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Back Nine

Wendi J. Lovenvirth, DO

Planning ahead: Retiring without breaking the bank

"Planning for retirement is in large part about money, as many of us worry about how much saved is enough to retire on," writes Wendi Lovenvirth, DO, who shares how she prepared for retirement financially and her best tips for others.

What's Trending

Reshma Pinnamaneni, DO

The new frontier: Pros and cons of AI in medicine

Whether we've fully grasped the gravity of AI integration into medicine, AI is here to stay, writes Reshma Pinnamaneni, DO, who shares her thoughts on its pros and cons.

The DO Book Club

Stephanie Lee, DO, MS

The DO Book Club, Sept. 2026: ‘Let Me Lead: Escaping The Experience Bias And Excelling As An Early-Career Professional’

Seger Morris, DO, MBA, draws from his own experience to share insights on physician leadership, building teams, mentorship and more.

Burnout

Jeanne Sandella, DO

When healers hurt: How to support a colleague in need

To protect healthcare professionals in need, we can work together to recognize physician distress, break the stigma around mental illness and provide proactive support.

After Hours

Arpit Kaur Danewaila, OMS III

The lost third space: Rediscovering community and connection in modern society

As third spaces—our essential hubs of community—shrink in number across the country, the losses negatively impact patient well-being and public health.

Burnout

Shannon Ramsey Jimenez, DO

Balance before burnout: Empathy, boundaries and the role of medical education

Unchecked empathy in medicine can lead to compassion fatigue. Here's how medical educators can help students learn to practice empathy while safeguarding their mental health.

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Modern healthcare

The elephant in the room: What medicine misses when care becomes fragmented

Ahead of National Latino Physician Day (Oct. 1), Lourdes Bahamonde, DO, MS, explores how clinical judgment can be lost in standardized healthcare pathways and why meaningful representation requires the agency to recognize what is missing and change what happens next.
Structure and function

Medicine under the tent: Bringing dignity to Vallejo’s streets

Charles "Jori" Enfield, DO, shares the lessons he and his classmates learned by providing osteopathic manipulative treatment under physician supervision to unhoused patients in Vallejo, California.
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.
Inspiration

OMED26 keynote speakers include Olympic high jumper, physician leaders from CVS Health, Rush University Medical Center, Fountain Life and US Air Force

This year’s speakers include four-time Olympian Chaunte Lowe, who will speak about transforming setbacks into opportunities, and physician leaders who will participate in a panel discussion on putting patients first in healthcare.
Community and connection

The power of firsts: How one osteopathic physician is paying forward the mentorship that shaped him

First-generation physician Jeffrey Davis, DO, shares how mentors impacted his journey in medicine and how his students inspire him today.
A life in medicine

In Memoriam: Emmett Lee Wallace, DO, past president of the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association

Dr. Wallace previously held many leadership roles within the Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association (IOMA) and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP).

Quotable

"After inventing a better butter churn, Dr. Still vowed that he would perfect the means of healing the human body by 'manual' neuromuscular mechanical methods whenever possible."

Focus The benefits of pursuing research

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