Applications open for editorial advisory board member positions with The DO for 2026

The AOA’s The DO is the nation’s most well-known news publication focused on osteopathic medicine. The DO covers topics relevant throughout each stage of medical training and career, from med student to retiree. The DO is predominantly written by DOs, for DOs.

The DO has been continuously published for the past 97 years. Over the years, the magazine has been continually refreshed to ensure its relevance to the osteopathic medical profession. The AOA most recently revamped The DO in 2022, bringing in a DO Editor In Chief and an Editorial Advisory Board composed of DOs and osteopathic medical students.

The new version of The DO won a Gold Circle Award in 2023 from the American Society of Association Executives. In recent years, the publication has also been recognized with awards/honorable mentions from PR News and Association Media and Publishing.

The DO is currently seeking applications from DOs, residents and osteopathic medical students to serve on its volunteer Editorial Advisory Board from July 2026 to July 2027.

The Editorial Advisory Board will help guide The DO’s Editor in Chief and staff editors on content development and creation and also participate in content creation.

Here is the full description for the Advisory Board Member position (PDF). The deadline for applications is Wednesday, May 6, 2026, by 5 p.m. CT. More information about the position is below. To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter detailing your interest in the position and any previous writing/editorial work you’ve done to [email protected] by 5 p.m. CT on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

Position: Volunteer Editorial Advisory Board Member for the AOA’s The DO

Term: A one-year term beginning in July 2026 with the option of renewal.

Time requirement: Roughly two to five hours per week.

Duties: Participate in regular content development calls with other Editorial Advisory Board members, the Editor in Chief and AOA staff editors (Calls will be scheduled monthly or every other month). Develop and share article ideas.

Board members are strongly encouraged to write articles for The DO; The DO’s staff editors are available to coach and support writers.

Identify topics/areas that The DO hasn’t covered broadly that the osteopathic community is interested in. Review three to five articles monthly for factual errors and medical inaccuracies. Assist in soliciting physician- and student-written content.

Eligibility: Editorial advisory board members must be DOs or osteopathic medical students, and they must also be AOA members. The AOA offers free membership to students and heavily discounted membership rates to resident physicians and early-career physicians. In addition, for practicing physicians, AOA Board Certification is preferred. Learn more about AOA membership on the AOA’s website. Learn more about AOA Board Certification on the AOA Board Certification website.

Apply: Please send your CV and a cover letter detailing your interest in the position and any previous writing/editorial work you’ve done to [email protected] by 5 p.m. CT on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.