strengthens my approach to osteopathic care What happens when a strength coach pursues medicine? Jack Russek, OMS III, and Jennifer Addleman, DO, share how their unique backgrounds have shaped their journeys in med school and residency.
Back Nine Ronald Librizzi, DO Prepping for retirement: My top 10 tips From prioritizing health to setting realistic goals, Ronald Librizzi, DO, shares the things that made his transition to retirement easier.
Meet Your Match Stephanie Lee, DO, MS 5 DOs share how they matched into their top-choice programs Residents who matched into neurology, internal medicine and pediatrics provide tips, insights and resources for those going through the Match process.
Money matters What physicians are getting paid in 2026 Medscape report shares the current average compensation for physicians in 29 specialties along with insights about how physicians are feeling about their incomes these days.
Match 2027 The NRMP 2027 Match and ERAS timeline for residency applicants Check out our calendar for every important date during the 2027 Match season.
News In Memoriam: Passing of AOA President-elect Thacker’s son Blake Thacker perished in the Missouri skydiving plane accident on June 14. Please keep the Thacker family in your thoughts as they grieve the loss of their beloved son.
News in brief OMED26 registration now open The world's largest gathering of osteopathic physicians, residents and medical students takes place Oct. 22-25 in Las Vegas.
Father’s Day Carrying the torch: When father and son both choose osteopathic medicine Four families, two generations, one shared philosophy: Meet the father-son duos (and trio) who are turning the art of osteopathic medicine into powerful family legacies.
Healing What I learned about forgiveness in my father’s final days "Forgiveness is not something you grant another person; it is a gift you give yourself," writes Gary MacDonald, DO, MS.
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.